Deborah Seddon
Senior Lecturer
English
Rhodes University
South Africa
Biography
"Dr. Deborah Seddon is affiliated to English, Rhodes University, where Dr. Deborah Seddon is currently working as Senior Lecturer. Dr. Deborah Seddon has authored and co-authored several national and international publications and also working as a reviewer for reputed professional journals. Dr. Deborah Seddon is having an active association with different societies and academies around the world. Dr. Deborah Seddon made his mark in the scientific community with the contributions and widely recognition from honourable subject experts around the world. Dr. Deborah Seddon has received several awards for the contributions to the scientific community. Dr. Deborah Seddon major research interest involves South African Literature and Orature; South African, African-American, Afro-Caribbean and Black British spoken word, oral and performance poetry; Afro-Caribbean and African-American literature including the slave narrative; American literature and politics in the nineteenth century; Transnational Literature; Early Modern Literature, especially Shakespeare’s afterlife; Poetry; Identification in literature, literature and the self, the political and psychological experience of reading.. "
Research Interest
South African Literature and Orature; South African, African-American, Afro-Caribbean and Black British spoken word, oral and performance poetry; Afro-Caribbean and African-American literature including the slave narrative; American literature and politics in the nineteenth century; Transnational Literature; Early Modern Literature, especially Shakespeare’s afterlife; Poetry; Identification in literature, literature and the self, the political and psychological experience of reading.
Publications
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2009. “The Colonial Encounter and The Comedy of Errors: Solomon Plaatje’s Diphosho-phoshoâ€. Special Issue on Twentieth Century South African Shakespeare, Shakespearean International Yearbook. 9: 66-86.
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2011. “Linton Kwesi Johnsonâ€. British Writers. 17:89-106.
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2014. “‘Be a Mighty Hard Message’: Toni Morrison’s Beloved and the Exploration of Whiteness in the Post-Apartheid Classroom.†Safundi: The Journal of South African and American Studies. 15.1: 29-52.