Tevedzerai Gijimah | Arts and Humanities | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Tevedzerai Gijimah | Arts and Humanities | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Tevedzerai Gijimah, a seasoned academic at Midlands State University, specializes in African languages and cultural studies. With a Ph.D. in Literature and Philosophy from UNISA and extensive teaching experience, she excels in linguistics, discourse analysis, and media representation. Dr. Gijimah has supervised numerous dissertations and published extensively on language revitalization and cultural dynamics in Zimbabwe. Her research, spanning from code-switching in popular media to colonial place naming politics, reflects a commitment to decolonial studies and African identity. She is also an active member of academic committees and contributes significantly to her field through workshops and conferences.

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šŸŽ“Professional Qualifications

  • Post-Graduate Diploma in Tertiary Education: Midlands State University, 2014

šŸŽ“Academic Qualifications

Doctor of Literature and Philosophy (African Languages): UNISA, 2017, M.A. in Applied English Linguistics: 2012, M.A. in African Languages & Literature: Midlands State University, 2010, B.A. Honours in African Languages & Culture: Midlands State University, 2004

šŸ“šTitles of Dissertations

PhD Thesis: Representation of traditional and faith healers in selected Zimbabwean Newspapers. Masters Dissertation: Code-switching in Popular Drama: A case of Studio 263. Masters Dissertation: Code-Switching as a struggle against the hegemony of English: The case of Midlands State University

šŸ†Bursaries and Awards

  • Midlands State University Book Prize for the M.A. in Applied English Linguistics – 2012
  • UNISA Financial Aid Bursary for DLitt et Phil Studies

šŸŽ“ University Employment and Experience

Lecturer (Languages, Literature and Cultural studies): 2021 to date, Lecturer (African Languages and Culture Department): September 2016 to 2021, Temporary Full-time lecturer (African Languages and Culture Department): September 2012- September 2016, Teaching Assistant (African Languages and Culture Department): March 2012- September 2012, Teaching Assistant (Communication Skills Centre): April 2008 – February 2012

šŸ›University Service

  • Faculty representative – Communication Skills Committee
  • Former Departmental Open Day Coordinator
  • Departmental Research Coordinator

šŸ“šResearch Profile & Publications

Book Chapters

  1. Ambivalence in Hoseah Chipangaā€™s music: A Critical Analysis.
  2. Dynamics in the Marginalisation of Nambya in Zimbabweā€™s Education System.

Journal Articles

  • Several articles in journals like Journal of African Indigenous Languages and Literature, International Journal of Linguistics, Journal of African Security, Peace and Tolerance Studies, and more.

 

šŸ’»Computer Skills

    • MS Word, MS Power Point, Excel, Internet & E-mail

Publications Top Notes šŸ“

 

  • Honouring and praising mothers through song: analysing selected songs of Zimdancehall artist, Tocky Vibes
    • Type: Article in Press
    • Journal: African Identities
    • Publication Date: 2024
    • Contributors: C. Tembo, T. Gijimah, A.T. Maganga

 

  • The politics of colonial residential place names in Zvishavane, Zimbabwe: unmasking European hegemony
    • Type: Article in Press
    • Journal: African Identities
    • Publication Date: 2023
    • Contributors: T. Gijimah, C. Tembo, A.T. Maganga

 

  • The intersections of comedy and politics in Zimbabwe: analysing Baba Tencenā€™s ā€˜Borderphobiaā€™ and Prosper Ngomashiā€™s ā€˜Pastor and his wivesā€™
    • Type: Journal Article
    • Journal: South African Theatre Journal
    • Publication Date: 2022
    • Volume and Issue: 35(2), pp. 79ā€“97
    • Contributors: C. Tembo, A.T. Maganga, T. Gijimah

 

  • Interrogating the forces that condition media representation of traditional healers in selected Zimbabwean newspapers
    • Type: Journal Article
    • Journal: South African Journal of African Languages
    • Publication Date: 2020
    • Volume and Issue: 40(2), pp. 208ā€“217
    • Contributors: T. Gijimah, D. Mutasa

Stephen Mutie | Social Sciences | Best Researcher Award

Ā Dr. Stephen Mutie | Social Sciences | Best Researcher AwardĀ 

Dr. Stephen Mutie is a tenured lecturer at Kenyatta University, Kenya, specializing in African Literature, Gender and Subaltern Studies, and Social Media Activism. He earned his PhD in Literature from Laikipia University and has a robust research background, including a Post-Doctoral fellowship at Bayreuth University, Germany. Dr. Mutie has extensive teaching experience, curriculum development, and student mentorship. He has also served in significant research roles, including as a Senior Research Associate at the Institute of African Women in Law. His work is published in esteemed journals, reflecting his contributions to literary and cultural studies.

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Education šŸŽ“

Post-Doc (Sept 2019 – July 2020) Bayreuth Academy of Advanced African Studies; African Multiple Cluster of Excellence, Bayreuth University, Germany. PhD in Literature (2015 – 2018) Laikipia University, Kenya. Master of Arts in Literature (2010 – 2015) Egerton University, Kenya. B.Ed. Arts (English and Literature, First Class Honours) (2005 – 2009) Egerton University, Kenya

Research Interests šŸ”

  • Gender and Subaltern Studies
  • Language and Cultural Studies
  • African Literature
  • Politics, Representation, and Social Media Activism

Teaching Experience šŸ§‘ā€šŸ«

Kenyatta University, Kenya Tenured Lecturer (April 2019 – Present)l, Developing and implementing teaching programmes/reviewing the curriculum at the department, Internal examiner for postgraduate proposal and thesis defenses, Coordination and teaching courses such as Literary Theory, Gender Studies, and African Literature, Career advising and mentorship for students taking B.Ed. English and Literature, Organizing seminars and conferences for knowledge sharing in the department, Managing digital and virtual learning for the department, Tutorial Fellow/Assistant Lecturer (Oct 2017 – April 2019), Coordination of Literature programs at Kenyatta University, Teaching courses such as Literary Theory, Gender Studies, and African Literature. Teacher Service Commission, Kenya English Language and English Literature Teacher (Sept 2012 – Jan 2016)

Other Professional and Work Experience šŸ’¼

Senior Research Associate (SRA) (July 2022 – Dec 2022) The Institute of African Women in Law, Developing research objectives, projects, and proposals, Acting as principal investigator on research projects, Conducting individual or collaborative research projects, Extending, transforming, and applying knowledge from scholarship to research and training projects, Writing or contributing to publications or disseminating research findings using various media. Project Manager/Country Consultant (Dec 2021 – June 2022) The Institute of African Women in Law, Title of Project: African Women in Law and Leadership, Reviewer and Editor (Dec 2020 – Dec 2021) UNDP Kenya for the FOLLAP Project (Faculty of Law Legal Aid Project at Egerton University, Kenya)

Awards and Honours šŸ†

Excellence Award (2020) Bayreuth Multiple Cluster of Excellence: Bayreuth Academy of Advanced African Studies, Bayreuth University. Government of Kenya Scholarship Award (2016, 2010) Through Higher Education Loans Board. First Class Honours (2009)
Bachelor of Education, Egerton University, Kenya

Publications Top Notes šŸ“

  • Jomo Kenyatta’s Speeches and the Construction of Identities of a Nationalist Leader
    • Authors: S.M. Mutie, A.S.M. Oka, B. Chemwei
    • Journal: English Language and Literature Studies, 2015
    • Citations: 10

 

  • Self-mythologization in East African Political Writings: Kenyatta, Nyerere, and Museveni
    • Author: S.M. Mutie
    • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies, 2018
    • Citations: 4

 

  • Contesting the Subaltern Narrative: The Trickster Trope in the Kenyan Political Autobiography
    • Author: S. Mutie
    • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies, 2020
    • Citations: 3

 

  • Labelling and Othering: (Re) Engaging Wangari Maathaiā€™s Madwoman Tag in Unbowed: A Memoir
    • Author: S. Mutie
    • Journal: Imbizo, 2022
    • Citations: 2

 

  • Re-membering Wangari Maathaiā€™s Feminist Scholarship in her Autobiography Unbowed: One Womanā€™s Story
    • Author: S.M. Mutie
    • Journal: Journal of Higher Education in Africa/Revue de l’enseignement supĆ©rieur en Afrique, 2022
    • Citations: 1

 

  • Ideographs of Resistance and Identity Construction in the Kenyan Political Autobiography
    • Authors: S. Mutie, N. Goro-Kamau
    • Journal: Coretrain Journal of Languages, Humanities, Social Sciences and Education, 2018
    • Citations: 1

 

  • ā€˜The South in the Northā€™: Worlding Kenyanness in Alex Chamwadaā€™s TV series Daring Abroad
    • Author: S. Mutie
    • Journal: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies, 2024

 

  • Dramatization of Agency and Ecological Consciousness in How Beautiful We Were by Imbolo Mbue and Oil on Water by Helon Habila
    • Authors: R. Mwaga, S. Mutie, M. Gaita
    • Journal: East African Journal of Arts and Social Sciences, 2024

 

  • (Un) even Cultural Productions: (Re) theorising Silences in the Kenyan Political Life Writing
    • Authors: S. Mutie, A. Rutere
    • Journal: English Studies in Latin America: A Journal of Cultural and Literary Criticism, 2023

 

  • Virtualising Africaā€™s Arts, Securing the Future: Engendering Africaā€™s Popular Songs on TikTokā€™s Enchanted Space
    • Author: S. Mutie
    • Journal: Africa Insight, 2023