Department of Politics and International Studies
& Feminist Centre for Racial Justice
Professor Awino Okech
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Key information
Key information
- Roles
- Department of Politics and International Studies Professor of Feminist and Security Studies Feminist Centre for Racial Justice Director
- Qualifications
- BA (University of Nairobi), PhD (University of Cape Town)
- Building
- Russell Square: College Buildings
- Office
- C403
- Email address
- ao21@soas.ac.uk
Biography
Dr Awino Okech is a Professor of Feminist and Security Studies in the Department of Politics and International Studies.
Professor Okech's teaching, and research sits at the nexus of gender, sexuality, conflict, and security studies. Alongside her teaching, Professor Okech also serves as the founding Director of the Feminist Centre for Racial Justice that focuses on the majority world as geographies from which to build feminist imaginaries of “race”.
Prior to joining SOAS, Professor Okech worked for over a decade in the development sector across various sub-regions in Africa, supporting women rights organisations and local movements working at the intersection of gender and conflict. This work remains central to her research, teaching and public facing work.
PhD Supervision
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Hanna Al Taher | Gendered Citizenship in Jordan: Imagining, Claiming, Resisting Belonging |
| Renata Guimarães Naso | Engaging with (dis)embodiment: Brazilian women and sexual harassment in public spaces. |
| Xia'nan Jin | Women's political life in post-genocide Rwanda (working title) |
| Tanvi Kanchan | Digital Decolonial Queerness: Assertions and Negotiations in Indian Women’s Online Communities |
| Ms Nina Sun | Intra-household Gender Relations and Modern Marriage Ideal in urban China |
