Case study: Feminist Africa

dc.contributor.authorGray, Eve
dc.contributor.authorWillmers, Michelle
dc.coverage.spatialSouth Africaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-30T09:10:03Z
dc.date.available2018-11-30T09:10:03Z
dc.date.issued2009-02-28
dc.description.abstractThis case study describes the use of ICTs in the publication of a journal, Feminist Africa, in the context of an academic department at the University of Cape Town. The journal is of particular interest, because, being situated in the African Gender Institute (AGI), it provides insights into challenges and opportunities that are faced when a university unit takes on the role of journal publisher. This case study is enriched by the fact that the journal aims to pull together the research dimensions of the AGI’s interests in the development of curriculum and teaching materials for African feminist studies in the context of its outreach work through the GWS African feminist network. The case study reveals the difficulties faced by volunteer editors in a university departmental context. While the journal received donor support, the main difficulty transpires as the lack of support from the university for publishing activities. This leads to a level of ‘invisibility’ except when it comes to bureaucratic control and to levels of overwork in dedicated staff trying to juggle multiple roles.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationGray, E., & Willmers, M. (2009). <i>Case study: Feminist Africa</i> University of Cape Town. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29106en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationGray, Eve, and Michelle Willmers <i>Case study: Feminist Africa.</i> University of Cape Town, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29106en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationGray, E. & Willmers, M. (2009) Case Study: Feminist Africa. Report of the OpeningScholarship project, Cape Town: University of Cape Townen_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Working Paper AU - Gray, Eve AU - Willmers, Michelle AB - This case study describes the use of ICTs in the publication of a journal, Feminist Africa, in the context of an academic department at the University of Cape Town. The journal is of particular interest, because, being situated in the African Gender Institute (AGI), it provides insights into challenges and opportunities that are faced when a university unit takes on the role of journal publisher. This case study is enriched by the fact that the journal aims to pull together the research dimensions of the AGI’s interests in the development of curriculum and teaching materials for African feminist studies in the context of its outreach work through the GWS African feminist network. The case study reveals the difficulties faced by volunteer editors in a university departmental context. While the journal received donor support, the main difficulty transpires as the lack of support from the university for publishing activities. This leads to a level of ‘invisibility’ except when it comes to bureaucratic control and to levels of overwork in dedicated staff trying to juggle multiple roles. DA - 2009-02-28 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town KW - publishing KW - scholarly journals KW - UCT KW - opening scholarship LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2009 T1 - Case study: Feminist Africa TI - Case study: Feminist Africa UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29106 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/29106
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationGray E, Willmers M. Case study: Feminist Africa. 2009 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29106en_ZA
dc.languageengen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
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dc.subjectpublishing
dc.subjectscholarly journals
dc.subjectUCT
dc.subjectopening scholarship
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