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Senior Lecturer
Name: Siphiwo Mahala
Location: B Ring 716 Auckland Park Kingsway Campus
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Email: siphiwom@uj.ac.za
About Dr Siphiwo Mahala
Dr Siphiwo Mahala is a senior lecturer in the Department of English at the University of Johannesburg. His research interests include Contemporary African Literature, Black Intellectual History, Colonial and Post-Colonial Literature, Short Story Writing as well as Creative Writing. He is a graduate of the University of Fort Hare, holds a Masters degree in African Literature from Wits University, and a PhD. in English Literature from the University of South Africa. His articles appear in several local and international publications. He is the author of two critically acclaimed plays, The House of Truth (2016) and Bloke and His American Bantu (2021).
His books include the debut novel When A Man Cries (UKZN Press, 2007), which he rewrote in isiXhosa under the title, Yakhal’ Indoda (UKZN Press, 2010), and two short story collections, African Delights (Jacana Media, 2011) and Red Apple Dreams (Iconic Productions, 2019). His latest book Can Themba: The Making & Breaking of The Intellectual Tsotsi (Wits University Press, 2022), was the co-winner of the Creative Non-Fiction Award at the South African Literary Awards. In 2022, he was recognised with the PanSALB Multilingualism Award for English Literature. He is the founder and editor of Imbiza Journal for African Writing.