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Dr. Palesa Rose Nqambaza-Lebea

Dr. Palesa Rose Nqambaza-Lebea

Dr. Palesa Nqambaza is an essayist and researcher whose work sits at the intersections of gender and race studies within the context of South African political history. Her work draws from indigenous epistemologies and various Black cultural forms to explore the intellectual and political dimensions of contemporary South Africa. Her current core project is an intellectual archaeology of South African feminist traditions. She is a CDTA Postdoctoral fellow at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, and a recipient of the ARUA Early Career Fellowship, based at the Notions of Identity, Centre of Excellence.

Home Institution

University of the Witwatersrand

Host Institution & Centre of Excellence

Makerere University, Centre of Excellence in Notions of Identity

Education

PhD Political Studies, MA Political Science and International Relations, BA Politics

Research Topic

Gender Discourse and the Strategic Re-entry of White Women Intellectuals into Black Politics in Apartheid South Africa

Email

palesa.nqambaza@wits.ac.za

ORCiD link

Blog Article