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Teresa Cruz e Silva is Mozambican. She holds a PhD in Social History, a post-graduation in Development Studies, and graduate studies in History. Currently she is a retired Full Professor from Eduardo Mondlane University, although active in a part-time basis at the African Studies Centre in the same university, which she has served in several other capacities, since 1976. Member for life of CODESRIA- Council for Development of Social Sciences in Africa, who served as a member of the executive committee and President. Her research interests are: Contemporary Social History in Mozambique and Southern Africa; liberation movements and nationalism in Mozambique; social networks, religion and society; youth and social identities, human rights, women and extractive industry. She is a member of different editorial and scientific councils of national and international journals. Selected publications:“Universidades Públicas em Angola, Moçambique e Cabo Verde: Experiências de Mudança e Desafios de Liderança” CODESRIA.2023; Cruz e Silva & Neves de Souto (orgs), “Identidades, Lembranças e Esquecimento: 40 anos de História do Centro de Estudos Africanos”, Maputo: Centro de Estudos Africanos, 2021; Osório & Cruz e Silva (2018) “Conflitos entre Fontes de Poder e Os Direitos Humanos das Mulheres em Pemba”. Maputo: WLSA Moçambique; Cruz e Silva (2014) “Zedequias Manganhela: uma biografia contextualizada”, Maputo: Marimbique; Cruz e Silva; Mendes de Araújo e Neves de Souto (Orgs) “ Comunidades Costeiras de Moçambique: Perspectivas e realidades”: Maputo: Centro de Estudos Sociais Aquino de Bragança e Fundação Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Maputo (2015) ; Cruz e Silva; Borges Coelho e Neves de Souto (orgs), “Como Fazer Ciências Sociais e Humanas em África: Questões Epistemológicas, Metodológicas , Teóricas e Políticas em África”, CODESRIA 2012.