Pan-African Integration from Below: Language, Publics, Culture

Finex Ndhlovu is Associate Professor of Language in Society in the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at the University of New England, Australia. Finex holds visiting professorship and research associate positions at the City University of New York, Western Sydney University and Nelson Mandela University. His research interests sit at the cutting edge of contemporary linguistic, decolonial, and sociocultural theories around language, identity, and sociality in relation to Global Indigenous and transnational African diaspora communities.

Jesta Masuku holds a PhD in Linguistics from the University of New England, Australia. She is a Sessional Lecturer in the School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at the University of New England, and a Research Associate in the Faculty of Humanities at Nelson Mandela University in South Africa. Her research interests are in language in society with specialisation in cross-cultural/intercultural communication and the role of language in mediating informal cross-border economies.