Dr. Kathryn Pillay
Vita
Kathryn Pillay is a guest in 2024. She is a Senior Lecturer in
Sociology at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), South Africa. Kathryn is a
National Research Foundation (NRF) rated researcher whose areas of teaching and
research include that of ‘race’, migration, identity and belonging. She holds
an honours degree in Industrial Psychology, a Masters in Industrial,
Organisational and Labour Studies, and a PhD in Sociology from UKZN.
In addition to her academic publications, Dr.
Pillay is also co-author of a children's book based on her research, titled
‘How to stop a train: The story of how Mohandas Gandhi became the Mahatma’ (Pan
Macmillan, 2024) which addresses issues of social justice and inequality. Her
book exemplifies her commitment to exploring complex social justice themes in
accessible and engaging ways, fostering broader conversations on pressing
societal issues.
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Aufenthalt am MPI-MMG:
Mai 2024