Department of Sociology

Mr TB Maake

College of Human Sciences
School of Social Sciences
Department: Sociology
Lecturer
Tel: 012 429 6576
E-mail: emaaketb@unisa.ac.za

Qualifications

Fields of academic interests

  • Gender & Sexualities
  • Masculine Workplaces
  • Masculinities
  • Intersectionality
  • Heteronormativity
  • LGBTIQ+ Identities

Journal articles

Maake, TB. 2024. ‘Sexuality Research During a National Lockdown: Reflexive Notes and Lessons from my Ph.D. Fieldwork’. The Qualitative Report, 29(2): 450-463.

Maake, TB. 2023. ‘‘Are there Gay Men in the Mines?’ Towards Unsettling the Heteronormative Male Occupational Culture in Mining’. African Journal of Career Development, 5(1): 1-9.

Maake, TB. 2023. ‘Intersectional Masculinities in Heteronormative Spaces: Exploring Power and Privilege amongst Gay Men in South Africa’. Gender Questions, 11(1): 1-20.

Maake, TB, Rugunanan P and Smuts L. 2023. ‘Negotiating and Managing Gay Identities in Multiple Heteronormative Spaces: The Experiences of Black Homosexual Mineworkers in South Africa’. Journal of Homosexuality, 70(6): 1138-1161.

Maake, TB. 2022. ‘A Quantitative Inquiry into South African Undergraduate University Students’ Perceptions of Religiously Sanctioned Homophobia’. Open Journal for Sociological Studies, 6(2): 67-84.

Maake, TB. 2021. ‘Studying South African Black Gay Men’s Experiences: A First-time Researcher’s Experience of Reflexivity in a qualitative feminist study’. The Qualitative Report, 26(12): 3771-3786.

Professional positions, fellowships & awards

Projects

  • Heteronormativity in South Africa in collaboration with UJ colleagues