Vasu Reddy

He completed a BA, BA (Hons) and a Higher Diploma in Education at the University of Natal (Durban), a master’s degree in comparative literature at Wits University, and a PhD in gender studies from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He began his career in languages, comparative literature, and gender studies as a lecturer at the same institution in 1993, before moving through the ranks as senior lecturer, associate professor, honorary professor, and research fellow. He was also Executive Director of the Human and Social Development Research Programme at the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) before joining the University of Pretoria as a Professor of Sociology and Dean of the Faculty of the Humanities for two terms from 2015.