49: In Conversation with SA’s Youngest Dean

Prof Thabo Msibi, is South Africa’s youngest Dean and Head of School at the University of KwaZulu Natal. Kholeka Shange caught up with him and they spoke at length on various themes ranging from transformation in Higher Education, mentorship, issues of gender and sexuality, and African scholarship.

In the interview, Prof Msibi cautions against creating a narrative which implies that young academics are completely disempowered. Msibi says his achievements are proof that if given equal opportunities, young academics have much to offer in academia and can excel.

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Books

• Msibi T (2016, forthcoming). Hidden Sexualities of South African Teachers. New York: Routledge.

Selected Journals Articles

• Msibi, T. (2014). Contextualising ‘dirty work’: A response to Janice Irvine (2014). Sexualities. http://sex.sagepub.com/content/17/5-6/669.short
• Msibi, T. (2014). Is current theorising on same-sex sexuality relevant to the African context?. Pambazuka News, 667, accessible through http://www.pambazuka.org/en/category/features/90723 . ISNISSN 1753-6839 http://www.pambazuka.net/en/category/features/90723/print
• Msibi, T. (2013). Review Acting on HIV: Using Drama to Create Possibilities for Change. Power and Education, 5(3), pp. 334-336. http://dx.doi.org/10.2304/power.2013.5.3.330
• Msibi, T. (2013). Denied love: same-sex desire, agency and social oppression among African men who engage in same-sex relations. Agenda . 27(2), pp. 105-116 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10130950.2013.811014#.VG9CBWeRF6Y
• Msibi, T. (2013). Queering the transformation of higher education in South Africa. Perspectives in education. 31(2), pp. 65-73. http://reference.sabinet.co.za/sa_epublication_article/persed_v31_n2_a8

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Simbarashe Honde