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Critical Studies in Sexualities and Reproduction research programme at Rhodes University

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The book is available on open access here: https://t.co/xdGpkaTHKf

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Dr Godfrey Kangaude presented his new book titled 'Childhood Sexuality and Law: A Feminist Critique from a Malawian Context' (2026). The book is published by Pretoria University Law Press (PULP).

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The book examines how law constructs children as sexual subjects, particularly within the Malawian context. Using feminist poststructuralist theory, Kangaude critiques ideas around childhood innocence, gender, sexual agency, responsibility, protection, and harm.

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Boipelo Madito, PhD candidate at the CSSR presented on “The Experiences of LGBTQIA+ Employees in South African Higher Education Institutions.” #Affinity #LGBTQIA+ #HigherEducation #SouthAfrica #WorkplaceInclusion #CSSR #FutureAfrica #UniversityOfPretoria #RhodesUniversity

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Cassandra Robertson-Ormston presented on “At the Frontline of Empowerment: Mentors, Pastoral Power and the Surveillance of Young Women in an HIV-Prevention Programme.” #Affinity #HIVPrevention #YoungWomen #ReproductiveJustice #PastoralPower #CSSR #FutureAfrica

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Donica Walton, PhD Candidate at the CSSR, presented on “Nurses’ Narratives About Antenatal Care in Relation to Alcohol Use and Intimate Partner Violence During Pregnancy.” #Affinity #ReproductiveJustice #AntenatalCare #AlcoholUse #IntimatePartnerViolence #Pregnancy

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Matsepo Motsetse, PhD Candidate at the CSSR, presented on “Frontline Workers’ Training Manuals: An Analysis of References to Sexual and Reproductive Citizenship.” #Affinity #SexualAndReproductiveCitizenship #ReproductiveJustice #FrontlineWorkers #ReproductiveHealth #CSSR

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Zola Mbinda, PhD Candidate at the CSSR, presented on “Umsebenzi Wabafazi (The Work of Women): The Stories of isiXhosa-Speaking Women Nurses’ Experiences with Contraception.” #Affinity #ReproductiveJustice #Contraception #WomensHealth #IsiXhosa #NursingResearch #CSSR #FutureAfrica

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Dr Megan Reuvers presented on “Resistance and Allyship in Discursive Constructions of Legitimate Pregnancies: A Pregnancy Supportability Approach.” #Affinity #ReproductiveJustice #PregnancySupportability #Pregnancy #ResistanceAndAllyship #CSSR #FutureAfrica #UniversityOfPretoria

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Dr Ulandi Du Plessis presented on “Rethinking Stigma as a Technique of Power: Lessons from Critical Research on Abortion.” #Affinity #ReproductiveJustice #AbortionResearch #Stigma #ReproductiveHealth #CSSR #FutureAfrica #UniversityOfPretoria #RhodesUniversity

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Mandisa Kitunka, PhD Candidate, presented on “Reimagining a More Inclusive Public Discourse: Centring on the Right to Have Children.”
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Professor Tracey Feltham-King presented on “The Government of Teenage Pregnancy in South Africa.” #Affinity #TeenagePregnancy #ReproductiveJustice #ReproductiveHealth #CSSR #FutureAfrica #UniversityOfPretoria #RhodesUniversity

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Hazel Simpo, PhD Candidate at the CSSR, presented her Master’s research titled “Cognitive Interviewing as Epistemic Intervention: Governing Reproduction Through HIV Prevention Messaging in South Africa.” Affinity #ReproductiveJustice #HIVPrevention #ReproductiveHealth #CSSR