Shepherd Mpofu (PhD)

Shepherd Mpofu (PhD)

University of Limpopo

H-index: 16

Africa-South Africa

About Shepherd Mpofu (PhD)

Shepherd Mpofu (PhD), With an exceptional h-index of 16 and a recent h-index of 14 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Limpopo, specializes in the field of digital sociology| cultural studies| media and identity| social media and politics| genocide| gender studies| journalism.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Challenges and Opportunities at Decolonizing the Curriculum: Narratives from Selected Southern African Journalism and Media Schools

Towards a decolonised human, university, and curriculum: Some critical notes

Decolonising Media and Communication Studies Education in Sub-Saharan Africa

“There Were No Repercussions, Nothing, Life Continued”: Experiences of Harassment by Female Journalists

Resisting Oblivion and Memory: The Destruction of Gukurahundi Memorial Plaques in Zimbabwe

Mass Atrocities and Memory Struggles in Africa and the Global South

Connecting the dots: Decolonising communication and media studies teaching and learning in sub-Saharan Africa

They steal our jobs and our women and sell drugs to our youths: Hybrid-Media framing of South Africa’s ‘criminal non-nationals’

Shepherd Mpofu (PhD) Information

University

Position

Associate Professor in Media and Communications:

Citations(all)

656

Citations(since 2020)

556

Cited By

220

hIndex(all)

16

hIndex(since 2020)

14

i10Index(all)

20

i10Index(since 2020)

20

Email

University Profile Page

University of Limpopo

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Shepherd Mpofu (PhD) Skills & Research Interests

digital sociology| cultural studies| media and identity| social media and politics| genocide| gender studies| journalism

Top articles of Shepherd Mpofu (PhD)

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Challenges and Opportunities at Decolonizing the Curriculum: Narratives from Selected Southern African Journalism and Media Schools

Shepherd Mpofu

Trust Matsilele

2024

Towards a decolonised human, university, and curriculum: Some critical notes

Shepherd Mpofu

2024/10/27

Decolonising Media and Communication Studies Education in Sub-Saharan Africa

Selina Linda Mudavanhu

Shepherd Mpofu

Kezia Batisai

2024

“There Were No Repercussions, Nothing, Life Continued”: Experiences of Harassment by Female Journalists

Shepherd Mpofu

Trust Matsilele

Trevor Hlungwani

2024/6/14

Resisting Oblivion and Memory: The Destruction of Gukurahundi Memorial Plaques in Zimbabwe

Shepherd Mpofu

Siphosami Malunga

2024/1/29

Mass Atrocities and Memory Struggles in Africa and the Global South

Lungile Tshuma

Mphathisi Ndlovu

Shepherd Mpofu

2024/1/29

Connecting the dots: Decolonising communication and media studies teaching and learning in sub-Saharan Africa

Selina Linda Mudavanhu

Shepherd Mpofu

Kezia Batisai

2024

They steal our jobs and our women and sell drugs to our youths: Hybrid-Media framing of South Africa’s ‘criminal non-nationals’

Trust Matsilele

Shepherd Mpofu

2022/12

Diasporic Media and the Appropriation of Technologies: The Case of Nehanda Radio and Zimbabwean Politics

Trust Matsilele

Shepherd Mpofu

Dumisani Moyo

2023/3/25

Multiculturalism discourses: Subterranean fault lines in the Rainbow Nation

Shepherd Mpofu

2023

Clandestine Spaces

Shepherd Mpofu

2023/2/15

Uncovering the power of whistleblowing as a new form of citizen journalism: Citizen journalism in non-democratic countries

Shepherd Mpofu

Bruce Mutsvairo

Trust Matsilele

2023/2/11

Narratives from Selected Southern African Journalism and Media Schools

The Routledge Companion to Journalism in the Global South

Shepherd Mpofu

Trust Matsilele

2023/11/21

Monitoring the Fourth Estate: A critical analyses of the role of audiences in watchdogging journalists

Shepherd Mpofu

2023

“Money Does Not Stay, It Is a Visitor”: Conspicuous Consumption and the Fleeting Riches in Pursuit of Elusive Happiness

Journal of Asian and African Studies

Shepherd Mpofu

Sifiso JG Mnisi

Metji Makgoba

2023/5/25

Social Media Driven Journalism In Africa: Some Theoretical Perspectives

Shepherd Mpofu

Trust Matsilele

Dumisani Moyo

2023/3/25

Developing a New National Narrative for South Africa: A Decolonial Approach

Zubeida Jaffer

Shepherd Mpofu

2023/5/19

Booty power politics: The social mediated consumption of black female bodies in popular culture

Journal of African Cultural Studies

Shepherd Mpofu

2022

Mugabeism otherwise?: A critical reflection on toxic leadership and Zimbabwe's “New Dispensation”

Shepherd Mpofu

2022

Populism From Below and Social Movements: A Case of Zimbabwe’s #ThisFlag Movement

Journal of Asian and African Studies

Theophilus Tinashe Nenjerama

Shepherd Mpofu

2022

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Co-Authors

H-index: 29
Bruce Mutsvairo

Bruce Mutsvairo

Auburn University

H-index: 10
Trust Matsilele, Ph.D.

Trust Matsilele, Ph.D.

Cape Peninsula University of Technology

H-index: 3
Metji Makgoba

Metji Makgoba

University of Limpopo

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