Dr Tawona Sithole

Research Associate (School of Education)

Biography

I am Lecturer in Creative Practice Education within the UNESCO Chair in Refugee Integration through Education, Languages and the Arts. In research and teaching I am part of CLIP (Culture, Literacies, Inclusion and Pedagogy)

Better known as Ganyamatope (my ancestral family name) my heritage inspires me to make connections with other people through creativity, and the natural outlook to learn. Educated by assigned teachers through the schooling system, and by natural teachers through ‘pasichigare’ (my ancestors lifestyle), I benefit from having more than one way of knowing/learning. As a result, I find myself playing many roles in creativity and education. I am a poet, playwright, storyteller and musician.

I am co-founder of Seeds of Thought, a non-funded arts group. I write, perform, organise events, run workshops amongst other things. We often collaborate with other writers, artists and musicians.

Through my creative arts expression and experience, I am now involved in education at all levels, and my creative journey continues.

Research interests

Creativity as education/well-being

Creativity, young people and education

Intangible heritage

Creative arts as language

Creative writing, poetry, storytelling, music

Theatre and performance

Publications

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Number of items: 36.

2025

Phipps, A. , Sithole, T. and Yohannes, H. (2025) Language gardens: returning to the poetics found in the linguistic diversity of the land. Journal of Education for Multilingualism, (Accepted for Publication)

2024

Yohannes, H. T. , Phipps, A. and Sitholé, T. (Eds.) (2024) Cultures of Sustainable Peace: Conflict Transformation, Gender-Based Violence, Decolonial Praxes. Multilingual Matters: Bristol • Jackson. ISBN 9781800418349

2023

Sithole, T. (2023) Poem for ASIS&T 2023 Annual Meeting: kuziva mbuya huudzwa (learning comes through listening). 86th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology: Making a Difference: Translating Information Research into Practice, Policy, and Action, London, UK, 27-31 October 2023.

Sithole, T. and Phipps, A. (2023) “I shiver a little, I shudder a little”: gist translation and uncanny bodily knowledges. [Website]

Sithole, T. and Phipps, A. (2023) "I shiver a little, I shudder a little:" Gist Translation and Uncanny Bodily Knowledges. [Performance]

Sithole, T. (2023) Praise praise poetry. In: Chaudry, Samina, Mac an Tuairneir, Marcus and Sharp, Rebecca (eds.) How Do We Talk About Knives: Contemporary Writers in Scotland on Names, Languages and Identity. Matecznik Press: Edinburgh, pp. 30-31. ISBN 9781916084728

Sithole, T. (2023) Seven Hills. In: Strachan, Zoe (ed.) All Along the Edge: Contemporary Voices Explore the Roman Frontier. Rediscovering the Antonine Wall, pp. 68-70. ISBN 9798398298086

Tordzro, G. K. , Sithole, T., Hoogeveen, B., Bradley, L. and Ptolomey, M. (2023) Quilting for manifesting anti-colonial futures with Lisa and Mindy. UNESCO RILA Podcast Episode E48. [Audio]

2022

McCartney, N., Sithole, T., Nada-Rajah, U. and Harrison, B. (2022) Muster Station: Leith. [Performance]

Sitholé, T. (2022) the disease of expertise. Zanj: The Journal of Critical Global South Studies, 5(1/2), pp. 30-34.

Lu, J. and Sitholé, T. (2022) The flow of people matters. Zanj: The Journal of Critical Global South Studies, 5(1/2), pp. 27-29. (doi: 10.13169/zanjglobsoutstud.5.1.0003)

Sitholé, T., Crawley, H., Feyissa, D., Tapsoba, T. A., Meda, M. M., Sangli, G., Yeoh, S. G. and Phipps, A. (2022) The language of migration. Zanj: The Journal of Critical Global South Studies, 5(1/2), pp. 14-26. (doi: 10.13169/zanjglobsoutstud.5.1.0002)

Sithole, T. (2022) A Conversation with Tawona Sithole, Poet and Musician. In: Andrews, Jane and Almohammad, Maryam (eds.) Creating Welcoming Learning Environments: Using Creative Arts Methods in Language Classrooms. Multilingual Matters. ISBN 9781788925785

Sithole, T. (2022) Arc - a poem by Tawona Sithole. [Audio]

Phipps, A. and Sitholé, T. (2022) Interrupting the cognitive empire: keynote drama as cultural justice. Language and Intercultural Communication, 22(3), pp. 391-411. (doi: 10.1080/14708477.2022.2039170)

Sithole, T. (2022) “Seeds of Antiracist Education” – Poem by Tawona Sithole for the Building Racial Literacy Programme. [Audio]

2021

UNESCO, and , (2021) Key recommendations from the Art-Lab review: presented on the 10th of December 2020 during "Art-Lab #4-The imperative of cultural justice: arts for inclusion, equity and human rights". [Research Reports or Papers]

2020

Phipps, A. and Sitholé, T. (2020) Call and response (poetry). In: Shimada, Lia D. (ed.) Migration and Faith Communities: Theologies of Migration and Community. Jessica Kingsley Publishers: London, pp. 90-97. ISBN 9781785923876

Phipps, A. , Sithole, T., Tordzro, N. D. and Tordzro, G. K. (2020) English last: displaced publics and communicating multilingually as social act and art. In: Scandrett, Eurig (ed.) Public Sociology As Educational Practice: Challenges, Dialogues and Counter-Publics. Bristol University Press. ISBN 9781529201406

Andrews, J., Fay, R., Frimberger, K., Tordzro, G. and Sithole, T. (2020) Theorising arts-based collaborative research processes. In: Moore, Emilee, Bradley, Jessica and Simpson, James (eds.) Translanguaging as Transformation: The Collaborative Construction of New Linguistic Realities. Multilingual Matters: Bristol, UK ; Blue Ridge Summit, PA, USA. ISBN 9781788928045

2019

Sitholé, T. (2019) Three poems. Mouth(5), pp. 15-20.

Sithole, T. (2019) Don't doubt drought. Stand, 17(3),

Sithole, T. (2019) Preface: cape coast caper. In: Mietzner, Angelika and Storch, Anne (eds.) Language and Tourism in Postcolonial Settings. Series: Tourism and Cultural Change. Channel View Publications. ISBN 9781845416775

2018

Phipps, A. and Sitholé, T. (2018) The Warriors Who Do Not Fight. Wild Goose Publications: Glasgow. ISBN 9781849526005

Sithole, T. T. and Al Mousawi, T. (2018) Pasichigare: we are nature. [Exhibitions]

Sithole, T. (2018) Something Like Sugarbread. Speculative Books: Glasgow. ISBN 9781999918057

2017

Tordzro, G., Phipps, A. and Sithole, T. (2017) Gedzem Kutrikuku– Resilience – the Production [Documentary Film]. [Audio]

2016

Sithole, T. (2016) Maybe It Is. [Exhibitions]

Sithole, T., Tordzro, G. and Phipps, A. (2016) Broken World, Broken Word - the Production [Film]. [Audio]

2015

Li, L., Majali, S. and Sithole, T. (2015) The Language of Silence. [Exhibitions]

Sithole, T. (2015) Good English [video]. [Audio]

Sithole, T. (2015) A Guide to the Traveller [video]. [Audio]

2012

Sithole, T. T. (2012) Mwana. [Performance] (Unpublished)

Sithole, T. (2012) Ganyamatope In Living Spirit. Seeds of Thought: Glasgow. ISBN 9781873586464

2010

Addington, E., Burns, N., Callaghan, A., Cartwright, S., Coia, C., Edwards, N., Hayes, F., Jamieson, C., Johnson, M., Kerrigan, K., Kim, S., Laing, C., Lane, J., MacInnes, J., Mackay, L., McGugan, C., McPherson, M., Murphy, L., O'Neill, M., Robertson, A., Robertson, L., Sithole, T., Spalding, J., Valentine, J. and Walker, D. (2010) Out There: The Open Museum: Pushing the Boundaries of Museums' Potential. Culture and Sport Glasgow (Glasgow Museums): Glasgow. ISBN 9780902752948

2006

Sithole, T. (2006) Ancient Voices Speak Urban Poetry: Son of Moyo Chirandu. Seeds of Thought: Glasgow.

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