Elinor Sisulu, Zimbabwean-born/South African citizen, and award winning author will deliver a public lecture entitled Mrs. Sisulu’s Husband: Gender Relations in an African Marriage on Monday, April 23 at 5.30 pm in the Multifunctional Room of the Main Library, UWI, Mona.

Elinor Sisulu, a writer, human rights activist and political analyst, whose education and training span the disciplines of history, English literature, development studies and feminist theory. Her book, Walter and Albertina Sisulu: In Our Lifetime is unusual in that it explores both the public and private domains, showing how, despite the political pre-eminence of Walter Sisulu, well- known anti-apartheid activist, colleague and friend of Nelson Mandela, Albertina stood as an equal partner in their marriage. The unexpected and intimate role reversals seen in their long and loving partnership provide not only fascinating insight into their personalities, but also a useful case study in terms of the specificity of African feminisms and their contexts.
During her visit to Jamaica, Ms. Sisulu will also meet with staff and students from Shortwood and Mico Teachers Colleges, Librarians, the Jamaica Reading Association, and organisations addressing the topic of HIV/AIDS. Her visit to Jamaica is a part of a regional lecture tour during April and May. During this period, she will visit Tobago, Grenada, Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad and Suriname. The Centre for Gender & Development Studies CGDS/UWI St. Augustine Unit is overall host for the visit in partnership with the Centre for Gender and Development Studies (CGDS) Centres at Cave Hill and Mona.

The South Africa High Commissioner, Advocate Faith Rabede and the Jamaica South Africa Friendship Association will also host her.

After Jamaica, the lecture tour continues to Barbados, Trinidad and Suriname. For further information please contact: Dr. Leith Dunn or Erika Ellis at the CGDS Mona Unit: 977-7365 or 927-1660-9 ext. 2644 or 3008.