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| − | + | [[Chris Mann]] (1948-2021) was a South African poet, playwright and academic. | |
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| + | ''Also listed as '''[[Chris Zithulele Mann]]''' in some sources.'' | ||
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| + | == Biography == | ||
| + | Born in Port Elizabeth and went to school in Cape Town. Has been working as an academic since 1977. | ||
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| + | == Training == | ||
| + | Formal education includes a BA from the University of the Witwatersrand majoring in English and Philosophy, an MA from the School of Oriental and African Languages (London) in African Oral Literature and an MA from Oxford University in English Language and Literature - went to Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. | ||
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| + | == Career == | ||
| + | From 1977 to 1980 held a post in the English Department at Rhodes University in Grahamstown. From 1980 to 1995 worked with an NGO, The Valley Trust. Returned to Rhodes University in 1995, appointed as a professor of poetry. Now based at the Institute for the Study of English in Africa at Rhodes University, he is the founder and convenor of [[Wordfest]], a national multilingual festival of South African languages and literatures with a developmental emphasis. | ||
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| + | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
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| + | He wrote ''[[The Sand Labyrinth]]''. | ||
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| + | The play ''[[Thuthula - Heart of the Labyrinth]]'' (1980*). (Other plays include **) | ||
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| + | Has published collections of poetry, including ''New Shades'' (1982), ''Kites, and Other Poems'' (1990), ''Mann Alive!: Poems'' (1992), ''South Africans: a set of portrait-poems'' (1996), ''The horn of plenty: a series of painting-poems'' (1997), ''Heartlands'' (2002) and ''Home from Home: New and Selected Poems'' (2010). | ||
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| + | == Awards, etc == | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
| + | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Mann_%28poet%29 | ||
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| + | http://www.chrismann.co.za/ | ||
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| + | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[ESAT Personalities M]] | ||
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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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| + | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:14, 14 January 2022
Chris Mann (1948-2021) was a South African poet, playwright and academic.
Also listed as Chris Zithulele Mann in some sources.
Contents
Biography
Born in Port Elizabeth and went to school in Cape Town. Has been working as an academic since 1977.
Training
Formal education includes a BA from the University of the Witwatersrand majoring in English and Philosophy, an MA from the School of Oriental and African Languages (London) in African Oral Literature and an MA from Oxford University in English Language and Literature - went to Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar.
Career
From 1977 to 1980 held a post in the English Department at Rhodes University in Grahamstown. From 1980 to 1995 worked with an NGO, The Valley Trust. Returned to Rhodes University in 1995, appointed as a professor of poetry. Now based at the Institute for the Study of English in Africa at Rhodes University, he is the founder and convenor of Wordfest, a national multilingual festival of South African languages and literatures with a developmental emphasis.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He wrote The Sand Labyrinth.
The play Thuthula - Heart of the Labyrinth (1980*). (Other plays include **)
Has published collections of poetry, including New Shades (1982), Kites, and Other Poems (1990), Mann Alive!: Poems (1992), South Africans: a set of portrait-poems (1996), The horn of plenty: a series of painting-poems (1997), Heartlands (2002) and Home from Home: New and Selected Poems (2010).
Awards, etc
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Mann_%28poet%29
Go to South African Theatre/Bibliography
Return to
Return to ESAT Personalities M
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
