Dr. P. Chiridza

Academic Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy degree in Journalism (University of Johannesburg, South Africa, 2022)
• Master of Arts degree in Communications and Media Studies (University of Zimbabwe)
• BA Honours in English (University of Zimbabwe)
• Diploma in Media and Communications (University of Zimbabwe).

Research Interests

Dr. Peter Chiridza research interests are; social media studies, political communication, digital journalism and multimedia communication.

Selected Publications:

• Chiridza, P, Chirambaguwa,W & Mukungurutse, S.Y. (2015) Zimbabwe’s Politics of Violence as shown in Music from the Liberation Struggle to the Post Independent State, Asian Journal of Humanities and Social Studies (ISSN: 2321 – 2799) Volume 03 – Issue 04.
• Sigauke,E.; Katsaruware,D.; Chiridza, P.; Saidi,T. (2015), African Traditional Cultural Values and Beliefs: A Driving Force to Natural Resource Management: A Study of Makonde
• Chiridza, P, Yorodani, J, Sigauke, E, Katsaruware, R.D. (2016) Social media and the society: A case study of WhatsApp in Zimbabwe. New Media and Mass Communication                                                                                                                                              www.iiste.org ISSN 2224-3267 (Paper) ISSN 2224-3275 (Online).
• Peter Chiridza, Elliot Muchena, & Washington Chirambaguwa. (2016), Examining The Potential For Violence In Zimbabwe’s Politics In The Post 2014 ZANU PF Congress Era, Global Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Vol.4, No.3, pp.39-45.
• Katsaruware, R. D; Sigauke, E and Chiridza, P. (2016), the role of Central Business District (CBD) Vendors in livelihood development, Southern Peace Review Journal.
• Chirambaguwa, W & Chiridza, P. (2017) A Fine Stalemate: Cultural Decolonisation and Imperialism’s Deadlock in Gomo’s: A Fine Madness, Greener Journal of Language and Literature Research, ISSN: 2384-6402, Vol. 3 (1), pp. 001-012
• Yorodani, J, Chiridza, P & Muchena, E. (2017) Community Radio Stations: The Missing Link in Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio-Economic Transformation (ZimAsset), Greener Journal of Internet, Information and Communication Systems,  ISSN: 2354-2373        Vol. 3 (1), pp. 001-008.
• Chiridza, P & Chitsamatanga, J. (2017) Examining the Place and Scope of Social Media in Contemporary Zimbabwe Politics, Greener Journal of Internet, Information and Communication Systems, ISSN: 2354-2373, Vol. 3 (2), pp. 014-019.
• Chiridza, P, Linde, K, & Muchena, E. (2017), Exploring Perceptions of Online Readers of Newsday And The Herald on Media Representations of War Veterans In Zimbabwe’s Politics In The Year 2016. IOSR Journal of Humanities and Social Science (IOSR-JHSS) Volume 22, Issue 5, Ver. 4, PP 57-62 e-ISSN: 2279-0837, p-ISSN: 2279-0845. www.iosrjournals.orgContact detailsEmail Address: chiridzap@zou.ac.zwMobile: +263773 533 382

  Telephone: +263 6721 4050/6106/9345-7

  Physical Address: Zimbabwe Open University, Faculty of Arts, Culture and Heritage Studies, Department of Languages and Literature, Mashonaland West Regional Campus, 5425 Glassglow Industrial Site, Chinhoyi, Zimbabwe.