Lwando Scott

Academic Year: 
2013-14
Direction: 
To Yale
Exchange Partners: 
University of Cape Town
Research Interest: 
Same-Sex Marriage In South Africa

Mr Lwando Scott was an Assistant Lecturer in Diversity Literacy (2011, 2012) and is currently a PhD candidate in Sociology at the University of Cape Town. His doctoral research is on same-sex marriage in South Africa, with a working title "Will marriage normalise queers, or will queers radicalise marriage: Same-sex marriage in South Africa." After receiving his Honors in Diversity Studies, Lwando studied at St Cloud State University in Minnesota, where he graduated with a Master of Science in Social Responsibility in 2010. His thesis was entitled The historical impact of capitalist development on gay movements in South Africa and the United States.