Chris Broodryk
Chris Broodryk is Associate Professor in the School of the Arts, University of Pretoria, where he was Chair of Drama from 2019–2022. He is editor of the volume “Public Intellectuals in South Africa: Critical Voices from the Past” (Wits University Press, https://www.witspress.co.za/page/detail/Public-Intellectuals-in-South-Africa/?K=9781776146895), and has recently contributed to more popular publications on public intellectualism such “The Fabric of Dissent” (2020) and “Textures of Defiance” (2023). He is the editor of a special themed issue of “Tydskrif vir Letterkunde” (https://www.ajol.info/index.php/tvl) on ‘New Afrikaans-language Cinemas’ (forthcoming). His research interests include South African cinema, writing, and social media studies. He teaches screenwriting, genre studies and counter-discourses in film and performance for the Drama programme in the School of the Arts.