Joan Hambidge

Joan Hambidge (born 11 September 1956) is South African poet, literary theorist and academic. She is a prolific poet in the Afrikaans language. Her theoretic contributions deal mainly with Roland Barthes, deconstruction, postmodernism, psychoanalysis and metaphysics. Quotes I try as a writer, to simply get on with the act of writing. Joan said this during an interview I do think on one level it’s simply unavoidable. Joan said this during an interview If you read widely you cannot avoid the work of other writers permeating your work. Joan said this during an interview The threat of violence is pervasive. Joan said this during an interview It’s a strange landscape. Polemics, if you could call it that, sometimes verges on the prescriptive, and at other times seems rather conservative. Joan said this during an interview I’m trained as a graphic designer, so in some respects I’m a visual person first. For me, the visual shape a poem assumes on paper is critical to the creative process. Joan said this during an interview External Links Category:Living people Category:Women authors from South Africa Category:1956 births Category:Poets from South Africa Category:Women academics from South Africa