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This study attempts to look at oral narratives of the Valley Tonga of Zambia that project these people's practices in marriage. In the absence of previous study of Valley Tonga Literature, let alone serious examination of Tonga narratives in general, the need to strike a balance between...

This dissertation discusses the form, content and function of Luapula Valley Luunda Royal poetry. Interest in this kind of research was born out of the knowledge that in earlier studies of Luunda-Kazembe roj-al poetry, there is an apparent lack of literary analysis of the poems used.There have...

This dissertation discusses Nkolola songs of the Tonga people of Southern Zambia. The first chapter is an introduction. It spells out the aim and the scope of the study, and the research methods used. It also gives some literature available on similar works to Nkolola songs, and a brief...

This study focuses on the influence of culture on the semiotics of modern African drama. Semiotics is the science of signs, or the study of how meaning is produced. Semiotics deals with the meaning of everything that can be considered a sign, including words and actions. In other words, signs can...

This study focuses on the influence of culture on the semiotics of modern African drama. Semiotics is the science of signs, or the study of how meaning is produced. Semiotics deals with the meaning of everything that can be considered a sign, including words and actions. In other words, signs can...

Drawing on both recent short story theory and contemporary African literary criticism, this essay offers a brief history of short story writing in Zambia, mindful to highlight literary and extra-literary influences on the main thematic and technical trends, and subjects selected works to detailed...

This study seeks to identify »<>»» ° objectives of teaching Literature in Zambian Secondary Schools and the degree of their attainment through the set book syllabus used at present. An alternative Literature syllabus is proposed which would facilitate the attainment of the identified objectives,...