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Social Constructions of Migration in Nigeria and Zimbabwe

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DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES ON CREATING A FAIRER SOCIETY

A fair society is one that is just, inclusive and embracing of all without any barriers to participation based on sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, ethnicity, age, class, ability or any other social difference. One where there is access to healthcare and education, technology, justice, strong institutions, peace and security, social protection, decent work and housing. But how can research truly contribute to creating global equity and diversity without showcasing diverse voices that are underrepresented in academia or paying specific attention to the Global South?

Including books addressing key challenges and issues within the social sciences which are essential to creating a fairer society for all with specific reference to the Global South, Diverse Perspectives on Creating a Fairer Society amplifies underrepresented voices showcasing Black, Asian, and minority ethnic voices, authorship from the Global South and academics who work to amplify diverse voices.

With the primary aim of showcasing authorship and voices from beyond the Global North, the series welcomes submissions from established and junior authors on cutting-edge and high-level research on key topics that feature in global news and public debate, specifically from and about the Global South in national and international contexts. Harnessing research across a range of diversities of people and place to generate previously unheard insights, the series offers a truly global perspective on the current societal debates of the 21st century bringing contemporary debate in the social sciences from diverse voices to light.

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Social Constructions of Migration in Nigeria and Zimbabwe: Discourse, Rhetoric, and Identity

BY

KUNLE MUSBAUDEEN OPARINDE

Durban University of Technology, South Africa

AND

RODWELL MAKOMBE

North-West University, South Africa

United Kingdom – North America – Japan – India – Malaysia – China

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About the Authors

Kunle Musbaudeen Oparinde is a Research Associate in the Institute of Systems Science at the Durban University of Technology, South Africa. He is an interdisciplinary researcher with interests in areas such as communication, sociolinguistics, discourse analysis, decolonisation, and higher education. He has published several articles in reputable journals as well as book chapters. He is the pioneer editor of the African Journal of Inter/Multidisciplinary Studies (AJIMS). He is a rated researcher with the National Research Foundation (NRF) in South Africa.

Rodwell Makombe is Professor in the Department of English at the North-West University, South Africa. He is a previous fellow of the African Humanities Program (AHP), the University of Michigan Presidential Scholars Fellowship (UMAPS) and the British Academy fellowship, completed at the University of Oxford, with Prof Elleke Boehmer as host. He has also been awarded the Humboldt Fellowship for Experienced Researchers (2024–2026) with the University of Bonn in Germany. His research focuses on postcolonial literary studies, social media, humour, satire, and poetics in literary and cultural texts. He has published several journal articles and two books titled Cultural Texts of Resistance in Zimbabwe: Music, Memes, Media (2021) and Coloniality of Migrancy in African Diasporic Literatures (2023, co-authored).