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Pumla Dineo Gqola

プムラ・ディネオ・グォラ

Pumura Dineo Gqora

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1972-12-03 （Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa）
Nationality
South Africa
Languages
English
Residence History
Alice, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Career

Occupations
Academic, Writer, Feminist
Active Years
1997-2024
Affiliations
Nelson Mandela University, University of the Witwatersrand, University of Fort Hare, University of the Free State, Human Sciences Research Council
Nominations
2011 Alan Paton Award longlist (What is Slavery to Me?), 2018 Alan Paton Award longlist (Reflecting Rogue)

Education

University of Cape Town
Literature
Degree: BA(Hons), MA
Country: South Africa
BA(Hons) and MA
University of Warwick
Degree: MA
Country: United Kingdom
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Postcolonial Studies
Degree: DPhil
Country: Germany
DPhil in postcolonial studies

Awards

Alan Paton Award
2016
Work: Rape: A South African Nightmare
Organization: Sunday Times Literary Awards
Result: Winner
HSS Best Non-Fiction Monograph Award
2022
Work: Female Fear Factory
Organization: South African National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS)
Result: Winner
Falling Walls Foundation Breakthrough Award in Humanities and Social Sciences
2023
Organization: Falling Walls Foundation
Result: Winner
CANEX Prize for Publishing in Africa
2024
Organization: Afreximbank
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

What is Slavery to Me?: Postcolonial/Slave Memory in Post-Apartheid South Africa

2010 Academic

An academic, interdisciplinary study of slave memory in South Africa and its significance for contemporary gender and race dynamics.

Slave memoryPostcolonialismAfrican feminism

A Renegade Called Simphiwe

2013 Biography/Cultural analysis

Biography with cultural analysis of South African singer Simphiwe Dana.

MusicCultureWomen

Rape: A South African Nightmare

2015 Non-fiction

Examines the history, workings, and social functions of sexual violence in South Africa, introducing the 'female fear factory'.

Rape cultureFemale fearPatriarchy

Reflecting Rogue: Inside the Mind of a Feminist

2018 Essay collection

Collection of essays on feminism.

Feminism

Female Fear Factory: Gender and Patriarchy under Racial Capitalism

2021 Non-fiction

Explores how patriarchal cultures create and maintain female fear to control women and marginalized groups.

Female fear factoryPatriarchyRacial capitalism

Bibliography

  • What is Slavery to Me?: Postcolonial/Slave Memory in Post-Apartheid South Africa (2010)
  • A Renegade Called Simphiwe (2013)
  • Rape: A South African Nightmare (2015)
  • Reflecting Rogue: Inside the Mind of a Feminist (2018)
  • Female Fear Factory: Gender and Patriarchy under Racial Capitalism (2021)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
AcademicAnalyticalFeminist
Recurring Motifs
Female fearSexual violenceSlave memoryAfrican feminism

Legacy

Prominent South African academic, writer, and feminist renowned for works on rape culture and gender, winner of Alan Paton Award and others. Professor at Nelson Mandela University holding SARChI Chair in African Feminist Imagination.