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[[Rajendra Chetty]] (19**- ) [http://www.rajendrachetty.com/] is a South African academic and amateur theatre actor. | [[Rajendra Chetty]] (19**- ) [http://www.rajendrachetty.com/] is a South African academic and amateur theatre actor. | ||
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| − | A | + | Was appointed Head of Department of Research in the Faculty of Education and Social Sciences at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Peninsula_University_of_Technology] in 2004. He is one time the President of the English Academy of Southern Africa, and was awarded the Fulbright visiting professor scholarship to the USA in 2015 and received the 2016 Medal of Honour from the South African Education Association for his research. |
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| + | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
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| + | ===As actor=== | ||
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| + | A part time actor, he played "Sunny" in the 2010 Cape Town production of ''[[The Lahnee's Pleasure]]'', staged by [[Artscape]] in partnership with the High Commission of India, directed by [[Ronnie Govender]]. | ||
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| + | ===As academic=== | ||
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| + | A postcolonial scholar, he has written extensively on commonwealth literature, critical pedagogy; and issues of race, class and marginalization. His seminal works include ''South African Indian Writings in English'' (2002), ''The Vintage Book of South African Indian Writings'' (2010) and ''At the Edge. The Writings of Ronnie Govender'' (2017). | ||
His co-edited works include ''Indias Abroad: The Diaspora Writes Back'' (2005); ''Indian Writers: Transnationalisms and Diaspora'' (2009); and ''Trauma, Resistance, Reconstruction in Post-1994 South African Writing'' (2010). | His co-edited works include ''Indias Abroad: The Diaspora Writes Back'' (2005); ''Indian Writers: Transnationalisms and Diaspora'' (2009); and ''Trauma, Resistance, Reconstruction in Post-1994 South African Writing'' (2010). | ||
| − | + | == Sources == | |
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| + | http://www.rajendrachetty.com/ | ||
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| + | https://www.peterlang.com/view/9781433146435/fm_about_the_author.xhtml | ||
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| + | Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[ESAT Personalities N]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre Personalities]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:23, 19 May 2021
Rajendra Chetty (19**- ) [1] is a South African academic and amateur theatre actor.
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Biography
Was appointed Head of Department of Research in the Faculty of Education and Social Sciences at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) [2] in 2004. He is one time the President of the English Academy of Southern Africa, and was awarded the Fulbright visiting professor scholarship to the USA in 2015 and received the 2016 Medal of Honour from the South African Education Association for his research.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
As actor
A part time actor, he played "Sunny" in the 2010 Cape Town production of The Lahnee's Pleasure, staged by Artscape in partnership with the High Commission of India, directed by Ronnie Govender.
As academic
A postcolonial scholar, he has written extensively on commonwealth literature, critical pedagogy; and issues of race, class and marginalization. His seminal works include South African Indian Writings in English (2002), The Vintage Book of South African Indian Writings (2010) and At the Edge. The Writings of Ronnie Govender (2017).
His co-edited works include Indias Abroad: The Diaspora Writes Back (2005); Indian Writers: Transnationalisms and Diaspora (2009); and Trauma, Resistance, Reconstruction in Post-1994 South African Writing (2010).
Sources
http://www.rajendrachetty.com/
https://www.peterlang.com/view/9781433146435/fm_about_the_author.xhtml
Go to the ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to ESAT Personalities N
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
