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Elsje Fourie
Elsje Fourie is assistant professor of Globalisation & Development Studies
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Getting virtual mud under my fingernails
"It’s enough to make you want to hide under the duvet until spring shows up"
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Once Upon a Time, We Were Students
"I’ve passed into the realm of The Other, just as I once pushed some of my predecessors there"
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When it makes sense to be foolish
"I started using creative non-fiction to share my academic research. Yes, it’s been scary as hell"