Dr Monica Fernandes
Lecturer in Modern African History

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 Brunel University 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”, Brunel University 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