Zakes Mda
Impact in
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- Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies
- Narrative Theory and Analysis
- Anthropology top 10%
- African history and culture studies
- Global Maritime and Colonial Histories
Papers in
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- South African History and Culture 5
- African studies and sociopolitical issues 1
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- African history and culture studies 2
- Co-authors
- Albie Sachs (1 shared paper)Rosemary Jolly (1 shared paper)Lewis Nkosi (1 shared paper)Graham Pechey (1 shared paper)Michiel Heyns (1 shared paper)Rita Barnard (1 shared paper)Dennis Walder (1 shared paper)B. Parry (1 shared paper)
- Journals
- Journal of Southern African Studies (1 paper)Journal of Human Rights (1 paper)Research in African Literatures (1 paper)Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines (1 paper)Current Writing (1 paper)
- Partner nations
- United StatesUnited Kingdom
In The Last Decade
Zakes Mda
16 papers receiving 119 citations
Peers
Comparison fields: 5 of 37
- Literature and Literary Theory 105
- Anthropology 63
- Sociology and Political Science 167
- Visual Arts and Performing Arts 9
- Law 14
Countries citing papers authored by Zakes Mda
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Fields of papers citing papers by Zakes Mda
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Co-authors
The 14 scholars most cited alongside Zakes Mda, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.
All Works
| # | Work | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1998 | 92 | |
| 2 | Ways of Dying | 1995 | 54 |
| 3 | The Whale Caller | 2005 | 15 |
| 4 | 2008 | 11 | |
| 5 | Fools, Bells and the Habit of Eating: Three Satires | 2002 | 9 |
| 6 | 1995 | 5 | |
| 7 | 1994 | 5 | |
| 8 | 1990 | 5 | |
| 9 | 2005 | 4 | |
| 10 | We shall sing for the fatherland and other plays | 1980 | 4 |
| 11 | Let us play | 1998 | 3 |
| 12 | And the Girls in their Sunday Dresses: Four Works | 1993 | 3 |
| 13 | Melville 67: A novella for youth | 1997 | 2 |
| 14 | 2002 | 2 | |
| 15 | 2009 | 1 | |
| 16 | 2009 | 1 | |
| 17 | 1995 | 1 | |
| 18 | 2019 | 0 | |
| 19 | She Plays with the Darkness: A Novel | 1995 | 0 |
About Zakes Mda
Zakes Mda is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Anthropology, Literature and Literary Theory, Political Science and International Relations and Management Science and Operations Research, having authored 19 papers that have together received 217 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include South African History and Culture (5 papers), African history and culture studies (2 papers), Themes in Literature Analysis (1 paper), Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism (1 paper), Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics (1 paper), Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies (1 paper), African history and culture analysis (1 paper) and African studies and sociopolitical issues (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Literature and Literary Theory (105 citations), Anthropology (63 citations), Sociology and Political Science (167 citations), Visual Arts and Performing Arts (9 citations) and Law (14 citations). Zakes Mda has collaborated with scholars based in United States and United Kingdom. Frequent co-authors include Albie Sachs, Rosemary Jolly, Lewis Nkosi, Graham Pechey, Michiel Heyns, Rita Barnard, Dennis Walder, B. Parry, Derek Attridge and Elleke Boehmer. Their work appears in journals such as Journal of Southern African Studies, Journal of Human Rights, Research in African Literatures, Canadian Journal of African Studies / Revue canadienne des études africaines and Current Writing.
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