Sini Hassinen Department of African Studies and AnthropologyDoctoral researcher Contact details Emailskh857@student.bham.ac.uk PhD title: Queer Joy, Resistance and Community in Nairobi Supervisor: Dr Jessica Johnson (Department of African Studies and Anthropology) and Dr Emma Foster (Department of Political Science and International Studies) PhD African Studies and Anthropology Qualifications MSc in International Development Studies and Cultural Encounters (Roskilde University) BSc in International Development Studies and Cultural Encounters (Roskilde University) Research My research focuses on experiences of joy, resistance and community of queer women and gender-non-conforming people in Nairobi, Kenya. The aim of my research is to gain an understanding of queer spaces, movements and developments in Nairobi. Publications 'Hassinen S. (2020): "Sexual-Minority Rights and Activism", In Cheeseman, N., K. Kanyinga & G. Lynch (eds.) Oxford Handbook of Kenyan Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press