Flora Wild was born in West Germany in 1947,[2] and originally studied French and German languages and literature at university.[3]
She first met Dambudzo Marechera in Harare in 1983 in the office of writer and editor Charles Mungoshi.[4][5] Veit-Wild and Marachere had a relationship, and remained close friends until his death in 1987.[6] Veit-Wild lived in Zimbabwe from 1983 to 1993.[7] In 1986 she met Dieter Riemenschneider in Harare, who subsequently supervised a PhD dissertation by Veit-Wild on the social history of Zimbabwean literature, which she gained in Anglistik from Frankfurt University in 1991.[3] She was a founder member of Zimbabwe Women Writers and of the Dambudzo Marechera Trust.[7]
In 1994 Veit-Wild became professor of African literatures and cultures at the African Studies Department, Humboldt University of Berlin,[2] where she is now Emeritus Professor of African Literature.[8]
The academic Agnieszka Piotrowska made a 2014 film about Veit-Wild's relationship with Marechera, Flora and Dambudzo.[6]
Veit-Wild's memoir They Called You Dambudzo was published in November 2020.[9]
Worksedit
(ed.) The Black Insider. Harare: Baobab Books.
Teachers, Preachers, Non-Believers: A Social History of Zimbabwean Literature. London; New York; Hans Zell Publishers, 1992.
(ed.) Cemetery of Mind: Collected Poems of Dambudzo Marechera by Dambudzo Marechera. Harare, Zimbabwe: Baobab Books, 1992.
Dambudzo Marechera: a source book on his life and work. London; New York: Hans Zell, 1992.
(ed.) Scrapiron blue by Dambudzo Marechera. Harare: Baobab Books, 1994.
(ed. with Anthony Chennell) Emerging perspectives on Dambudzo Marechera. Asmara: Africa World Press, 1998.
(ed. with Dirk Naguschewski) Body, Sexuality, and Gender. New York: Rodopi, 2005.
(ed. with Alain Ricard) Interfaces between the oral and the written / Interfaces entre l'écrit et l'oral. New York: Rodopi, 2005.
Writing Madness: Borderlines of the Body in African Literature. Oxford: James Currey, 2006.
They Called You Dambudzo: A Memoir. Jacana Media Ltd, 2020.
Referencesedit
^"Veit-Wild, Flora, 1947–". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
^ ab"Veit-Wild, Flora, 1947–". Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
^ abFlora Veit-Wild (2002). "The Arduous Success Story of a 'Non-Discipline': Teaching African Literature at German Universities". In Gordon Collier; Frank Schulze-Engler (eds.). Crabtracks: Progress and Process in Teaching the New Literatures in English : Essays in Honour of Dieter Riemenschneider. Rodopi. p. 21. ISBN90-420-1539-X.
^"They Called You Dambudzo". Reading Zimbabwe. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
^Flora Veit-Wild (2 March 2012). "Me and Dambudzo: a personal essay". Kwachirere.
^ abMatthew Reisz (9 November 2014). "UK-based academic's film well received in Zimbabwe". Times Higher Education Supplement. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
^"LitFest discusses Marechera". The Herald. 23 November 2020.
^Lizzy Attree (23 February 2021). "Review: They Called You Dambudzo: A Memoir by Flora Veit-Wild". Africa in Words. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
External linksedit
Prof iR Dr phil Flora Veit-Wild
"'I had got involved with Dambudzo Marechera'—Read an excerpt from Flora Veit-Wild's new memoir, They Called You Dambudzo". The Johannesburg Review of Books. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
December 15, 2023
flora, veit, wild, born, 1947, german, literary, academic, professor, african, literatures, cultures, humboldt, university, berlin, published, zimbabwean, writer, dambudzo, marechera, body, madness, african, literature, contents, life, works, references, exter. Flora Veit Wild born 11 May 1947 1 is a German literary academic Professor of African Literatures and Cultures at Humboldt University Berlin She has published on the Zimbabwean writer Dambudzo Marechera and on the body and madness in African literature Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 References 4 External linksLife editFlora Wild was born in West Germany in 1947 2 and originally studied French and German languages and literature at university 3 She first met Dambudzo Marechera in Harare in 1983 in the office of writer and editor Charles Mungoshi 4 5 Veit Wild and Marachere had a relationship and remained close friends until his death in 1987 6 Veit Wild lived in Zimbabwe from 1983 to 1993 7 In 1986 she met Dieter Riemenschneider in Harare who subsequently supervised a PhD dissertation by Veit Wild on the social history of Zimbabwean literature which she gained in Anglistik from Frankfurt University in 1991 3 She was a founder member of Zimbabwe Women Writers and of the Dambudzo Marechera Trust 7 In 1994 Veit Wild became professor of African literatures and cultures at the African Studies Department Humboldt University of Berlin 2 where she is now Emeritus Professor of African Literature 8 The academic Agnieszka Piotrowska made a 2014 film about Veit Wild s relationship with Marechera Flora and Dambudzo 6 Veit Wild s memoir They Called You Dambudzo was published in November 2020 9 Works edit ed The Black Insider Harare Baobab Books Teachers Preachers Non Believers A Social History of Zimbabwean Literature London New York Hans Zell Publishers 1992 ed Cemetery of Mind Collected Poems of Dambudzo Marechera by Dambudzo Marechera Harare Zimbabwe Baobab Books 1992 Dambudzo Marechera a source book on his life and work London New York Hans Zell 1992 ed Scrapiron blue by Dambudzo Marechera Harare Baobab Books 1994 ed with Anthony Chennell Emerging perspectives on Dambudzo Marechera Asmara Africa World Press 1998 ed with Dirk Naguschewski Body Sexuality and Gender New York Rodopi 2005 ed with Alain Ricard Interfaces between the oral and the written Interfaces entre l ecrit et l oral New York Rodopi 2005 Writing Madness Borderlines of the Body in African Literature Oxford James Currey 2006 They Called You Dambudzo A Memoir Jacana Media Ltd 2020 References edit Veit Wild Flora 1947 id loc gov Retrieved 26 January 2021 a b Veit Wild Flora 1947 Library of Congress Name Authority File Retrieved 20 January 2021 a b Flora Veit Wild 2002 The Arduous Success Story of a Non Discipline Teaching African Literature at German Universities In Gordon Collier Frank Schulze Engler eds Crabtracks Progress and Process in Teaching the New Literatures in English Essays in Honour of Dieter Riemenschneider Rodopi p 21 ISBN 90 420 1539 X They Called You Dambudzo Reading Zimbabwe Retrieved 27 February 2021 Flora Veit Wild 2 March 2012 Me and Dambudzo a personal essay Kwachirere a b Matthew Reisz 9 November 2014 UK based academic s film well received in Zimbabwe Times Higher Education Supplement Retrieved 18 January 2021 a b Carole Boyce Davies Molara Ogundipe Leslie 1995 Moving Beyond Boundaries Vol 2 Black Women s Diasporas NYU Press p 328 ISBN 978 0 8147 1240 5 LitFest discusses Marechera The Herald 23 November 2020 Lizzy Attree 23 February 2021 Review They Called You Dambudzo A Memoir by Flora Veit Wild Africa in Words Retrieved 27 February 2021 External links editProf iR Dr phil Flora Veit Wild I had got involved with Dambudzo Marechera Read an excerpt from Flora Veit Wild s new memoir They Called You Dambudzo The Johannesburg Review of Books 19 November 2020 Retrieved 27 February 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Flora Veit Wild amp oldid 1025183624, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
