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Dr. Megan Robertson is a UKRI Post-doctoral Fellow at the School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science, University of Leeds, specializing in intersections of religion, sexuality, gender, and race within African contexts. Her work critically examines power dynamics in religious institutions and explores embodied spirituality through Black queer performance art.
Her academic credentials include:
- PhD in Religious Studies/Sociology of Religion, University of the Western Cape (2020)
- MA in Sociology, Stellenbosch University (2015)
- BA (Hons) in Sociology, Stellenbosch University (2013)
- BA in Humanities, Stellenbosch University (2012)
Robertson's research centers on decolonial and queer methodologies in ethnographic work, with current projects analyzing how Black queer artists in Cape Town reconstruct narratives of queerness through performance. She investigates the entanglement of raced, gendered, and sexed power structures within religious frameworks while exploring religion's relationship with artistic expression.
She holds leadership roles as managing editor of the African Journal of Gender and Religion and co-chair of the Religion and Sexuality Unit in the American Academy of Religion, demonstrating significant scholarly engagement beyond her institutional affiliation.
