UJO/FEAR

Abstract

IJEOMA OPARA is currently a PhD Candidate in Political Science at Stellenbosch University in South Africa, under the auspices of the SARChi Chair in Gender Politics. Her PhD project looks into the construction of black femme postfeminist identity in South Africa. After being awarded the Mandela Rhodes Scholarship in 2017, she went on to complete her Master’s in International Relations at the University of Cape Town. She is also a freelance creative writer and research consultant with a keen interest in African politics, migration studies, identity politics, and feminist studies. Email: ijeomaopara@gmail.com