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June Bam Author & Editor

June Bam heads up the San and Khoi Unit at the Centre for African Studies, University of Cape Town, having previously held research fellowships at York and Kingston universities. She also leads the !Gâ re – Rangatiratanga – Dadirri group comprising indigenous scholars from the Worldwide Universities Network. Other career highlights include: co-editor of Re-thinking Africa: Indigenous Women Re-interpret Southern Africa’s Pasts (2021); co-editor of Whose History Counts (2018); visiting professor with Stanford University’s overseas programme (2014–2020); recipient of the UNESCO Peace Education Prize for South Africa (2008) for the collaborative work, Turning Points in History; and finalist in the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences inaugural awards (2020).