Bessie Head
- Sociology and Political Science
- Literature and Literary Theory top 5%
- Anthropology top 10%
- Education
- Religious studies top 10%
- Co-authors
- Daniel P. KuneneNancy J. SchmidtMichael ThorpeSheila RobertsCraig MackenzieBuchi EmechetaJ. M. CoetzeeNgũgĩ wa Thiong’o
- Topics
- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies (4 papers)African history and culture studies (2 papers)South African History and Culture (2 papers)
- Journals
- The International Journal of African Historical StudiesFeminist ReviewCanadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines
- Partner nations
- Botswana
In The Last Decade
Bessie Head
15 papers receiving 92 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 28
- Sociology and Political Science 66
- Literature and Literary Theory 58
- Anthropology 37
- Education 19
- Religious studies 15
Countries citing papers authored by Bessie Head
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Fields of papers citing papers by Bessie Head
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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bessie Head
This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bessie Head. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bessie Head based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Bessie Head. Bessie Head is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.
All Works
| # | Work | Indexed citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | To Stir the Heart | 1 |
| 2 | WRETCHED, AMBIGUOUS, ABJECT: ORDINARY WAYS OF BEING IN SELECTED WORKS BY ALEX LA GUMA, | 1 |
| 3 | A Great Heritage: Bessie Head's Uncollected Pieces | 1 |
| 4 | 9 | |
| 5 | The cardinals, with meditations and stories | 1 |
| 6 | 7 | |
| 7 | 1 | |
| 8 | 6 | |
| 9 | 19 | |
| 10 | A woman alone | 12 |
| 11 | 5 | |
| 12 | 2 | |
| 13 | 30 | |
| 14 | 1 | |
| 15 | 8 | |
| 16 | The Collector of Treasures and Other Botswana Village Tales | 16 |
| 17 | 2 | |
| 18 | 35 |
About Bessie Head
Bessie Head is a scholar working on Literature and Literary Theory, Classics and Anthropology, having authored 18 papers that have together received 157 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies (4 papers), African history and culture studies (2 papers) and South African History and Culture (2 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Literature and Literary Theory (58 citations), Anthropology (37 citations) and Religious studies (15 citations). Bessie Head has collaborated with scholars based in Botswana. Frequent co-authors include Daniel P. Kunene, Nancy J. Schmidt, Michael Thorpe, Sheila Roberts, Craig Mackenzie, Buchi Emecheta, J. M. Coetzee, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o and Peter Nazareth. Their work appears in journals such as The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Feminist Review and Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines.
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