Bodies of Knowledge: Children and Childhoods in Health and Affliction

Efua Prah’s research reflects her interests in theorisations in African critical thought, African migration studies, adolescent and childhood studies, and maternal and reproductive health. She currently works at the University of Stellenbosch in the department of sociology and social anthropology. She has had over 20 years’ experience in various capacities – Social Justice Activist, Lecturer, Public Health and Health Systems Research Consultant, Social Science Researcher, Facilitator and Teacher, which have allowed her to strengthen her critical thinking and application skills, successfully engaging with various audiences, both large and small. Her publication record covers a broad spectrum of social and public health issues, from the study of children and childhoods, migratory sociopolitics, health systems research, to critical race theory and gender dynamics. She is also the co-founder and owner of BlueFootPrint Productions, a film company based in Cape Town where she works as a videographer making documentary films.

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Susan Levine is Professor and Head of Anthropology at The University of Cape Town. Passionate about teaching in South Africa’s dynamic higher education landscape, Susan has dedicated her career to drafting and re-drafting course curricula in medical anthropology, visual anthropology, and Health Humanities, and leads a MOOC on Future Learn’s Platform called Medicine and the Arts. She is the director of Anthropology’s new interdisciplinary MA Programme, Health Humanities and the Arts, which is a one year degree program that includes artists, musicians, health and humanities practitioners to address health inequalities across the African continent and African diaspora. Susan is the author of Children of a Bitter Harvest (BestRed/HSRC), editor of Medicine and the Politics of Knowledge (HSRC), and At the foot of the Volcano: Reflections on Teaching at a South African University (BestRed/HSCR). Susan is the recipient of UCT’s Distinguished Teachers Award and an advocate for classroom learning as a critical space for crafting health, race, and gender justice.

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