Benjamin Maiangwa is Assistant Professor in the department of Political Science at Lakehead University. Maiangwa’s research focuses broadly on the intersection of politics, culture, and society. His publications use storytelling and critical research to explore notions of belonging, mobility, and how people experience conflict and peace in everyday life.

Christiane Essombe is a PhD candidate at the University of Cape Town and the holder of a Master’s of Public Health. Her work mobilizes an anti-oppression and anti-racism lens to explore intersectional manifestations of racism, coloniality and white supremacy particularly among People of African descent on the continent and in the diaspora.