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Myeni, Gladness, Bongephiwe

Faculty: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department: African Language & Culture
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4865-4228
Research Interest(s): Onomastics, Literature, Linguistics, Heritage and culture.
Active Community Engagement: Nelson Mandela children’s funds community engagement project. Career guidance.
Biography: Dr Gladness Bongephiwe Myeni is currently a Lecturer of isiZulu in the department of African Languages and Culture within the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences, at the University of Zululand, South Africa. Her research interests are Onomastics, Sociolinguistics, Heritage and Culture and IsiZulu Literature. Dr Myeni has published widely, and extensively, in high-impact international and national journals and book chapters. Dr Myeni was recognised as an Emerging Researcher through UNIZULU Vice Chancellors Excellence award in 2023. She is a representative of the Department of African Languages and Culture on the Faculty Research Committee (FREC). She is also a committee member of Women research in Social Sciences (WoRiHSS). Dr Myeni serves as an external reviewer for various accredited journals. She currently writing an onomastics book in isiZulu titled “Injula yomlando wesizwe sakwaMkhwanazi eMtubatuba otholakala emagameni: An onomastics approach”, which is funded by UCDP 2023/2024. She has also published few articles on local newspapers such as Isolezwe and Zululand Observer. Dr Myeni has chaired and presented papers at international and national conferences. She has successfully (graduated) doctoral, masters and honours candidates. She has participated in various community engagement events as a guest speaker and keynote address.
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    Navigating the new normal: an exploration of funeral and burial rituals among traditional Zulu people in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
    2022
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    This article explored funeral and burial rituals among Zulu people during the COVID-19pandemic. It reflected on the agency and resilience displayed by Zulu people in their response to the challenges presented by the novel respiratory disease – COVID-19. The study’s novelty is derived from its focus on how funerals are conducted and how the advent of COVID-19 has affected Zulu culture, particularly in reference to funeral and burial rituals. The study is informed by Mary Douglas’ Cultural Theory (1966, 1978). The Cultural Theory explains how people perceive and act upon the world around them. More specifically the theory claims that people’s actions are largely influenced by social aspects and cultural adherence. This exploratory study was conducted in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. An ethnographic methodological approach was employed in this study and data were collected using participant observation. The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic had negative effects on how communities conducted funerals and other cultural rituals. The findings shed light on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Zulu cultural practices that are associated with death and burial rituals.
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