Dr. Bridget Chinouriri

Qualifications:

DPhil Music (University of Pretoria 2014) MA Music (University of Ghana 1998) BA Music (UZ)

Academic Appointments:

Senior lecturer in the Department of African Languages and Literature at the University of Zimbabwe.

Research Interests:

Indigenous knowledge systems, expressive arts, land, cultural science, politics and gender studies. Bridget sits on a number of Cultural Boards and is involved with the steering committee for intangible cultural heritage in Zimbabwe.

Faculty: Arts and Humanities

Department: Languages Literature and Culture

Research Category: Arts

Biography:

Zimbabwean ethnomusicologist, creative writer, cultural consultant and scientist currently working as a senior lecturer in the Department of African Languages and Literature, at the University of Zimbabwe

Email: bchinouriri@gmail.com

Phone: +263242303211

Publications:

Publications, in Refereed Journals, Books
1. Chinouriri, B. (2013). ‘Drawing from Indigenous Knowledge Systems: A Guide for Shona Creativity and Performance’, in Ebewo, P., Stevens, I., & Sirayi, M., (eds.). Africa and Beyond: Arts and Sustainable Development. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle: 109-121.
2. Chinouriri, B. (2012). ‘Learning through Musical Arts: the Interplay between Musical Arts and Child Development in Shona Indigenous Milieu’, in African Musicology, 6:44-63.
3. Chinouriri, B. (2011). ‘The Manipulation of Aesthetic Configurations of Chimurenga Music in Zimbabwe’s Land Reform Programme, 2000-2010’, African musicology, 5:68-110.
4. Chinouriri, B. (2011). ‘Funeral Songs among the Urban Shona: Continuity and Change’, Occasional Paper No. 67. Centre for Advanced Studies of African Society (CASAS):1-15.
5. Chinouriri, B. (2012). ‘Rebranding African Gospel Music for Political Pursuits: The Case of Zimbabwe in the Land Reform Programme 2000 to 2010’, Readings in Ethnomusicology, 57-68
6. Chinouririri, B. (2006). ‘The Purity of My Womanhood’ (Fiction) in (ed.) J. Kangira, Creatures Great and Small.
7. Chinouriri, Bridget (2005) A Shona Poetry Anthology: Shaurai, Nhetembo DzaNhasi NedzaZuro Harare: Priority Projects Book Publishers.
8. Mheta, G., Chinouriri, B., Mavhu, W., Zivenge, W. (2005). (eds.)Dura Mazwi Remimhanzi Nezviridzwa 2005, College Press, Harare, 176 pages.
9. Chinouriri, B. (2004)Traditional Music -Our Heritage, The Talking Drum, Issue Number, 21, Pan African Society Of Musical Arts Education.
10. Chinouriri, B. & Manatsa, P. (2014). A Critical Analysis of the Lyrical and the Music Sonic Content of the Zimbabwe National Anthem of Zimbabwe: The Ethnomusicological and Musicological Perspective, Jibilika: Journal of Performing and Creative Arts 1 (1)

Publications, in Refereed Journals, Books
1. Chinouriri, B. (2013). ‘Drawing from Indigenous Knowledge Systems: A Guide for Shona Creativity and Performance’, in Ebewo, P., Stevens, I., & Sirayi, M., (eds.). Africa and Beyond: Arts and Sustainable Development. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle: 109-121.
2. Chinouriri, B. (2012). ‘Learning through Musical Arts: the Interplay between Musical Arts and Child Development in Shona Indigenous Milieu’, in African Musicology, 6:44-63.
3. Chinouriri, B. (2011). ‘The Manipulation of Aesthetic Configurations of Chimurenga Music in Zimbabwe’s Land Reform Programme, 2000-2010’, African musicology, 5:68-110.
4. Chinouriri, B. (2011). ‘Funeral Songs among the Urban Shona: Continuity and Change’, Occasional Paper No. 67. Centre for Advanced Studies of African Society (CASAS):1-15.
5. Chinouriri, B. (2012). ‘Rebranding African Gospel Music for Political Pursuits: The Case of Zimbabwe in the Land Reform Programme 2000 to 2010’, Readings in Ethnomusicology, 57-68
6. Chinouririri, B. (2006). ‘The Purity of My Womanhood’ (Fiction) in (ed.) J. Kangira, Creatures Great and Small.
7. Chinouriri, Bridget (2005) A Shona Poetry Anthology: Shaurai, Nhetembo DzaNhasi NedzaZuro Harare: Priority Projects Book Publishers.
8. Mheta, G., Chinouriri, B., Mavhu, W., Zivenge, W. (2005). (eds.)Dura Mazwi Remimhanzi Nezviridzwa 2005, College Press, Harare, 176 pages.
9. Chinouriri, B. (2004)Traditional Music -Our Heritage, The Talking Drum, Issue Number, 21, Pan African Society Of Musical Arts Education.
10. Chinouriri, B. & Manatsa, P. (2014). A Critical Analysis of the Lyrical and the Music Sonic Content of the Zimbabwe National Anthem of Zimbabwe: The Ethnomusicological and Musicological Perspective, Jibilika: Journal of Performing and Creative Arts 1 (1)