Executive Council

Shannon Morreira is an Associate Professor at the University of Cape Town.  Her research centres on the impact of coloniality on knowledge systems, including human rights law and alternative forms of justice; land use; migration; and higher education. She was editor of the Anthropology Southern Africa Journal from 2015 to 2019; and is currently an editor of Critical African Studies. She has been a member of the Anthropology Southern Africa Association since 2008 and is strongly committed to strengthening anthropology in the region, particularly in terms of supporting emerging scholars in their work.