Submitted by Whitney Miller
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GWSS congratulates PhD student Shelley Pryde who has been awarded the Ottenberg-Winans Fellowship from the African Studies Program at the University of Washington.
The fellowship provides $3,000 to support her pre-dissertation fieldwork travel to Cape Town, South Africa, planned for 2026.
Pryde’s research examines the socio-political role of “alternative” queer nightlife spaces in Cape Town, focusing on how queer, Black, and poor residents build networks of solidarity and articulate their right to the city.
Congratulation, Shelley!