About My Work
I am a scholar of religion, gender, and urbanization in modern South Africa. My doctoral dissertation research is a history of Black South African women's church associations (manyanos), and their influence on urban cultures and landscapes in the city of East London during apartheid. By taking a broad, ecumenical view of women's church groups from across 12 different religious denominations in one city, I show how Black women's popular religious practice shaped the urban landscape -- in terms of both culture and literal physical infrastructure -- during the period of apartheid when Black people were explicitly denied the right to the city. I am interested in connecting my research on South African history with other global historians working on the intersection of religion, gender, and urbanization, especially in the Global South.
Citations
Carline, Katie. “Mothers on the Move: Manyanos and the Social History of Transportation in a South African Homeland Township, 1963-1990,” Canadian Journal of African Studies 57, no. 1. (2023) Available on FirstView: https://doi.org/10.1080/00083968.2022.2080085
(journal article in progress) “Sewing the Revival Tents: Black Women’s Church Organizations and the Public Duties of Home-Making in a South African City, 1952-1963”
Professional Associations
Canadian Association of African Studies
African Studies Association (USA)
Southern African Historical Society (South Africa)