- Senior Lecturer in Anthropology, University of Johannesburg
I am a social-cultural anthropologist researching urbanism and politics in southern Africa with a particular focus on Angola. My work investigates how political practices and affiliations are shaped by urban interventions.
Experience
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2016–presentLecturer, Department of Anthropology and Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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2014–2016Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Anthropology, University of the Witwatersrand
Education
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2014University of Chicago, PhD, Anthropology
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2007University of Basel, MA, African Studies
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2006University of Cape Town, BA (Honours), HIstory
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2004University of Cape Town, B.Soc.Sci, History and Politics
Publications
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2020Urban States: The Presidency and Planning in Luanda, Angola, International Journal of Urban and Regional Research
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2017Aesthetic Dissent: Urban Redevelopment and Political Belonging in Luanda, Angola, Antipode
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2017Cement Citizens: Housing, Demolition, and Political Belonging in Luanda, Angola, Citizenship Studies
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2015Thinking Futures through the Slum, The Avery Review
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2014“ Vamos Construir ! “ : Revendications Foncières Et Géographie Du Pouvoir À Luanda, Angola, Politique Africaine
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- Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
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