College of Graduate Studies

Prof Anthony Brown

College of Graduate Studies
School of Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Studies (SIRGS)
Tel: 012 429 4444
E-mail: browna@unisa.ac.za

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Education Inclusive Education (Birmingham Uni, 2010)
  • A Special Educational Needs (Leeds, 2003)
  • Ed Hons (UNAM, 2000)

NRF Rating

C1

Fields of academic interests

  • Critical Inclusivity
  • Sexual and Gender Diversity in Education
  • Social Justice Education

Books

  • Brown, A. (2022) Civil society organisations responding to homophobia and transphobia in Namibian schools. In D. Bhana, M.Crewe, & P. Aggleton (Eds). Sex and sexualities, sexual health and justice: Perspectives from Southern Africa (pp. 42-52).
  • Brown, A., De Wet, A., & Van Wyk, E. (2018). Responding to sexual diversity in education. In A. De Wet (Ed.) Diversity and difference in South African schools: An education law perspective. (pp. 119 -145), Juta.
  • Brown, A., & Haihambo, C.K. (2017). Inclusive education as a democratic imperative. In Amukugo (Ed). Democracy & education – A critical appraisal of education as an instrument of democracy (pp. 116 -131). UNAM Press.
  • Brown, A., & Haihambo, C.K. (2015). Developmental issues facing the San People of Namibia: Potholes on the road to de-marginalization and education in MRCC, Indigenous knowledge in Namibia (pp. 311 -330). UNAM Press.
  • Haihambo, C.K., Brown, A., & Tobias, E.I. (2011). Responses, coping strategies and needs of families of children in early and late childhood with severe to profound visual impairments in Namibia. UNAM Press.

Journal articles

  • Brown, A. (2023). Shifting professional and personal identities of the cisgender scholar focusing on LGBT research. African Journal of Careers Development, in press.
  • Haitembu, R., Mbongo, E. & Brown, A. (2023). The job interview experiences of a Namibian transgender teacher graduate in pursuing employment African Journal of Careers Development, 5(1), a94. https://doi.org/10.4102/ajcd. v5i1.94
  • Buthelezi, J. & Brown, A. (2023). In(ex)clusion of transgender students in South African institutions of higher learning. Transformation in Higher Education, 8(0), a278.
  • https://doi.org/10.4102/the.v8i0.278
  • Brown, A. (2022). Unintelligibility, personhood and curriculum silences of intersex bodies in the Life Orientation high school classroom. Journal of Transdisciplinary Studies in Southern Africa, 18(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.4102/td. v18i1.1099
  • Brown, A. & Whittle, G. (2021) Widening inclusion through the delivery of Comprehensive Sexuality Education: Negotiations, opportunities and challenges. Journal of Educational Studies, 20(si1), 3-7. (Guest editor)
  • Nichols, H., & Brown, A. (2021). The attitude and experiences of high school learners on the teaching of LGBT content in a South African school. International Journal of Learning and Change, 13(6), 627-639.
  • Mampane, J., & Brown, A. (2021). Transitioning experiences of first year gender non-conforming students from school to university in South Africa. Interchange, 52, 447–461 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10780-021-09419-3
  • Brown, A. (2020). Queering teacher education through intergroup dialogue. Educational Research for Social Change, 9(2), 16-32. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/22214070/2020/v9i2a2 (IBSS)
  • Brown, A. (2020). Queering family dialogue through entertainment education: Implications for sexual minority youth. Journal of GLBT family studies, 16(5), 475-487, https://doi.org/10.1080/1550428X.2019.1686720 (IBSS – Impact factor 1.00)
  • Brown, A., & Buthelezi, J. (2020). School-based support team responses to sexual diversity and homophobic bullying in a South African school. Interchange, 51(4), 471–482, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10780-020-09404-2
  • Brown, A., Maseko, N., & Sedibe, M. (2020). “I only relieve myself when I get home in the afternoons”: Microaggressions in (queered) bathroom spaces at a South African university, Agenda, 34(2), 32-40. https://doi.org/10.1080/10130950.2019.1706983
  • Ewing, D., Brown, A., Mkhize, N. & Msibi, T. (2020) Sexual and gender identities: violating norms, Agenda, 34(2), 1-6, https://doi.org/10.1080/10130950.2020.1756629 (Guest editor in special issue)
  • Brown, A. (2019). One Namibia, one (heterosexual) nation: Presidential discourses on homosexuality. Journal of Namibian Studies, 26, 93-105. https://namibian-studies.com/index.php/JNS/article/view/8425  (IBSS)
  • Brown, A., & Njoko, S. (2019). Perceived needs of educational psychologists to support school youth with same-sex sexual identities. Gender and Behaviour, 17(4), 14014 - 14025. (IBSS)
  • Brown, A., & Reagan, F. (2019). The construction of representation of sexual gender diversity in Namibian school textbooks: Global discourses or Southern African realities. Journal of Namibian Studies, 25(1), 31-46. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/14259 (IBSS)
  • Francis, D., Brown, A., Reygan, F., Dlamini, B., McAllister, J., Nogela, L., Mosime, S., Muller, M., & Thani, G. (2019). A five-country study of gender and sexuality diversity and schooling in Southern Africa. Africa Education Review, 16(1), 19-39. https://doi.org/10.1080/18146627.2017.1359637 (IBSS – Impact factor 0.18)
  • Nichols, H., Brown, A., & Diale, B.M. (2019). School involvement expectations of parents who accept and embrace their child’s same-sex sexual orientation. Gender & Behaviour, 17(4), 14287 - 14295. https://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC-1b25044ae7 (IBSS)
  • Shammah, M.L.V., Diale, B.M., & Brown, A. (2019). Incidences and prevalence of child labour among secondary school students: aggregate analysis of gender and other demographics. Gender & Behaviour, 17(2) 13275-13290. https://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC-16f5cfbc3b (IBSS)
  • Brown, A. (2018). Geographies of heteronormativity: The source of symbolic homophobic violence at a South African university. African Safety Promotion: A Journal of Injury and Violence Promotion. 16(2), 9-20. https://hdl.handle.net/10520/EJC-173e9f127a (DHET accredited)
  • Brown, A., & Wood, L. (2018). A critical participatory pedagogical approach to enabling Life Orientation students to develop social literacy through HIV education. African Journal of AIDS Research, 17(2), 153 -161. https://doi.org/10.2989/16085906.2018.1478311 (IBSS – Impact factor 0.86
  • Brown, A. (2017). ‘Sometimes people kill you emotionally’: Policing inclusion, Experiences of self-identified homosexual youth in secondary schools in Namibia.  African Identities, 15(3), 339–350.  https://doi.org/10.1080/14725843.2017.1319751  (IBSS– Impact factor 0.40)
  • Brown, A., & Diale, B.M. (2017) ‘You should wear to show what you are’: Queer student teachers troubling the heteronormative professional identity. Gender Questions, 5(1), 1-19. http://dx.doi.org/10.25159/2412-8457/2986
  • Francis, D., & Brown, A. (2017). ‘To correct, to punish and to praise’: Learner representative council leaders’ experiences and expressions of non-heterosexuality in Namibian schools. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 21(12), 1276–1293. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13603116.2017.1336577  (ISI - Impact factor 1.73)
  • Brown, A. (2016). ‘How did a white girl get AIDS?’ Shifting student perceptions on HIV through critical pedagogy at a historically White HEI in South Africa. South African Journal of Higher Education, 30(3), 96–113. https://doi.org/10.20853/30-4-672 (DHET accredited – Impact factor 0.45).
  • Brown, A. (2016). School-based gender-related violence in Namibia: causes and manifestations. Commonwealth Youth and Development, 14(1), 54–64. https://doi.org/10.25159/1727-7140/1384 (DHET accredited)
  • Brown, A., Hilukiluah, I., & Kambonde, A. (2014). Parental involvement in open and distance schooling: A case study of parental perceptions at NAMCOL, Namibia. Journal for Educational and Social Research, 4(3), 325 – 331.
  • Brown, A. (2014). Preparing trainee teachers with traumatic life experiences for the Inclusive Education classroom at one South African University. Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 1(10), 124–134.
  • Brown, A., Lewin, A., & Shikongo, R. (2014). University of Namibia’s academics’ perception of face-to-face learning and open and distance learning (ODL). Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 1(8), 101 – 108.
  • Haihambo, C.K., Brown, A., & Tobias, E.I (2013). Responses, coping strategies and needs of families of children in early and late childhood with severe to profound visual impairments in Namibia, teachers’ and parents’ perspective. Continuous Professional Journal of Namibia, 1(1), 3 – 28.

Paper presentations

  • Brown, A. (2023). Sexual and gender diversity affirming policies in the South African school context and the lack of implementation and monitoring. South African Education Law Association Conference. 14 – 16 August 2023, President Hotel, Cape Town, South Africa.
  • Brown, A. (2023). Gender diversity in special schools: The role of the school principal. South African National Association for Special Needs Education. 10-12 August 2023, East London Convention Centre, South Africa.
  • Brown, A. (2023). SA legislative, policy frameworks and practice for SOGIESC Inclusive Schooling, Guest Speaker. South African School Principal Association. 8 June 2023 Birchwood Hotel, Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • Brown, A. (2022). LGBTQI in the schooling community. Continuous Professional Development Workshop with SACE, 3 March 2022 – Webinar (Invited workshop facilitator). This webinar was participated by 160 teachers across South Africa.
  • Brown, A. (2022). Creating safe counselling and learning environments for LGBTQ+ school youth. 8th Annual psychology breakfast workshop, 28 February 2022, Grantley College, Johannesburg, South Africa (Invited workshop facilitator)
  • Brown, A. (2022) Prevalent terminology of sexual and gender identity: A source of homophobic and transphobic violence in Namibia. A webinar panel discussion on gender, sexuality identity and indigenous languages. 23 February 2022, Transformation Unit, University of Johannesburg. (Invited Panellist)
  • Letsike, S. & Brown, A (2021). Nothing therapeutic about conversion therapy: The role of conversion therapy to address harmful practices. A paper presented at the DBE & UJ Department of Educational Psychology Colloquium: Comprehensive Sexuality Education – The Key to gender responsive and socially inclusive education, 22 & 23 November 2021, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Brown, A. (2021). Learners with variant intersex characteristics – Silences invisibilities and the role of Comprehensive Sexuality. A paper presented at the DBE & UJ Department of Educational Psychology Colloquium: Comprehensive Sexuality Education – The Key to gender responsive and socially inclusive education, 22 & 23 November 2021, Pretoria, South Africa.
  • Brown, A (2021). Overt intensions to address sexual and gender diversity related violence in the South African society. A Keynote address with the UJ Queer Forum, Webinar Pride Month Celebrations, 1 June 2021.
  • Brown, A. (2020). (Webinar) Comprehensive Sexuality Education beyond socio-political pressure: The role of teacher education, 5 October 2020, UNESCO, Department of Education South Africa and the University of Namibia and University of South Africa.
  • Brown, A. (2020). (Webinar) Schools Out Webinar on Linking Schools towards Sexual and Reproductive Health support. 24 July 2020, HSRC.
  • Brown, A. (2020). (Webinar) Turning the tide of conversion therapy – Queering Africa. 18 July 2020. Access Chapter 2 Civil Society.
  • Brown, A. (2020). (Webinar) Challenging the Politics of Social Exclusion (CPSE) in sub-Saharan Africa. 29 June 2020, African Population and Health Research Centre (APHRC), Kenya.
  • Brown, A. (2020). (Webinar) So-Called Conversion Therapy" - The Caribbean, and African Story. 26 June 2020. Outright International.
  • Brown, A. (2020) (Webinar). Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia. 19 May 2020. University of Johannesburg Transformation Centre.

Projects

  • Brown, A. (2021) - Guidelines for the Management and Social Inclusion of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Expression and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) in Schools. UNESCO
  • Brown, A. (2020) - A comparative Life Skills curriculum analysis on Sexual Reproductive Health Education across School’s Out countries. HSRC
  • Brown, A. (2020) – Towards the inclusion of learners with transgender identities and intersex development: A whole school approach. UJ (URC) Research Fund  
  • Brown, A. (2020) – Development of training manuals on LGBT Inclusive Service Provision in health care and Security Services (Policing). Outright Namibia.
  • Brown, A. (2019-2021) HSRC Steering Committee Member of Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) services and support in Schools in Southern and Western Africa
  • Brown, A. (2018) Namibia Life Skills Teachers Responses to Sexual Diversity in the Curriculum.