Head of Department
Qualifications: MSocSc (UKZN), PhD (SU)
Position: Associate Professor and Masters & PhD Coordinator
Email: emayeza@uwc.ac.za
Biography
Prof Emmanuel Mayeza, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of the Western Cape. He is a C2 NRF-rated researcher. He is currently interested in qualitative research with young people, specifically focusing on the constructions of gender identities and sexualities from early years. He is also doing research on gender violence and interventions against it in and around educational spaces in South Africa.
Prof Mayeza invites students interested in researching the following themes: Gender identities, sexualities, gender violence among children and young people, schooling, and qualitative research.
Follow Prof Mayeza's scholarship on the following platform: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4551-7399
Selected publications
- Emmanuel Mayeza and Seipati Mosia (2024). Vulnerable and resilient masculinities among schoolboys heading homes in South Africa. Boyhood Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 17(1): 41–59. https://doi.org/10.3167/bhs.2024.170104
- Emmanuel Mayeza (2024). Homophobic Violence in African Primary Schools. In: Allen, L. and Rasmussen, M. L. (eds.), The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Sexuality Education (pp.1– 9). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95352-2_97-1
- Emmanuel Mayeza (2023). ‘He calls me babe, he says I’m sexy’: Girls, boys and sexualities in the early years. In: Bhana, D.; Xu, Y.; & Adriany, V. (eds.), Gendered and Sexual Norms in Global South Early Childhood Education: Understanding Normative Discourses in Post-Colonial Contexts (pp. 16–33).
- Routledge. 10.4324/9781003211600-2 Ndumiso D. Ngidi and Emmanuel Mayeza (2023): Adultification, Neglect, and Sexual Abuse at Home: Selected Narratives of Orphaned Girls in KwaMashu, South Africa, Children & Society, 37(6):2087-2101. https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12691
- Emmanuel Mayeza (2022): Rape culture: sexual intimidation and partner rape among youth in sexually diverse relationships, Sexualities. 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1177/13634607221144618
- Emmanuel Mayeza (2022): LGBTPQ Youth Negotiating Access to Sexual Health Education and Resources in a Rural South African University, Journal of Homosexuality. 69(8): 1449-1465. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2021.1912559
Academic Staff
Qualifications: MSocSc (UKZN), PhD (SU)
Position: Associate Professor and Masters & PhD Coordinator
Email: emayeza@uwc.ac.za
Prof Mayeza invites students interested in researching the following themes: Gender identities, sexualities, gender violence among children and young people, schooling, qualitative research.
Follow Prof Mayeza's scholarship on the following platform: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4551-7399
Position: Associate Professor and Masters & PhD Coordinator
Email: emayeza@uwc.ac.za
Biography
Prof Emmanuel Mayeza, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of the Western Cape. He is a C2 NRF-rated researcher. He is currently interested in qualitative research with young people, specifically focusing on the constructions of gender identities and sexualities from early years. He is also doing research on gender violence and interventions against it in and around educational spaces in South Africa.Prof Mayeza invites students interested in researching the following themes: Gender identities, sexualities, gender violence among children and young people, schooling, qualitative research.
Follow Prof Mayeza's scholarship on the following platform: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4551-7399
Selected publications
- Emmanuel Mayeza and Seipati Mosia (2024). Vulnerable and resilient masculinities among schoolboys heading homes in South Africa. Boyhood Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal, 17(1): 41–59. https://doi.org/10.3167/bhs.2024.170104
- Emmanuel Mayeza (2024). Homophobic Violence in African Primary Schools. In: Allen, L. and Rasmussen, M. L. (eds.), The Palgrave Encyclopedia of Sexuality Education (pp.1– 9). Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95352-2_97-1
- Emmanuel Mayeza (2023). ‘He calls me babe, he says I’m sexy’: Girls, boys and sexualities in the early years. In: Bhana, D.; Xu, Y.; & Adriany, V. (eds.), Gendered and Sexual Norms in Global South Early Childhood Education: Understanding Normative Discourses in Post-Colonial Contexts (pp. 16–33). Routledge. 10.4324/9781003211600-2
- Ndumiso D. Ngidi and Emmanuel Mayeza (2023): Adultification, Neglect, and Sexual Abuse at Home: Selected Narratives of Orphaned Girls in KwaMashu, South Africa, Children & Society, 37(6):2087-2101. https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12691
- Emmanuel Mayeza (2022): Rape culture: sexual intimidation and partner rape among youth in sexually diverse relationships, Sexualities. 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1177/13634607221144618
- Emmanuel Mayeza (2022): LGBTPQ Youth Negotiating Access to Sexual Health Education and Resources in a Rural South African University, Journal of Homosexuality. 69(8): 1449-1465. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2021.1912559
Qualifications: BSW (Social Work), MPhil (UCT), PhD (SU)
Position: Honours Coordinator
Email: tmakhetha@uwc.ac.za
Makhetha's research interests include: (i) The Sociology of Education (with a focus on Schooling Communities; Schooling inequalities in South Africa; Early Childhood Learning; and Social Justice/ Anti-Oppressive Pedagogies), (ii) The Construction and Performance of Social Identities (with a focus on how race, masculinities, sexuality, and age intersect), (iii) The Practise of Social Research (with a focus on de/anti-colonial research methodologies, research ethics with vulnerable and 'at risk' populations such as children and youth).
Makhetha invites students interested in researching any of the above mentioned themes.
Follow his scholarship on the following platform: ORCID ID - https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7742-0618
Position: Honours Coordinator
Email: tmakhetha@uwc.ac.za
Biography
Trevor Makhetha is a Lecturer in the Department of Sociology. He holds a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) and an MPhil specialising in Criminal Justice from the University of Cape Town, and a PhD in Sociology from Stellenbosch University.Makhetha's research interests include: (i) The Sociology of Education (with a focus on Schooling Communities; Schooling inequalities in South Africa; Early Childhood Learning; and Social Justice/ Anti-Oppressive Pedagogies), (ii) The Construction and Performance of Social Identities (with a focus on how race, masculinities, sexuality, and age intersect), (iii) The Practise of Social Research (with a focus on de/anti-colonial research methodologies, research ethics with vulnerable and 'at risk' populations such as children and youth).
Makhetha invites students interested in researching any of the above mentioned themes.
Follow his scholarship on the following platform: ORCID ID - https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7742-0618
Selected publications
- Makhetha, T and Francis, D.A (2021). Acting on Sexuality Education: An Ethnography of How Young Coloured Men Construct and Perform Gender and Sexuality in and Outside The Sexuality Education Classroom . Journal of Educational Studies, Vol 2021, Special Issue 1: 8-22. https://journals.co.za/doi/full/10.10520/ejc-jeds_v2021_nsi1_a2
- Makhetha, T (2018). “Researching Troublesome Masculinities and Schooling: Critical Ethnographic Reflections. In Gender, sex and race in research and pedagogical practices with young people: Transnational and intersectional perspectives on Gender, Sex, and Race. In Shefer, Hearn, Ratele, Boonzaier (Eds). Routledge: London. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781315270470-16/researching-troublesome-masculinities-schooling-trevor-mcarthur
- Makhetha, T (2015). “Homophobic Violence in a Northern Cape School: Learners Confront the Issue”. Agenda: Empowering Women for gender equity, Volume 29, Issue 3: 1-7. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10130950.2015.1056587
- Makhetha, T (2015). “Men and Masculinities in Contemporary China”. NORMA: International Journal for Masculinity Studies, Volume 10, Issue 2: 185 -187.
Dr Spicer
Administrative Staff
Qualifications: BA (UWC), BTech (CPUT)
Position: Administrator
Position: Administrator
