Short Stories by Gordimer, Ndebele and the DRUM Writers - Dr Nwabisa Bangeni (Stellenbosch University)

Dr Nwabisa Bangeni from Stellenbosch University discusses short stories by Nadine Gordimer, Njabulo Ndebele, and the group of writers...

Zoë Wicomb's Playing in the Light: Terror in the Domestic Space - Aika Swai (UCT)

Aika Swai from the University of Cape Town begins her mini-lecture by offering an introduction to the writer, Zoë Wicomb, who was born in...

The Disgrace Controversy - Professor David Attwell (University of York)

Professor David Attwell, Emeritus Professor at the University of York and Extraordinary Professor at the University of the Western Cape,...

'The Situation' by Sydney Clouts - Professor Dan Wylie (Rhodes University)

What can a poem tell us about the world when it seems to tell us nothing at all? In this video lecture, Professor Dan Wylie (Rhodes...

Adam Small's 'What About De Lô' - Dr Emma Barnes (University of Salford)

Dr. Emma Barnes from the University of Salford analyses an English translation of Adam Small’s poem ‘What About de Lô’ (What About the...

Coetzee's Women Narrators - Professor Carrol Clarkson (University of the Western Cape)

In this lecture, Professor Carrol Clarkson from the University of the Western Cape discusses J.M. Coetzee’s women narrators, examining...

Can Themba's 'The Suit' - Professor Jade Munslow Ong (University of Salford)

In this lecture, Professor Jade Munslow Ong (University of Salford) discusses ‘The Suit’, a short story by Can Themba that was first...

Kopano Matlwa's Coconut - Dr Lynda Gichanda Spencer (Rhodes University)

In this lecture, Dr Lynda Gichanda Spencer from Rhodes University discusses Kopano Matlwa’s Coconut (2007), a novel that explores the...

The ‘Jim Comes to Joburg’ Trope in Literature and Film - Simon Stanton-Sharma (University of Salford)

In this lecture, Simon Stanton-Sharma, Lecturer in Film, Television and Digital Media at the University of Salford, explores the 'Jim...

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Short Stories by Gordimer, Ndebele and the DRUM Writers - Dr Nwabisa Bangeni (Stellenbosch University)

Dr Nwabisa Bangeni from Stellenbosch University discusses short stories by Nadine Gordimer, Njabulo Ndebele, and the group of writers...

Zoë Wicomb's Playing in the Light: Terror in the Domestic Space - Aika Swai (UCT)

Aika Swai from the University of Cape Town begins her mini-lecture by offering an introduction to the writer, Zoë Wicomb, who was born in...

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This website provides a freely-available resource to encourage readers and learners to engage with South African literature.

The website hosts video lectures by academic experts; teacher toolkits aimed at supporting 16-18 year old learners; and three separate podcast series: one by students, one for teachers of the English A-Level, and one general interest.

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OF THE MONTH

Nadine Gordimer's Jump and Other Stories (1991) comprises 16 stories written in the dying years of apartheid. Gordimer received the Nobel Prize for Literature in the same year that the collection was published. You can watch Dr Nwabisa Bangeni discuss one of the stories from the collection, 'What Were You Dreaming?' in her lecture on 'South African Short Stories'.

Book of the month

Short Stories by Gordimer, Ndebele and the DRUM Writers - Dr Nwabisa Bangeni (Stellenbosch University)

Zoë Wicomb's Playing in the Light: Terror in the Domestic Space - Aika Swai (UCT)

The Disgrace Controversy - Professor David Attwell (University of York)

'The Situation' by Sydney Clouts - Professor Dan Wylie (Rhodes University)

Adam Small's 'What About De Lô' - Dr Emma Barnes (University of Salford)

Coetzee's Women Narrators - Professor Carrol Clarkson (University of the Western Cape)

Can Themba's 'The Suit' - Professor Jade Munslow Ong (University of Salford)

Kopano Matlwa's Coconut - Dr Lynda Gichanda Spencer (Rhodes University)

The ‘Jim Comes to Joburg’ Trope in Literature and Film - Simon Stanton-Sharma (University of Salford)

BITE SIZE LECTURES

A world-class and freely available educational resource about South African literature.

latest video lectures

Short Stories by Gordimer, Ndebele and the DRUM Writers - Dr Nwabisa Bangeni (Stellenbosch University)

Zoë Wicomb's Playing in the Light: Terror in the Domestic Space - Aika Swai (UCT)

ABOUT

BOOK OF THE MONTH

A world-class and freely available educational resource about
South African literature.

BOOK
OF THE MONTH