Vuyiswa Ndabayakhe

# A Node For African Thought

Research and Innovation

To achieve and maintain the University’s vision and mission, the research and innovation division contributes mainly by promoting the research related goal of the institution which is: to drive growth in UNIZULU research and Innovation

Faculty: Humanities & Social Sciences

Department: English

Discipline: Literature

Contact details

Email: NdabayakheV@unizulu.ac.za

Campus: KwaDlangezwa

Active Research Projects

Departmental Research Project: Promoting a culture of Reading, Writing and Publishing.

Research Niche Area(s) of current projects

African Literature, especially Women- authored texts.

M/D Supervision completed (3 or 4 projects)

(Year; Name of student; level of study; status)
3-5 publications that highlight your research:

Gender- related issues. Exploring the theme of Feminism and various attitudes portrayed by fictional characters on Patriarchy

1. Exploring the theme of feminism in the text, Women at Point Zero by Nawal El Saadawi in comparison with #Men are Trash Feminist Movement in South Africa.

2. Men in Migration, the Construction of masculinities in Migration and Polygamy in Maphosa’s, The Y in yOUR man is Silent.

Research Interest Areas

Childhood and Adolescent behavioural problems Inclusive Education and special needs ed Grief, death and dying HIV/AIDS Global Coherence

Impactful Research Publications

(Author(s); Year; Title; journal / publisher)

Vuyiswa Ndabayakhe & Catherine Addison (2008) Polygamy in African Fiction, Current Writing: Text and Reception in Southern Africa, 20: 1, 89-104, DOI: 10.1080/1013929X.2008.9678291)

Christianity and Patriarchy in Chimamanda Ngozi’s Purple Hibiscus

The Representation of Polygyny and Polygamy in Selected African Literary Works: A Perpetuation of Patriarchal/ Patrilineal Identity.