Sean Jacobs

Associate Professor International Affairs in New York

Sean Jacobs

Associate Professor International Affairs in New York

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Associate Professor of International Affairs at The New School. Founder and Editor of Africa is a Country. Author of the book, 'Media in Postapartheid South Africa: Postcolonial Politics in the Age of Globalization' (Indiana University Press, 2019). Fulbright Fellow (1995-1996), Shorenstein Fellow (Fall 1998), Transregional Center for Democratic Studies, The New School (Fall 2001), Commonwealth Scholar (2000-2004), International Center for Advanced Studies, New York University Fellow (2004-2005), Africa No Filter Fellow, Ford Foundation (2019-2020) and Shuttleworth Fellow (2019-2022).

  • Work
    • The New School
  • Education
    • Birkbeck, University of London
    • Northwestern University
    • Northwestern University
    • University of South Africa
    • University of Cape Town