THE PINK MOUNTAIN: LANDSCAPES AND THE CONCEPTION OF A LITERATURE OF PUBLIC ACTION
Sep 8, 2009
Address delivered at the African Literature Association Conference in Burlington Vermont, April 18, 2009, by Zakes Mda The reflections that I wish to make in this address are informed by my practice as a creative writer rather than a critic. The distinction here is important; it lies in our varied processes or realizing our creative product. A famous writing teacher, arguing against writing programs that aim to give students a sense of critical theory, once observed that theory works against t
