Dr. Lennon Mhishi

Biography

Lennon Mhishi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of British Columbia, where his research focuses on interdisciplinary approaches to the study of African diasporas, material culture, museums, and contemporary themes of exploitation and human rights. Mhishi's academic journey includes previous positions at the University of Oxford, particularly with the Pitt Rivers Museum, where he co-led the 'Reconnecting Objects' project. This initiative involved collaborative partnerships aimed at rethinking colonial collections and mobilizing African diasporic communities. His educational background encompasses degrees in Sociology and Anthropology from the University of Zimbabwe, Monash University, and SOAS, University of London. His MPhil research addressed identity and consumption among South African youths, while his doctoral studies centered on music and belonging among Zimbabweans in the UK. Mhishi has actively engaged with communities across Africa, examining art heritage as a tool for confronting modern exploitation. He embraces a commitment to community-engaged and anti-racist practices in his work, striving to uncover relational ways of understanding world-making and knowledge creation.

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