Dr Margaret Mishra

Lecturer and Coordinator of UU200 Ethics and Governance

School of Government, Development and International Affairs
University of the South Pacific
Laucala Bay Campus
Suva
Fiji Islands

Office: S221
Tel (679) 323 2552
Fax (679) 323 1506
Email: mishra_m(at)usp.ac.fj

Academic Qualifications:

BA in Literature/Language and Education (USP)
MA in Literature (USP)
PGD in Literature (USP)
PhD in Comparative Literature/Gender Studies (Monash University)

Teaching Responsibilities:

Coordinator of UU200: Ethics and Governance

Research Interests:

Feminist theory/research with special emphasis on postcolonial, Pacific Island and Fijian feminisms, recovering the experiences of indentured women, ethical theories and philosophies and a feminist ethic of care

Recent Publications

2012 – ‘Between Women: Indenture, Morality and Health,’ Australian Humanities Review, Issue 52 (May)

2012 - ‘Women’s Activism in Fiji 1900-2010’, Journal of Women’s History, Special Issue, Volume 24

2008 - ‘The Emergence of Feminism in Fiji 1920’, Women’s History Review, Volume 17, Number 1, p. 39-56

Recent Conference Papers and Presentations

2012 - 'Mawlee’s Murder: A Minor Historical Event'. Conference: “Double Dialogues: Subject, Event, Artwork”, 21-23 September 2012, USP.

2011 – ‘Women’s Activism, Indenture and Ethics’, The First Fiji Literary Festival,2-8 August, Fiji National University

2011 – ‘Between Women: Indenture, Morality and Health’, The International Scientific Conference: ‘New Perspectives on Indentured Labour, 1825-1925’, 5 - 7 (December), The Republic of Mauritius

Dr Margaret Mishra - SGDIA

Dr Margaret Mishra

Lecturer and Coordinator of UU200 Ethics and Governance