- George Shire
George Shire is a Zimbabwean political analyst and cultural critic who lives in London in the
United Kingdom .He has appeared in the UK media offering his personal opinion on the causes of the political and economic situation in
Zimbabwe . [cite news |url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2003/feb/07/foreignpolicy.zimbabwe |title=Stop treating Zimbabwe like a pariah |publisher=The Guardian|date=2003-03-07 |accessdate = 2008-03-27] In these articles he blames Britain for Zimbabwe's economic situation and defends the Zimbabwean land reform process.He describes himself as a Pan-Africanist sympathetic to the political institutions that grew out of the anti-colonial struggles and wars of liberation in
Southern Africa Fact|date=March 2008.He has written numerous articles that have appeared in the state sponsored Herald newspaper, where he has expressed support for
ZANU (PF) 's policies and professed his support ofRobert Mugabe 's regime [cite news |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200803260200.html |title=Tsvangirai to Damage Country |publisher=The Herald (Zimbabwe)|date=2008-03-26 |accessdate = 2008-03-27]He was also seen at a pro-Mugabe rally held in
Lisbon at the EU-Africa summit in 2007. [cite news |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200712140740.html?page=2|title=Muckraker - Giving Colonisers A Good Name|publisher=Zimbabwe Independent|date=2007-12-14 |accessdate = 2008-03-27]In the United Kingdom he is closely linked to "Soundings" - the journal of culture and politics. He has written articles for the Guardian Newspaper, the
New African Times,BBC Focus on Africa, and Africa Business MonthlyFact|date=March 2008.Shire has for more than 20 years taught and worked in further and
higher education institutions in the United Kingdom in the fields of access andwidening participation , English andcultural studies and has research interests invisual culture and post colonial studies. He is currently a Senior Lecturer at Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design,University of the Arts London Fact|date=March 2008. He previously worked for the Open University (UK) as a regional academic advisor, as a policy development officer, and as a coordinator of widening participation projectsFact|date=March 2008.External links
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,890788,00.html Article] in
The Guardian
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1874783.stm Article ] onBBC websiteReferences
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