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Dr MZ Shamase

Acting Deputy Dean (Teaching and Learning)

Qualifications:

BPaed, SSTD, BAHons, MA, D.Phil (UNIZULU)

About

Dr Maxwell Zakhele Shamase is appointed as Acting Deputy Dean: Teaching and Learning in the Faculty of Arts since 2020 and Senior Lecturer in the Department of History, lecturing post-graduate studies in Contemporary Political History Political Economy at the University of Zululand since 2010. He has written on party-politics, African traditions, belief and cultural systems. In 2014 he attended a conference in London where he read a paper: “Princess Mkabayi ka Jama- through the keyhole of oral history”. In 2015 he presented a paper entitled: “Zulu Queens Nandi (c. 1764-c.1827) and Monase (c. 1797-1880)-Through the Keyhole of Oral History.” at the International Conference in Dublin, Ireland. During the same year he read a paper entitled: “Interrogating BRICS Social Governance” at the China-South Africa Conference held in Cape Town. In 2016 read another paper entitled: “International Finance and Technology Transfers to Developing and Least-Developed Countries for Development” at the BRICS Academic Forum held in Goa, India. In 2017 he co-authored with his post-graduate students an article on “China as a Leading Asian Giant and her Indispensability within BRICS” published in an accredited Journal. Dr Shamase has successfully mentored and supervised Honours, Masters and PhD students to completion.

Research Interests

  • Administrative Law
  • Contemporary Political History
  • Belief and cultural systems
  • Philosophy of History
  • Inter-governmental Relations
  • Biographies

Publications

  • Shamase, M.Z.: “Relations between the Zulu People of Emperor Mpande and the Christian Missionaries, c.1845 – c.1871” in Inkanyiso, Journal of Human and Social Sciences 2015, 7 (1) , pp.21-30.
  • Shamase, M.Z.: “The Suppression of Political Opposition and the extent of Violating Civil Liberties in the Erstwhile Ciskei and Transkei Bantustans, 1960-1989” in Inkanyiso, Journal of Human and Social Sciences 2015, 7 (2) , pp.1-25.
  • Shamase, M.Z.: “A Theoretical Exposition of Feminism and Womanism in African Context” Gender and Behaviour: A Bi-annual peer reviewed academic Journal, Special Volume 15, Issue No 2, June/July 2017.