Myra Ann Houser Source Confirmed

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Associate Professor and Chair

Ouachita Baptist University

faculty

2 h-index 29 pubs 11 cited

Research Areas

Race, History, and American Society Latin American and Latino Studies American Constitutional Law and Politics Media Studies and Communication Classical Antiquity Studies

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Myra Ann Houser's research focuses on the historical and social dimensions of anti-colonialism and post-apartheid South Africa. She investigates the roles of legal professionals and the press in challenging Portuguese colonialism and dismantling apartheid. Houser has published on figures like Goler T. Butcher and Jan Smuts, examining their interactions with African American leadership and the complexities of racial politics in the 20th century. Her work also delves into the memory and legal frameworks of post-apartheid South Africa, including the National Peace Accord. Houser's scholarship contributes to understanding the long-term impacts of colonial legacies and the multifaceted nature of social and political change.

Metrics

  • h-index: 2
  • Publications: 29
  • Citations: 11

Selected Publications

  • The Evolution of an Anti-Colonialist: Goler T. Butcher and Legal-Professional Activism against Portuguese Colonialism in Africa (2025) DOI
  • Liz Carmichael. Peacemaking and Peacebuilding in South Africa: The National Peace Accord, 1991–1994. Cape Town: James Currey, 2023. 492 pp. Notes. Bibliography. Index. $36.95. Paper. ISBN: 9781847013682. (2025) DOI
  • Premesh Lalu. Undoing Apartheid. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2023. 202 pp. Notes. Bibliography. Index. $24.95. Paper. ISBN: 978-1-509-55283-2. (2024) DOI
  • Haunted trials: Law and memory in post-Apartheid South Africa (2023) DOI
  • Introduction to the special issue: Searching for humanity after crimes against humanity (2023) DOI
  • ‘Open Fascism Has Appeared on this Continent’: South Africa’s Independent Press and Anti-Fascism, 1937–1947 (2022) DOI

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