
Photographing the Liberation Struggle in Zimbabwe
Politics, Power, and the Images of Zenzo Nkobi
- 172 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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Photographing the Liberation Struggle in Zimbabwe
Politics, Power, and the Images of Zenzo Nkobi
About this book
After assuming power in 1980, the Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU) has sought to control the narrative of the struggle for liberation from colonialism, to the exclusion of other players such as the Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU). This book investigates the ways in which photographs are being used within Zimbabwe, especially on social media, to challenge the prevailing narrative and reclaim the memories of the subjugated.
The book analyses the photographs produced by Zenzo Nkobi during the struggle against colonialism. Drawing on the memories of veterans from ZAPU and its military wing the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army (ZPRA), the book shows that photographs can both act as a conduit for existing narratives, and as a tool for shaping memory narratives, and evidencing ZPRA military prowess ahead of other movements.
At a time when Zimbabwe is reassessing the legacy of liberation, this book offers a powerful multidisciplinary assessment for researchers across the fields of history, memory, political science, African studies, and media studies.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Half-Title Page
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Contents
- List of figures and tables
- List of abbreviations
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Introduction: Remembering Zimbabwe's contested past
- 1 Boarding time: ZAPU and its ārevolution within a revolutionā
- 2 Rising from the ashes: Setting the conventional army
- 3 Looking into ZPRA's women's brigade
- 4 ZAPU and the internationalisation of the struggle
- 5 False landing: Zimbabwe's unfinished business
- Conclusion: Photography and salience(ing) the past
- Bibliography
- Index