Dr. Natasha Erlank

Biography

Natasha Erlank is an Adjunct Research Professor in the Department of History at Carleton University. She is a trained historian holding undergraduate and honors master's degrees from the University of Cape Town and completed her doctorate at Cambridge University. Her research interests primarily focus on the intersection of gender and mainline African Christianity, situated within the broader context of colonialism. She has specifically worked in Southern Africa and has plans to explore similar issues across the African continent. Erlank has published in noted journals including Gender & History, Feminist Studies, and the African Studies Review Journal. Her scholarly work extends to public history, where she is engaged in a long-running project examining the history of Sophiatown and its contemporary political significance in South Africa. Moreover, she expresses a keen interest in public memory projects, exemplified by her role as a consultant on the Living Women’s History Memorial. Among her recent publications are studies on themes of struggle history, African nationalism, and the socio-cultural dynamics of South Africa.

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