Dr Monica Fernandes
Lecturer in Modern African History
Marie Johoda 225
- Email: monica.fernandes@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 266147
- Politics
- Politics and History
- Social and Political Sciences
Summary
I am a scholar specialising in modern African history and transnational women's activism.
I have a BA in Psychology from the Rand Afrikaans University, BA Honours degrees in History and Political Science from the University of Johannesburg in South Africa, a MA degree in International Conflict Analysis from Kent University, and a PhD from СʪÃÃÊÓƵ London. I am also a Senior Fellow of Advance HE, and my research interests include transnational women’s activism, African history, and gender and race in South Africa.
Qualifications
- PhD History- “Beyond borders: A Transnational History of the Black Sash and FEDSAW, c. 1952 -62”, СʪÃÃÊÓƵ London, UK.
- MA International Conflict Analysis, University of Kent, UK.
- BA Honours Degree Political Science, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
- BA Honours Degree Historical Studies, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.
- BA Psychology, Rand Afrikaans University, South Africa.
Responsibility
October 2023- present: Co-lead of the African Studies Research Group
July 2023- present: Elected member of the University Senate
July 2023- present: UG Dissertation Convenor in the Politics and History Division
I'm also the module lead for:
- PX2609- History of the Women’s Movement in the West
- PP3617- Long Walk to Freedom: The Rise and Fall of Apartheid in South Africa
Newest selected publications
Fernandes, MG. (2015) ''. New Contree, 73 (73). pp. 181 - 198. ISSN: 0379-9867