queer, Africa, youth, collaborative ethnography, comics, participatory research
Author Biographies
Talia Meer, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Talia Meer and Alex Müller work at the University of Cape Town’s Gender Health and Justice Research Unit. Talia works on gender-based violence, sexual and gender minority health and the law, identity, urban space and postcoloniality; Alex works on queer health with a focus on participatory research for evidence-based law and policy reform. The Qintu Collab is made up of eighteen queer youth from Botswana, Kenya and Zimbabwe, two academics, three artists and a journalist. It was formed to allow young queers to share experiences and create media that documents relatable stories about and for queer African youth.
Alex Müller, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Talia Meer and Alex Müller work at the University of Cape Town’s Gender Health and Justice Research Unit. Talia works on gender-based violence, sexual and gender minority health and the law, identity, urban space and postcoloniality; Alex works on queer health with a focus on participatory research for evidence-based law and policy reform. The Qintu Collab is made up of eighteen queer youth from Botswana, Kenya and Zimbabwe, two academics, three artists and a journalist. It was formed to allow young queers to share experiences and create media that documents relatable stories about and for queer African youth.
