Jacob Cloete

Jacob Cloete is a filmmaker, photographer and researcher. Born and raised in a small town called Bitterfontein in South Africa, Jacob developed his love for writing and film. He bought his first camera while he was a South African Defence Force soldier in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and since then never looked back. He attended the University of the Western Cape (UWC), where he graduated with his PhD in Political Science. His work feeds into a growing global scholarship on the politics of belonging, which is reflected in South Africa’s xenophobic response and Europe’s anti-immigration and anti-refugee policies.

Education
University of the Western Cape
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Political Science and Government
2014 - 2018

Thesis Title:

The Politics of Belonging and/or a Contest for Survival: Rethinking the Conflict in North and South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

University of the Western Cape
Master's Degree in Political Science and Government
2011 - 2013

University of the Western Cape
Bachelor's of Administration Honours in Political Science and Government

Activities and Societies: Mentoring Programme, UWC Futsal

I did public administration and political studies at undergrad and continued with political studies to PhD level.