SOAS, University of London (The School of Oriental and African Studies)

Overview

Name:

Ms Eleanor Tiplady Higgs

Thesis title:

Christianity and transnational feminism in the Kenyan women's movement (working title)

Internal Supervisors

• Sian Hawthorne

PhD Research

In my thesis I will explore the extent to which Christian women's organisations in Kenya are influenced by the work of African women theologians. I am also investigating the relationship that Christian women's organisations in Kenya have to transnational feminism, both in terms of discourse, and the activities and goals of these groups. I am also interested in the interaction between African women's theologies and transnational feminist theory at the academic/theoretical level.