I am a social-cultural anthropologist researching urbanism and politics in southern Africa with a particular focus on Angola. My work investigates how political practices and affiliations are shaped by urban interventions.
Experience
2016–present
Lecturer, Department of Anthropology and Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
2014–2016
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Anthropology, University of the Witwatersrand
Education
2014
University of Chicago, PhD, Anthropology
2007
University of Basel, MA, African Studies
2006
University of Cape Town, BA (Honours), HIstory
2004
University of Cape Town, B.Soc.Sci, History and Politics
Publications
2020
Urban States: The Presidency and Planning in Luanda, Angola, International Journal of Urban and Regional Research
2017
Aesthetic Dissent: Urban Redevelopment and Political Belonging in Luanda, Angola, Antipode
2017
Cement Citizens: Housing, Demolition, and Political Belonging in Luanda, Angola, Citizenship Studies
2015
Thinking Futures through the Slum, The Avery Review
2014
“ Vamos Construir ! “ : Revendications Foncières Et Géographie Du Pouvoir À Luanda, Angola, Politique Africaine