Pumla Dineo Gqola

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  • A Renegade Called Simphiwe. Johannesburg: MFBooks, 2013. ISBN   978-1-920601-08-9.
  • Rape: A South African Nightmare. Johannesburg: MF Books, 2015. ISBN   978-1920601522
  • Reflecting Rogue: Inside the Mind of a Feminist. Johannesburg: Jacana Media, 2018. ISBN   978-1-920601-87-4.
  • Female Fear Factory: Gender and Patriarchy under Racial Capitalism. La Vergne: Melinda Ferguson Books, 2021. ISBN   978-1-990973-10-9. [34]
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    Pumla Dineo Gqola
    Pumla Dineo Gqola at NIHSS Awards (2015).jpg
    Gqola at the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences in 2015
    Born (1972-12-03) 3 December 1972 (age 51)
    NationalitySouth African
    Occupation(s)Academic, writer, gender activist
    Awards Alan Paton Award (2016)
    Academic background
    Alma mater