Staff Profiles: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

staff profiles: FACULTY OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL SCIENCES

Mbongeni Zikhethele Malaba

Department: Language and Literature Studies, English Section

1. Name: (Title , First, Last Names)	Mbongeni Zikhethele Malaba
2. Tertiary Qualifications (High to Low) Note: Acronyms to be written out in full	D. Phil. (Shaka as a Literary Theme), University of York, England, 1986. B.A. (Honours) (English) University of Rhodesia, Harare, Zimbabwe, 1980.
3. Current Position	Associate Professor
4. Campus Address (Postal, Room No, Block/Unit)	Main Campus, Mandume Ndemufayo Avenue, Windhoek Block Y, Room Y028.
5. Office Phone, Fax & Cell phone (optional)	+264 61 206 3667 +264 61 206 3863 (Fax)
6. Email Address	mzmalaba@unam.na
7. Short Biography (maximum 150 words)	Prof. Malaba specialises in Southern African Literature and has published extensively on Shakan, South African, Zimbabwean literature and Namibian poetry. He was awarded a Government Scholarship to study at the (then) University of Rhodesia and granted a Beit Trust Postgraduate Fellowship to study at the University of York’s Centre for Southern African Studies. He was also awarded a York Scholarship for Overseas Students. In 1992 – 1993, he was granted a Fulbright African Senior Research Fellowship and in 1994, he was a Fellow at the Salzburg Seminar on Films. He has served as an External Examiner at the University of Swaziland twice and at Africa University, in Zimbabwe. He is the External Moderator for the B.A. Honours programme at the Polytechnic of Namibia. He also served as the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Arts at the University of Zimbabwe and as the Senior Proctor.
8. Resume/Vita	Post resume/vita document
9. Recently Taught Courses (last 2 years- include course codes)	HLEN 3631 Practical Criticism and Poetry HLEN 3672 Selection of Drama and Prose HLEL 3820 An Overview of African Literature HLEL 3840 Contrasting Images of Africa
10. Academic interest/ expertise	South African Literature, Zimbabwean Literature, Namibian Poetry, Zulu Praise Poetry, Jane Austen, Thomas Hardy, William Shakespeare – The Tragedies and Satire.
11. Research and Publications List of references/citations: Title, year, place& publisher (includes links to abstracts& UNAM Press) Note: Acronyms to be written out in full	See attached resume.
12. Recent Professional Activities (last 2 years): Training, Presentations, University Committees, Community Outreach, Professional Associations, Bodies &Public Lectures Note: Acronyms to be written out in full	Member: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Research and Publications Committee; Member, L1 English National Curriculum Committee; Member, The English Academy of Southern Africa.