Prof. Ruby Magosvongwe

Qualifications:

DPhil holder in English and Literature, MA in English & Literature (UZ), BA English & Literature (UZ)

Academic Appointments:

Professor in the department of English and media studies

Research Interests:

Literature and Gender; Literature and Land; African Literature and Development; Comparative Literature.

Faculty: Arts and Humanities

Department: Languages Literature and Culture

Research Category: Arts

Biography:

Magosvongwe is a Doctor of Philosophy holder in English and Literature. She is the former Chairperson in the Department of English and Media at the University of Zimbabwe. Currently, she is an Associate Professor within the Department of Language, Literature and Culture.

Email: rmagosvongwe@gmail.com

Phone: +263242303211

Publications:

Publications

Magosvongwe, Ruby (2012) Rediscoursing African Womanhood in the Search for Sustainable Renaissance: Africana Womanism in Multi-disciplinary Approaches. Harare: College Press.
Chapters in Books
1. Magosvongwe, Ruby (2012) An Analysis of the Africana Womanist Emphasis on Self-naming and Self- definition. In Rediscoursing African Womanhood in Search of Sustainable Renaissance: Africana Womanism in Multi-disciplinary Approaches. Harare: College Press. 101 – 113.

2. Magosvongwe, Ruby et al (2013) An Analysis of the Africana Womanist Emphasis on Self-naming and Self- definition. In Rediscoursing African Womanhood in Search of Sustainable Renaissance: Africana Womanism in Multi-disciplinary Approaches. Harare: College Press. 101 – 113.

ARTICLES IN PEER-REVIEWED AND ACCREDITED JOURNALS

1. Magosvongwe, Ruby et. al (2013) Black Zimbabwean Women and ‘Jambanja’ in Eric Harrison’s Jambanja (2006). South African Journal of African Languages. 33 (2): 125–132.
2. Magosvongwe, Ruby et.al (2010) The Management of Ethnic Diversity in Zimbabwean Literature: An Analysis of Selected Novels in Ndebele and Shona. Zambezia: Journal of Humanities. Special Issue: 1 – 15.