"Land Isn’t Just Land" - A Zimbabwean-Irish Scholar on Migration, Memory & Justice

In this episode I sit down with Takudzwa Zoe Chitare, a Zimbabwean-Irish scholar to reflect on emigration, identity, and her PhD research on land tenure and rural women's rights in South Africa. A conversation on migration, memory, and land justice.Takudzwa Zoe Chitare was is a doctoral candidate at the University of Westminster, UK dedicated to advancing the discourse on land rights, gender equality, constitutionalism, and legal pluralism in South Africa. Her research critically examines the interplay between legal principles and societal realities, with a focus on rural women's land rights and tenure reform. Chitare holds an LLM in International Criminal Law and International Human Rights Law from Bangor University (DCU), Ireland. Chitare has served as a part-time visiting lecturer at the University of Westminster, UK, where she has tutored in criminal law and taught courses on International Human Rights Law. #DecoloniseLand #StrangersPodcast #GlobalSouthVoices #GenderJustice #MigrationStories #AfricanWomenLead #StrangersPodcast #LandJustice #AfricanDiaspora This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zainabtaongachirwa.substack.com