Agricultural Apartheid: Land & Water Rights/Reform in South Africa, Namibia and Palestine – [Research Assistantship]

Professor: Imani Cheers

Department: SMPA

Title: Agricultural Apartheid: Land & Water Rights/Reform in South Africa,
Namibia and Palestine

Description: “Agricultural Apartheid is a multimedia virtual reality project
and forthcoming book focusing on
Palestinian, South African and Namibian farmers. The goal is to discuss land
and
water rights issues impacting women living in the aforementioned countries
through cutting edge technology.

Duties: 1.  Conduct and compile background research on each country both
online and at Gelman Library
2. Work at least 2 hours per week at the Library of Congress main reading
library, reviewing materials and identifying pertinent information.
3. Support professor’s schedule and maintain appointments pertaining to
research project.

Time commitment: 4-6 hours per week (average)

Credit hour option*: 2

Number of openings: 1

Submit Cover Letter/Resume to: imanimcheers@gwu.edu

*If credit is sought, all registration deadlines and requirements must be
met.  Students selected to be research assistants should contact Brianna
Crayton (bcrayton@gwu.edu) whether they intend to pursue credit or not.