Ms Zoë Elizabeth Molver, Academic Co-ordinator at University of KwaZulu-Natal’s Centre for Communication, Media and Society (CCMS) received her PhD on April 21. Registered in the Department of English, her thesis was titled: Harold Strachan in Context: Guerilla Artist, Writer.
Drawing on unique archival documents, including State Security files and the transcript of the1965 Rand Daily Mail Perjury Trial, Ms Molver’s thesis is the first critical evaluation of the writing of Harold Strachan. Born in 1925, Strachan is one of the most remarkable figures in recent South African history, his life intersecting with many of the key figures in the liberation struggle during the 1960s and ‘70s. One of the appendices of the thesis comprises DVDs of six films on Strachan co-produced by journalist, writer and filmmaker, Dr David Basckin.
