Ms Tsitsi Dangarembga MISTRA: lecture addresses race, class and gender

Zimbabwean playwright Tsitsi Dangarembga called for community activism to drive the vision for emancipation in dealing with the burden of race, class and gender in the construction of the post-colonial order. Ms Dangarembga was the keynote speaker at the 2018 Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA) annual lecture at the University of Johannesburg (UJ), on Tuesday, 20 March 2018.

Presenting her lecture address entitled, "Nervous Conditions: The Burden of Race, Class and Gender in the Construction of the Post-Colonial Order," Ms Dangarembga deconstructs colonialism and its aftermath in modern society entrenched in African people's social struggles and systemic elements in political leadership, economy and technology, amongst others.

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