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Mshaï Mwangola

Mshaï Mwangola

Performance scholar

Mshaï Mwangola, a performance scholar / oraturist, holds a Doctorate in Performance Studies from Northwestern University a Masters of Creative Arts from the University of Melbourne and a Bachelor of Education from Kenyatta University. She centres culture, arts, theatre and performance in her research, teaching and policy engagement.
Mwangola is a member of the Executive Committee of the Council of the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA). She is also a founding member of the performance based artivist group, The Orature Collective; and of the intellectual platform The Elephant, both based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Contributions by Mshaï Mwangola