- Professor of English Studies, University of South Africa
I am an experienced researcher who works in the intersection between literature, culture and gender studies. I have published articles on gender in/and science fiction, fantasy, poetry and film, as well as on gendered cultural practices in South Africa. I am the editor of an academic journal, Transections: A Journal of Culture, Literature and Language, and a member of the steering group of the International Society for the Study of Gender and Love.
Experience
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–presentHead of the Institute for Gender Studies, University of South Africa
Education
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1996Unisa, DLitt et Phil/ Englislh
Grants and Contracts
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2018
- Role:
- Head of the Institute for Gender Studies
- Funding Source:
- National Research Foundation
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- Research supervision
- Location: Pretoria, South Africa
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