The Cultural and Artistic Legacy of Oliver Mtukudzi: Using Language for Social Justice

Contents

• Chapter 1 : Culture, Language, Human Rights and Politics in Oliver Mtukudzi’s Music.-
• Part I : “Fearfully and Wonderfully Made”: Mtukudzi and African Cultural Pride.-
• Chapter 2 : “ Dada Nerudzi Rwako ”: Championing African Identities in Oliver Mtukudzi’s Music.-
• Chapter 3 : Tuku Music as a Site of Cultural Embodiment.-
• Chapter 4 : Exploring the  Nhaka  Concept in Oliver Mtukudzi’s Music.-
• Part II : “Language as Identity”: Mtukudzi and the Language Question in Africa.-
• Chapter 5 : A Stylistic Analysis of ‘Neria,’ a Song by Oliver Mtukudzi.-
• Chapter 6 : A Semantic Analysis of Metaphors Found in Selected Lyrics of Oliver Mtukudzi’s Songs.-
• Chapter 7 : An Exploration of Metaphoric Images in Oliver Mtukudzi’s Songs on HIV/AIDS.-
• Chapter 8 : A Stylistic Study of Figurative Language in Oliver Mtukudzi’s Selected Songs.-
• Chapter 9 : The ‘I’ in Oliver Mtukudzi’s Music: Autobiographical Memory and the Fragmented Self in Selected Songs.-
• Chapter 10 : “ Pakare Paye ”: Music as Media for Communicating Values in the Family Governance System—The Case of Oliver Mtukudzi’s Songs.-
• Part III : Mtukudzi as a Human Rights Defender and “Theologian”.-
• Chapter 11 : Championing Marital Harmony Through Music: An Examination of Four Selected Songs by Oliver Mtukudzi.-
• Chapter 12 : Music and Human Rights in Zimbabwe: An Analysis of Oliver Mtukudzi’s Messages.-
• Chapter 13 : Oliver Mtukudzi’s Theology: A Literary Analysis of Selected Gospel Songs.-
• Part IV : “Walking the Tightrope”: Playing Politics with Politics in a Challenging Environment.-
• Chapter 14 : The Corpse as Political Capital: Oliver Mtukudzi’s Funeral and Political Contestation in Post-colonial Zimbabwe.-
• Chapter 15 : Music and Politics in Mashava: An Analysis of Selected Songs by the Late Oliver Mtukudzi.-
• Chapter 16 : Stance Accounts of Political and Religious Identities in ‘Tuku’ MusicTuku’ Music .