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Lupenga Mphande

Social Sciences · The Ohio State University

Established · publishing since 1989

Publications

22

Citations

113

Est. group size

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

37

Publishing since 1989

Research summary
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Lupenga Mphande's research focuses on African literature and culture, with particular attention to Malawian and Southern African poetry, indigenous aesthetic traditions, and questions of identity, gender, and sexuality in African contexts. The work draws on postcolonial and cultural literary studies as well as African history to examine how African writers and cultural forms express authenticity and social meaning. This is a humanities-oriented body of work suited to students interested in African literary and cultural studies.

African literature and poetryPostcolonial and cultural studiesMalawian and Southern African studiesGender and sexuality in African contextsAfrican history and identity

Publication output has been sparse and irregular over the last decade, with several years showing no recorded output and a small uptick in 2025.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.4/year recently
1718192020: 1 publication202021: 1 publication212223242025: 2 publications22526
Publishes in
  • Journal of Southern African Studies×1
  • Africa’s global engagement×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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