Department of Religious Studies and Arabic
Dr LP Khuzwayo-Magwaza
| College of Human Sciences | |
|---|---|
| School of Humanities | |
| Department: Religious Studies and Arabic | |
| Senior Lecturer | |
| Tel: | 012 429 4341 |
| E-mail: | mkasilp@unisa.ac.za |
Qualifications
PHD
Currently teaching
RST1501 &RST1502
Fields of academic interests
- Gender and sexualities
- African Traditional Religion (s)
- Indigenous knowledge systems
Field of Specialisation
- Gender, African Indigenous Religion and African homosexuality or indigenised same sexualities
Journal articles
Article “A Threat to Zulu Patriarchy and the Continuation of Community”: Traditional
Healing as Sacred Safe Space for Female Sangomas in Same Sex Relationships.
African Same Sexualities and Indigenous Knowledge: Creating a Space for
Dialogue within Patriarchy
Virginity-testing in South Africa: A Taylorian reflection
The “closet” and “out of the closet” Versus “private space and “public space”:
Indigenous knowledge system as the key to understanding same-sex sexualities
in rural communities"
Paper presentations
Indigenised same-sexualities and African Traditional Religion: 2017
Innovation in Tuition 2018
African Indigenous Same-sex Sexualities in a democratic society: 2020
Professional positions, fellowships & awards
Senior Lecturer
Projects
Challenging homo/trans/inter-phobias in our society: Gender diverse, and gender none conforming sexual identities ‘LGBTIQA+’ community and Family support project in KZN (Durban central & Pietermaritzburg central)