Xenophobia in Niq Mhlongo’s Dog Eat Dog and Kopano Matlwa’s Period Pain

Xenophobia has been thematized in South African literature by post-apartheid novelists, and they addressed it different manners. Two authors who dealt with the issue of xenophobia are Niq Mhlongo Kopano Matlwa their novels Dog Eat Period Pain, respectively. This paper aims to examine how portray explore ways employ neutralize xenophobia. The also discusses causes pointed out novels. Therefore, a critical analysis made writer using detailed reading textual evidence. indicates that Africans view black foreigners as job stealers, criminals, drug dealers, witches, bringers disease. writers infused foreign characters on debunk negative stereotype attempted featuring non-xenophobic protagonists. article concludes reveal role media scapegoating hypothesis