Zethu Matebeni

Zethu Matebeni is a South African scholar, writer and researcher whose work centres African queer lives, gender, sexualities and cultural production. Matebeni held the South African Research Chair in Sexualities, Genders and Queer Studies at the University of Fort Hare from 2021 to 2024. The appointment is former, not current. Their scholarly and curatorial work includes co-editing Beyond the Mountain: Queer Life in Africa’s “Gay Capital” with B Camminga and international academic collaborations.

Zethu Matebeni is a South African scholar, writer and researcher whose work centres African queer lives, gender, sexualities and cultural production. Matebeni held the South African Research Chair in Sexualities, Genders and Queer Studies at the University of Fort Hare from 2021 to 2024. The appointment is former, not current. Their scholarly and curatorial work includes co-editing Beyond the Mountain: Queer Life in Africa’s “Gay Capital” with B Camminga and international academic collaborations.