Retraction Notice: “Queer Sexualities and the Reconstruction of Alternative Modes of Being in Kenyan Society in the Film Rafiki”

Abstract

We, the Editors and Publishers of Imbizo: International Journal of African Literary and Comparative Studies, have retracted the following article:

Mokaya, Gloria Kemunto, and Charles Kebaya. 2022. “Queer Sexualities and the Reconstruction of Alternative Modes of Being in Kenyan Society in the Film Rafiki”. Imbizo 13 (2): #11120. https://doi.org/10.25159/2663-6565/11120

Following its publication, it was brought to our attention that this article contains significant overlap with the following thesis:

Eils, Marc Sebastian. 2020. “Queer Kenyan Cinema: An analysis of the films Stories of Our Lives (2014) by Jim Chuchu and Rafiki (2018) by Wanuri Kahiu.” Master’s thesis, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. https://doi.org/10.18452/22918

We have been informed in our decision-making by our policy on publishing ethics and integrity and the COPE guidelines on retractions. The cover page only of the retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked as “Retracted.”