The Institute of African Studies welcomes Dr. Rose Shayo

Each year, the Institute of African Studies hosts a visiting scholar from either the University of Ghana or the University of Dar es Salaam, on an alternating basis. This year ‘s visiting scholar, Dr. Rose Shayo, was chosen from an impressive list of candidates from the University of Dar es Salaam.

Dr. Shayo’s expertise is in the area of gender and development, an important area of research which continues to attract a growing level of interest from students and faculty across a number of disciplines. As Carleton will co-host the major international conference, Women’s Worlds, in July, Dr. Shayo’s visit couldn’t be more timely.

A native of Tanzania, Dr. Shayo completed her doctoral studies in Manchester, UK, and, in addition to teaching, has served as a coordinator for a faculty exchange program between the University of Dar es Salaam and the University of Florida, and has consulted on numerous government agency projects involving gender analysis, planning and mainstreaming.

“Rose has an incredibly rich experience of research, writing and teaching on, and consultancy work in Tanzania and other parts of Africa concerning gender and development that she will complement those in African Studies that work on similar issues, possibly explore areas of convergence and future research, and provide immense guidance to the growing number of students in African Studies and beyond in this important topic,” said Blair Rutherford, Director of Carleton’s Institute of African Studies.

The Institute is currently planning its own one-day international conference, “The Legacies of Nyerere: Economies, Policies and Solidarities in Tanzania and Beyond,” with scholars from the University of Dar es Salaam participating via video-link. Dr. Shayo will be presenting at this conference, as well as delivering a public presentation in April of her work in gender and development.

Dr. Shayo’s contributions extend to other projects as well. “Dr. Rose Shayo’s contributions to [the Institute] this year bolsters the growing work we are doing on gender in Africa, notably the workshop which we hosted and co-organized on Sexual Violence and Conflict in Africa,” said Rutherford. “ …This workshop is leading to a book publication and likely a follow-up workshop on this topic in Africa, which will particularly be focused on African researchers and practitioners. Dr. Shayo’s presence at Carleton this year will assist us in moving forward with this workshop while profiling the important work being done on gender and development in Africa.”