Assistant Professor in Politics and International Relations,
I graduated with a PhD in African Studies from the University of Edinburgh in 2017 and subsequently had two post-doctoral research fellowships at the University of Birmingham and the University of Sheffield.
I have previously taught modules related to African Politics, Politics of International Development, Human Rights, Global Security, Sexual and Gender-based Violence, Peace and Conflict Studies in the… read more
I currently have two strands of research. The first explores the relationship how humour both instigates and mitigates violence in everyday life and the ongoing consequences of these interactions in… read more
I am interested in supervising students who want to work on the following topics, particularly in Africa :
Peace and Conflict Studies
Gender
Popular Culture
Other
I have previously taught modules related to African Politics, Politics of International Development, Human Rights, Global Security, Sexual and Gender-based Violence, Peace and Conflict Studies in the Global South and International Relations
I currently have two strands of research. The first explores the relationship how humour both instigates and mitigates violence in everyday life and the ongoing consequences of these interactions in sub-Saharan Africa. The second focuses on how women navigate violent experiences and how they engage with both formal and informal justice systems in Sierra Leone.
I am currently a Co-Investigator on an AHRC project entitled "Performing Arts and Social Violence" which examines how the performing arts (comedy, theatre and dance) can be used to open up spaces for discussion about Sexual and Gender-based Violence in Sierra Leone and South Africa.
My previous research looked at local transitional justice and peacebuilding in Sierra Leone. It explored the ways in which people appropriated local transitional justice programs in everyday life to enact their own notions of peace and justice.
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