Prof. A. Chitando

Academic Qualifications

• Doctor of Literature and Philosophy (English) (University of South Africa)
• Master of Arts in English (University of Zimbabwe)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Zimbabwe Open University)
• Bachelor of Arts Special Honours in English (University of Zimbabwe)
• Bachelor of Arts General (University of Zimbabwe)

Professional Qualifications

• Technology Enabled Learning, Commonwealth of Learning and Athabasca University (2020)
• Blended Learning Practice, Commonwealth of Learning and Athabasca University (2020)
• The Role of the Bible in Peacebuilding, Zimbabwe Open University (2019)
• Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL), Zimbabwe Open University (2015)
• Research Methodology in Social Sciences for University Lecturers and Supervisors (Master’s/PhD), OSSREA (2014)

Research Interests:

• Children’s Literature
• African Literature
• Gender Studies

Selected Publications

• Chitando A., E. Chitando. 2023. Zimbabwean Women’s Writings and Women’s Theology: Supporting Women’s Struggles for Full Rights and Dignity.’  In E. Chitando, S. Chirongoma and M. Manyonganise (Eds.), Gendered Spaces, Religion and Migration in Zimbabwe: Implications for Economic Development, New York: Routledge, pages 51 – 64.
• Chitando, A. 2022. Reconceptualising Peacebuilding: Insights from Young Women in Zimbabwe.  In T.K. Tieku, A. Coffie, M. B. Setrana and A. Taiwo (Eds.).  The Politics of Peacebuilding in Africa, New York: Routledge, pages 67 – 80.
• Chitando, A. 2021. “Women and Peacebuilding in Africa.” In A. Chitando (Ed.), Women and Peacebuilding in Africa. New York: Routledge, pages 1-20.
• Chitando, A. 2021. ‘Pray the Devil Back to Hellas a Resource for Appreciating African Women’s Contribution to Peacebuilding.  In A. Chitando (Ed.), Women and Peacebuilding in Africa. New York: Routledge, pages 213 – 225.
• Chitando, A. (2020). Writing Mother Africa: African Women Creative Writers and the Environment, Journal of African Languages and Literary Studies, Vol1, No 2, Aug 2020, p. 61-85, DOI. https://doi.org/10.31920/2633-2116/2020/1n2a4.
• Chitando, A. (2019).  From Victims to the Vaunted: Young Women and Peace Building in Mashonaland East, Zimbabwe, African Security Review, DOI: 10.1080/10246029.2019.1662462.Contact details Email Address: chitandoa@zou.ac.zw

   

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