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| − | [[Tim Couzens]] (1944-) is an academic biographer and specialist on black South African literature. | + | [[Tim Couzens]] (1944-) is an academic critic and biographer, and a specialist on black South African literature. |
| + | Also published as '''[[T.J. Couzens]]''' | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
| − | Studied at the University of Natal, Durban and at Oxford. Attached to the University of the Witwatersrand from 1969, he is the founder and director of the African Studies Institute there. | + | Studied at the [[University of Natal]], Durban and at Oxford University. Attached to the [[University of the Witwatersrand]] from 1969, he is the founder and director of the [[African Studies Institute]] there. |
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance== | ||
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| + | He reviewed plays by [[H.W.D. Manson]] | ||
| − | Wrote a biography of [[H.I.E. Dhlomo|Herbert Dhlomo]] (''The New African: A Study of the Life and Work of H.I.E. Dhlomo'', 1985) and edited (with [[Nick Visser]]) all Dhlomo’s plays (1985). Has written extensively about the rise of black urban performance culture. | + | Wrote a biography of [[H.I.E. Dhlomo|Herbert Dhlomo]] (''The New African: A Study of the Life and Work of H.I.E. Dhlomo'', [[Ravan Press]], 1985) and edited (with [[Nick Visser]]) all Dhlomo’s plays (1985). Has written extensively about the rise of black urban performance culture. |
| − | Winner of the [[AA Vita Award]] for Theatre Research in 198* for his influential article | + | Winner of the '''[[Vita Award|AA Vita Award]]''' for Theatre Research in 198* for his influential article |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Latest revision as of 06:40, 7 August 2024
Tim Couzens (1944-) is an academic critic and biographer, and a specialist on black South African literature.
Also published as T.J. Couzens
Contents
Biography
Studied at the University of Natal, Durban and at Oxford University. Attached to the University of the Witwatersrand from 1969, he is the founder and director of the African Studies Institute there.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He reviewed plays by H.W.D. Manson
Wrote a biography of Herbert Dhlomo (The New African: A Study of the Life and Work of H.I.E. Dhlomo, Ravan Press, 1985) and edited (with Nick Visser) all Dhlomo’s plays (1985). Has written extensively about the rise of black urban performance culture.
Winner of the AA Vita Award for Theatre Research in 198* for his influential article
Sources
De Beer, 1995).
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