Farieda Khan

Farieda Khan is an independent social sciences researcher and occasional contributor to ESAT.

Biography

She holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree, obtained at the University of Cape Town. Her thesis examined South African conservation history during the twentieth century, with a focus on the role and environmental perceptions of Blacks.

She has experience as a consultant in social impact assessment and as an environmental researcher, as well as a freelance journalist, whose more than 70 popular articles and 24 peer-reviewed and university publications that have appeared by 2024 cover a wide range of topics including cultural heritage, environmental politics, race and politics in South African sport history, and the impact of forced removals on the environmental perceptions of Black communities in Cape Town.

A new field she has entered encompasses the history of Cape Town-based Black Scouts (touching on issues such as Race, Mountaineering and Scouting in Cape Town in the 20th Century and Scouting and Religion - with a specific focus on Islam).

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

She has researched and written articles about the nature and history of two notable public performance events, namely The Emancipation Centenary Pageant (1934) and The Festival of the Soil (1968).