Ruth is a cultural studies scholar pursuing her DPhil in American History at Wolfson College. The working title to Ruth’s doctoral research is “Afrika in New York: East African Influences in African American Spaces 1960s-1980s”. Her research interests revolve around cross-cultural exchanges, politics of Afro-textured hair, and the spread of the Swahili language. She holds a BA in Interdisciplinary American Studies from the University of Tübingen, Germany and a MSc in African Studies from the University of Oxford.
Ruth has worked as an integration and migration officer for the Baden-Württemberg state government in Germany and on projects of artefacts restoration with the Museum of Berlin. Currently, Ruth works as the graduate scholarship student facilitator for the Africa Oxford Initiative (AfOx). In collaboration with AfOx, Ruth is working to increase access and scholarships for African students at the University of Oxford. Ruth’s interests lie in diasporic settings, and she strives to push for inclusion and recognition of African students in higher education institutions. Visibility, inclusion, and representation of varying narratives are principles that inform Ruth’s scholarly and personal interests.
