- Professor of History, University of Limpopo
Prof Chitja Twala is a professor of history (Department of Cultural and Political Studies) at the University of Limpopo (UL) and former vice-dean (Faculty of the Humanities) at the University of the Free State (UFS). He holds a PhD (history) from the same university. Twala has a substantial publication record on the history of the liberation movements. He is the author of 11 chapters (co-authored four). He is the recipient of Mellon Foundation and National Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS) grants. His scholarship was also enhanced by the following visiting/research fellowships: Harvard University (USA); Kwame Nkrumah Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana (Accra); and the University of California, Los Angeles (USA).
Experience
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–presentAssociate Professor of History, University of the Free State
Education
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2010University of the Free State (Bloemfontein Campus), PhD, History
Publications
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2021Journal of Southern African Studies, Bargain with land: Borders, Bantustans, and Sovereignty
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2013The Road to Democracy in South Africa (Book Chapter), The ANC and the politics of the Free State
Honours
Had Research Fellowships at the Kwame Nkrumah Institute of African Studies (Ghana), Harvard University (USA), and Department of History and Africa Studies, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), (USA)
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- Location: Polokwane, South Africa
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