Megan Robertson
- Position: Lecturer in Sociology and Social Policy
- Areas of expertise: Gender, Sexuality, Religion, Race, Popular Culture, Performance Art, Institutional Cultures
- Email: M.A.Robertson@leeds.ac.uk
- Location: 12.05 Social Sciences
- Website: ORCID
Profile
I specialise in queer and gender studies with a specific focus on religion and Southern Africa. In addition to my position in SSP, I am also currently a UKRI (formerly Marie Skłodowska-Curie) Postdoctoral Fellow, based in the School of Philosophy, Religion and History of Science in Leeds . I earned my PhD from the University of the Western Cape, South Africa, in 2020. Myresearch focuses on gender, sexuality, and Christianity in Southern Africa, and I have published extensively in these areas. My monograph, published in September 2024, is titled Called and Queer: Lived Religion and LGBTQ Methodist Clergy in South Africa. I participate in international networks in the field through my role as managing editor of the African Journal of Gender and Religion, and as co-chair of the Religion and Sexuality Unit in the American Academy of Religion.
<h4>Research projects</h4> <p>Any research projects I'm currently working on will be listed below. Our list of all <a href="https://essl.leeds.ac.uk/dir/research-projects">research projects</a> allows you to view and search the full list of projects in the faculty.</p>Professional memberships
- American Academy of Religion (AAR)
- African Studies Association of the UK
- British Sociological Association
- African Association for the Study of Religions
- Association for the Study of Religion in Southern Africa
Research groups and institutes
- Centre for African Studies
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Gender Studies
- Centre for Ethnicity and Racism Studies