Degrees Held
- PhD (African Literature), Rhodes University
- MA (English), Rhodes University
- BA Honours (English), Rhodes University
- BA (English and Psychology), University of Fort Hare
Research Interests
- Literature in Historical newspapers, Early Black Writing, Contemporary African Literature
Teaching Interests
- South/ African Cityscapes, Literature and Journalism, Historical novels
Research Record /Selected Publications
Books
Journal Articles
Chapters In Books
Books
- Mkhize, T (2025), Nontsizi Mgqwetho: The Poet of the People (1919-1929), UKZN Press, Scottsville.
- Zulu, N and Mkhize, T (ed.) (2024), African Literature: Beyond the Western Gaze, UKZN Press, Scottsville.
Journal Articles
- Zulu, N and Mkhize, T (2025), ‘African Literature: Beyond the Western Gaze’. Current Writing, 37 (1) pp.106-112.
- Cherop, C and Mkhize, T (2024), ‘The Quest for Living: Resilience and Coping Mechanisms in Sindiwe Magona’s Beauty’s Gift’. English in Africa, Special Issue 51 (1) pp. 83-96.
- Mkhize,T (2018), ‘S.E.K. Mqhayi: Iziganeko zesizwe: Occasional Poems (1900-1943).’ Tydskrif vir Letterkunde, 55 (1), pp.191-193. Book review.
- Nxasana (nee Mkhize), T (2011), ‘The Journey of the African as missionary: The Journal and Selected Writings of the Reverend Tiyo Soga.’ English in Africa, 38 (2), pp.61-76.
- Nxasana, T (2009), ‘There are ways: Language as Resistance against Double Oppression in Sindiwe Magona’s Living, Loving and Lying Awake at Night.’ Southern African Folklore Society, 19 (1), pp.17-22.
Chapters In Books
- Memela, S and Mkhize, T (2024), ‘Female representation in Nkosinathi Sithole’s Hunger Eats a Man’ African Literature: Beyond the Western Gaze. Scottsville: UKZN Press.
- Mkhize, T (2021), ‘The education debate in South Africa: From Gqoba (1885) to Fallists (2015-2017)’, Knowledge Beyond Colour lines: Towards repurposing knowledge generation in South African Higher Education. Cape Town: Africa Sun Media.
- Mkhize, T (2020), ‘The role of African languages in decolonising South African universities’ African Languages in Knowledge Societies: The transformative power of languages. Cape Town: Cambridge University Press.
Teaching Expertise
- English Literature, African Literature, Xhosa Literature
Student Supervision
Masters
PhD
Masters
- Adams, Farzanah. 2021. Examining girlhoods in KwaZulu-Natal through “coming of age” conventions in selected Bildungsroman.
- Jaime, Antunes Alexandre Tomás. 2021. The narrativisation of tensions between traditional beliefs and modern perspectives in African prose fiction: An analysis of selected novels by Mungoshi, Ngugi, Pepetela and Couto.
- Memela, Sinenhlanhla Felicia. 2021. Black Female Power in Dudu Busani-Dube’s novels: Hlomu-the wife, Zandile-the resolute and Naledi-his love.
PhD
- Cherop, Cathryne. 2023. The Burden of Affliction: A Literary Analysis of Representations of HIV-positive Women and Girls in Selected Southern African Texts.
- Ndabeni, Nontsikelelo Gabrielis. 2024. The Role of Violence in the Construction of Black South African Masculinities in Zukiswa Wanner’s Texts.