Dr. Manase Kudzai Chiweshe

Qualifications:

Doctor of Philosophy in Sociology, Rhodes University,2012; Masters of Science in Sociology and Social Anthropology, University of Zimbabwe, 2006; Bachelor of Science in Sociology and Social Anthropology , University of Zimbabwe, 2005

Academic Appointments:

Senior Lecturer

Research Interests:

Sociology of everyday life in Africa spaces focusing on livelihoods, agrarian studies, social identities, sport and gender.

Faculty: Social And Behavioural Sciences

Department: Social and Community Development

Research Category: Behavioral Sciences

Biography:

Dr Manase Kudzai Chiweshe is a Senior Lecturer in the Social and Community Development Department at the University of Zimbabwe and winner of the 2015 Gerti Hessling Award for the best paper in African studies. His work revolves around the sociology of everyday life in African spaces with a special focus on promoting African ways of knowing.
Dr Chiweshe collaborated with UNRISD on the project, Potential and Limits of Social and Solidarity Economy. He presented a paper at the conference on the subject on Understanding Social and Solidarity Economy in Emergent Communities: Lessons from Post–Fast Track Land Reform Farms in Mazowe, Zimbabwe.
At the time of his collaboration, Dr Chiweshe was a Post Doctoral Research Fellow at Rhodes University, South Africa.

Email: manasekudzai@gmail.com

Phone:

Publications:

Books
1. Chiweshe, M.K. (2017). The People’s Game: Football Fandom in Zimbabwe. Bamenda, Cameroon: Langaa Press.
Edited Books
1. Helliker, K., Chiweshe, M.K., & Bhatasara, S. (Eds.). (2018). Political Economy of Livelihoods in Contemporary Zimbabwe. London: Routledge
2. Chiweshe, M.K. & Mapara, J. (Eds.). (2017). Perspectives on Sustainable Development in Zimbabwe. Chinhoyi: CUT Press.
Book Chapters
1. Chiweshe, M.K. & Bhatasara, S. (2019). Women in Agriculture in Contemporary Africa. In: Palgrave Handbook of African Women’s Studies, Olamujoke & F. Toyin. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
2. Bhatasara, S., Chiweshe, M.K. & Muparamoto, N. (2019). Stolen Childhood: Understanding Sexualization of Young Girls through “Child Marriage” in Zimbabwe. In: The Cambridge Handbook of Sexual Development. New York: Cambridge University Press.
3. Chiweshe, M.K. & Bhatasara, S. (2018). Performing Manhood in Zimdancehall: Music as Partriachised Space in Zimbabwe. In: L.G. Amoros & M.T. Vambe (Eds.). Performing Zimbabwe: A Transdisciplinary Study of Zimbabwean Music, (pp. 251-273). Durban: University of KwaZulu Natal Press.
4. Chiweshe, M.K. (2018). Zimbabwe. In: J.M. De Waele, S. Gibril, E. Gloriozova, & R. Spaaij, (Eds.) Palgrave International Handbook of Football and Politics, London: Palgrave McMillan.
5. Bhatasara, S., Helliker, K. & Chiweshe, M.K. (2018). Introduction – Theorising the Political Economy of Livelihoods in Contemporary Zimbabwe. In: K. Helliker, M.K. Chiweshe, & S. Bhatasara, (Eds.). Political Economy of Livelihoods in Contemporary Zimbabwe, (pp. 74-90).London: Routledge.
6. Chiweshe, M.K. (2018). Migration-based Livelihoods in post-2000 Zimbabwe. In K.Helliker, M.K. Chiweshe & S. Bhatasara, (Eds). Political Economy of Livelihoods in Contemporary Zimbabwe, (pp. 74-90). London: Routledge.
7. Chakona, L. & Chiweshe, M.K. (2018). Fast Track Land Reform Programme and Women in Goromonzi District. In: K. Helliker, M.K. Chiweshe, & S. Bhatasara, (Eds.). Political Economy of Livelihoods in Contemporary Zimbabwe, (pp. 74-90) London: Routledge.
8. Chiweshe, M.K. (2017). More Than Body Parts: Theorising Gender Within African Spaces. In : N. Mahtab & T.Haque, (Eds.). Handbook of Research on Women’s Issues and Rights in the Developing World (pp. 170-188). Pennsylvania: IGI Global.
9. Chiweshe, M.K. (2017). Introduction. In: M.K. Chiweshe & J. Mapara (Eds.). Perspectives in Sustainable Development in Zimbabwe (pp. 1-11). Chinhoyi: CUT Press.
10. Chiweshe, M.K. (2017). Gendered dimensions of Natural Resource Control within the Community Share Ownership Trusts in Zimbabwe. In: M.K Chiweshe& J. Mapara (Eds.). Perspectives in Sustainable Development in Zimbabwe, (pp. 25-33). Chinhoyi: CUT Press.
11. Madzara, A. & Chiweshe, M.K. (2017). Experiences of Women under Market Oriented Conservation Approaches: A Case study of Honde Valley Women in Crafts and Honey Production. In: M.K. Chiweshe & J. Mapara (Eds.). Perspectives in Sustainable Development in Zimbabwe (pp. 49-67). Chinhoyi: CUT Press.
12. Chiweshe, M.K. (2017). Analysis of Women's Organizations as Drivers of Gendered Social Transformation: Experiences from Zimbabwe. In: M. Féliz & A.L. Rosenberg (Eds.). The Political Economy of Poverty and Social Transformations of the Global South. Stuttgart, Germany: Ibidem Verlag,
13. Bhatasara, S., Choguya, N. & Chiweshe, M.K. (2017): Women and Pentacostalism in Zimbabwe. In: M. Wilkinson & P. Althouse (Eds.). Pentacostals and Body.Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill Press.
14. Chiweshe, M.K. (2017). Intersectional Analysis of the Social Determinants of Child Maltreatment in Zimbabwe. In: Tschabangu (ed). Global Ideologies Surrounding Children's Rights and Social Justice.Hershey, Pennsylvania: IGI-Global Press.
15. Chiweshe M.K. 2017. Zimbabwe United? Exploring Cooperation and Contestations in the Context of National Football Team Fandom in Zimbabwe. In: B. F. Hertel & S. Huddleston (Eds.). Football Fans, Rivalry and Coopertation . London:Routledge
16. Chiweshe, M.K. & Bhatasara, S. (2017). Victims, Victors and Saviours: The Politics of Aid and Women's Rights in Zimbabwe. In: T. Bonacker, J. von Heusinger & K. Zimmer (Eds.). Localization in Development Ai.Taylor and Francis
17. Bwerinofa, C. & Chiweshe, M.K. (2016). Gender dynamics and disasters: The case of Tokwe-Mukosi floods in Zimbabwe, In: M. Companion & M. Chaiken (Eds.).Understanding Vulnerability, Building Resilience: Responses to Disasters and Climate Change. Taylor and Francis.
18. Chiweshe, M.K. & Muzanago, K. (2016). “Livelihoods in a Sack:” Gendered Dimensions of Sack Potato Farming Among Poor Households in Urban Zimbabwe.In: A. Fletcher & W. Kubik(Eds.). Women in Agriculture Worldwide: Key Issues and Practical Approaches .London: Routledge.
19. Chiweshe, M.K. (2015). Do traditional institutions matter in essential resource governance in Zimbabwe? In: Pistor & O. De Schutter(Eds.). Governing Access to Essential Resources, New York: Columbia University Press
20. Chiweshe, M.K. & Mutopo, P. (2015). Class and Race Complexities in Understanding Large Scale Land Deals as New Forms of Imperialism in Zimbabwe. In: I. Ness & Z. Cope. The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism (pp.293-307). New York: Palgrave McMillan
21. Chiweshe, M.K. Negotiating and creating urban spaces in everyday practices: experiences of women in Harare, Zimbabwe. In: A. Allen, A. Lampis &, M. Swilling (Eds.). Untamed Urbanisms, London: Routledge
22. Chiweshe, M.K. (2015). Reproducing Patriarchy on Resettled Lands: A lost opportunity in reconstituting women's land rights in the fast track land reform program in Zimbabwe. In : S. Archambault & A. Zoomers(Eds.). Global Trends in Land Tenure Reform: Gender Impacts. London: Routledge.
23. Mutopo, P., Chiweshe, M.K., & Mubaya, C.P. (2014). Large Scale Land Acquisitions, Livelihoods and Gender Configurations in Zimbabwe. In: E. Osabuohien (Ed.). Handbook of Research on In-Country Determinants and Implications of Foreign Land Acquisitions. Hershey,Pennsylvania: IGI-Global
24. Chiweshe, M.K. & Mutopo, P. (2014). National and international actors in the orchestration of land deals in Zimbabwe: What is in it for small holder farmers? In: P. Mihyo (Ed.). International land deals in East and Southern Africa. Addis Ababa: OSSREA.
25. Chiweshe, M.K. (2014). Online Football Fan Identities and Cyber-fandoms in Zimbabwe, In: C. Onwumechili & G. Akindes (Eds.). Identity and Nation in African Football: Fans, Community and Clubs. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Journal Articles
1. Chiweshe, M.K. & Mutondoro, F. (2017). Political Corruption and the Post 2015 Agenda in Zimbabwe, Journal of Public Administration and Development Alternatives 2 (2), 34-46.
2. Chiweshe, M.K. & Chiweshe, M.T. (2017). ‘Not My Child’: Parents’ Denial About Adolescent Sexuality in Harare, Zimbabwe. Journal of Family and Reproductive Health 11 (3), 119-127.
3. Chiweshe, M.K. (2017). Social Networks as Anti-revolutionary Forces: Facebook and Political Apathy among youth in Urban Harare, Zimbabwe, Africa Development XLII (2), 129-147.
4. Chiweshe, M.K. (2017). Zimbabwe’s Land Question in the Context of Large-Scale Land Based Investments, Geography Research Forum, 37, 13-36.
5. Chiweshe, M.K. (2017). Analysis of Land-related Corruption in Zimbabwe, Africa Insight 46 (4), 112-124.
6. Chiweshe, M.K. (2017). Frenemies: Understanding the Interconnectedness of Rival Fan Identities in Harare, Zimbabwe, Soccer & Society. https://doi.org/10.1080/14660970.2017.1399613
7. Bhatasara, S. & Chiweshe, M.K. (2017). Beyond Gender: Interrogating Women’s Experiences in FTLRP in Zimbabwe, Africa Review, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09744053.2017.1329808
8. Choto, T., Chiweshe, M.K., & Muparamoto, N. (2017). Football fandom, ethno-regionalism and rivalry in post-colonial Zimbabwe: Case study of Highlanders and Dynamos, Soccer and Society. doi: 10.1080/14660970.2017.1302930
9. Chiweshe, M.K. (2016). Efficacy of Top-down Approaches to Post-Conflict Social Coexistence and Community Building: Experiences from Zimbabwe, African Journal on Conflict Resolution 16 (2), 11-34.
10. Chiweshe, M.K. (2016). Wives at the Market Place: Commercialisation of Lobola and Commodification of Women’s bodies in Zimbabwe. The Oriental Anthropologist, 16 (2), 229-243.
11. Chiweshe, M.K. (2016). Social Positionality and Xenophobia: The Case of Rugby Player Tendai Mtawarira in South Africa. Africology: The Journal of Pan African Studies 9 (7), 132 – 149.
12. Chiweshe, M.K. (2016). Women and the Emergence of Grassroots Institutions on Post-Fast Track Farms in Zimbabwe, Agri-Gender: Journal of Gender, Agriculture and Food Security, 1 (1), 40-53.
13. Chiweshe, M.K.( 2016). A gendered critique of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), Africa Review, 8 (2), 145-155.
14. Chiweshe, M.K. (2016). Till death do us part: football as part of everyday life amongst Dynamos Football Club fans in Zimbabwe, African Identities 14 (2), 101-113.
15. Bhatasara, S. & Chiweshe, M.K. (2015). Universal Access to HIV Treatment in the Context of Vulnerability: Female Farm Workers in Zimbabwe, Health Care for Women International 36 (2), 188-204.
16. Muparamoto, N. & Chiweshe, M.K. (2015) “Managing identities” and parental disclosure of HIV sero-status in Zimbabwe, African Journal of AIDS Research, 14(2), 145-152.
17. Chiweshe, M.K. & Muparamoto, N. (2014). Tensions and Dilemmas Around Sexual Rights in the Context of the African Youth Charter, Africa Peace and Conflict Journal, 7 (2), 96 – 102.
18. Chiweshe, M.K. (2014). One of the boys: female fans’ responses to the masculine and phallocentric nature of football stadiums in Zimbabwe, Critical African Studies 6 (2-3), 211-222.
19. Chiweshe, M.K., Chakona, L. & Helliker, K. (2014). Patriarchy, Women, Land and Livelihoods on A1 farms in Zimbabwe, Journal of Asian and African Studies 50 (6), 716-731.
20. Mutopo, P. & Chiweshe, M.K. (2014). Large-scale land deals, global capital and the politics of livelihoods: Experiences of women small-holder farmers in Chisumbanje, Zimbabwe, International Journal of African Renaissance Studies - Multi-, Inter- and Transdisciplinarity, 9 (1) 84-99.
21. Chiweshe, M.K. (2014). The problem with African football: Corruption and the (under)development of the game on the continent, African Sports Law Bulletin, 2, 27-33.
22. Mutopo, P., Manjengwa, J. & Chiweshe, M.K., (2014). Shifting gender dimensions and rural livelihoods after Zimbabwe’s Fast Track Land Reform Programme. Agrarian South: Journal of Political Economy, 3 (1), 45-61.
23. Mutopo, P. & Chiweshe, M.K. (2014). Water resources and biofuel production after the fast-track land reform in Zimbabwe, African Identities, 12 (1), 124-138.
24. Chiweshe, M.K. & Bhatasara, S. (2013). ‘Ndezve Varume Izvi’: Hegemonic Masculinities and Misogyny in Popular Music in Zimbabwe, Africa Media Review, 21 (1&2), 151–170.
25. Chiweshe, M.K & Gusha, M. (2012). Gendered dimensions of old age care in a time of crisis: Experiences from Zimbabwe, Agenda 26 (4), 122 –130.
26. Chiweshe, M.K. (2011). Understanding the process of becoming a fan: The case of football teams in Zimbabwe, Soccer and Society 12 (2), 174 – 183.

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