Robert Morrell is an historian working in research development at the University of Cape Town. His major research activity has concentrated on questions of gender in Africa with a specific focus on masculinities in Southern Africa. His books include From Boys to Gentlemen: Settler Masculinity in Colonial Natal and Africa-Centred Knowledges: Crossing Fields and Worlds (edited with Brenda Cooper).
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