Dr Kate Maclean
Lecturer
Email: kate.maclean@kcl.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7848 2802
Department of Geography
King's College London
K7.37 Strand Campus
London WC2R 2LS
Research Interests
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gender and development, rural development
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livelihoods
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Latin America
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feminist theory
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microfinance
Biography
PhD (York, 2008) MSc (York, 2004) MA (Edinburgh, 1997)
Kate Maclean is a feminist geographer whose work focuses on gender, livelihoods and informality with a focus on women workers in the global South. She has worked on livelihoods, microfinance, informal economies and contraband in Latin America and West Africa, building on feminist critiques of citizenship, economy and social inclusion. She is also co-convener of the interdisciplinary GenderMatters@ King's network which brings together researchers and students focussing on gender from across the college.
Kate joined the department in 2008 as Lecturer in Human Geography. She has an interdisciplinary background, with degrees in Philosophy (MA) and Women’s Studies (MSc, PhD), and her interests in political philosophy and feminist epistemology continue to inform her research. She has lived and worked in Paris, Bangkok and Barcelona and has conducted research in Bolivia, Colombia, Mexico, Mali and Burkina Faso.
The next GenderMatters@ King's event will be a panel discussion on gendering the 'war on drugs': 'Sex, Drugs and a Rocky War' Thursday, November 17th, 6-7.30pm, at the Centre for Culture, Media and Creative Industries (CMCI), Room 7C, Chesham Building, King’s College London, Strand Campus, WC2R 2LS.
There will also be a seminar lunch on Gender and the Research Excellence Framework 28 Nov 2011, 13:00-14:00, 1.10, Franklin Wilkins Building, Waterloo Campus organised by the Women's Network and King's Equality and Diversity team.