Stephanie Wanga
Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Political Science
I am a political theorist with very broad interests. I research and have taught on courses that engage with questions on statehood, anarchism, anarcha-feminism, political economy and comparative politics, philosophy of gender and race, architectural history, Africana philosophy and the history of African political thought.
My academic work is an exciting part of my life, but there are other worlds in which one may find me – I am an occasional creative writer, am desperately trying to be a sporty person, and have many horticultural ambitions.
Education
- LL.B., Strathmore University Nairobi
- M.A., School of Oriental and African Studies University of London
- Ph.D., London School of Economics and Political Science
Current and upcoming courses
Introduction to Anticolonial Thought
POL4258
This course explores key themes and debates in anticolonial thought, especially in the 20th and 21st centuries. It examines how provocative visions of dignity and dignified existence have shaped anti-colonial struggles, both during colonial struggle and in times of so-called independence. Through the study of key, firebrand philosophers, poets, writers and activists as well as by engaging multiple forms of media, we will analyze the various faces of anticolonialism and the questions it has raised and continues to raise, especially around dignity, freedom, violence, modernity, race and culture. While the course readings are mainly drawn from African anticolonial thought, students are encouraged to engage with and raise examples from global experiences and theories of anticolonialism.
(AFR 258 and POL4 258 are cross-listed courses.)