Staff
Academic Staff
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Prof. Sandra Swart
Departmental Chair
History PhD programme co-ordinator
Research interests:
- Anthropocene
- Animal History
- Environmental History
- Socio-environmental history of southern Africa
- The shifting relationship between humans and animals
Dr Sishuwa Sishuwa
Senior Lecturer
History Society co-ordinator
Research interests:
Political history of southern Africa, particularly Malawi, Namibia, and Zambia
Ethnicity
Historical biography
Populism
Racial nationalism
Challenges of state sovereignty and political sustainability in national and regional contexts
Dr Justin Pearce
Senior Lecturer
History Honours programme co-ordinator
Research interests:
- Southern African political history, particularly Angola and Mozambique
- The Global Cold War
- Ideology, political identities and international connections in anti-colonial struggles
- Civil war, post-war politics and peace building
Dr Thembani Dube
Senior Lecturer
History Society co-ordinator
Research interests:
- The precolonial African past
- Issues of identity and belonging
- Social and political history
- Minority groups
Dr Chet Fransch
Lecturer
MA (History) programme co-ordinator
Research interests:
- Histories of sexual violence
- Gender and race
- The Coloured community, forced removals and citizenship
- Legal histories
Dr Esté Kotzé
Lecturer
Research interests:
- Gender in wartime
- Archival studies
- The Dutch Reformed Church
- Poor whites and poor relief
Administrative Staff
Ms Leschelle Morkel
Departmental administrator
Ms Nozi Daphula
Assistant A