The call for papers for the 8th European Conference on African Studies (ECAS) themed ‘Africa: Connections and Disruptions’, is now open with the deadline for abstracts being Monday, 21 January 2019 (11pm CET).
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maHp’s postdoctoral fellow B Camminga has been selected as one of the Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans for 2018.
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A consistent aspect of method:visual:explore projects (MoVE) has been the partnerships that create the conditions necessary for various projects to occur. Most MoVE projects usually occur in some partnership with a specialist social organisation, and sometimes, with another research body. This post takes stock of some of these connections.
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Ntokozo Yingwana (current since 2017, PhD in Migration and Displacement)
Dissertation: Queering Sex Work and Mobility in Southern Africa: How does migration/mobility/movement influence gendered sexualities in sex work?
Supervisor: Jo Vearey, B Camminga and Danai Mupotsa
“Could you tell me what the difference is between a sex worker and someone who sells sex?” asks a member of the audience. “Well, we argue that some of these migrant women do not necessarily label themselves as a sex worker.
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