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Biographical Details
Associate Professor Finex Ndhlovu is South African by heritage, Zimbabwean by birth and Australian by choice. His research interests sit at the cutting edge of contemporary linguistic and socio-cultural theories around language, identity and sociality in relation to transnational African migrant and diaspora communities; educational linguistics; epistemologies of the South, Indigenous traditions of knowing and decolonial theories. A key focus of his work is on how we might operationalise ‘decolonising’ as a methodology and an approach for charting the next steps in search for solutions to practical language-related problems in educational and other social policy areas. Associate Professor Ndhlovu has several academic publications consisting of a strong combination of research monographs, edited volumes, book chapters, journal articles and non-traditional research outputs. He is passionate about nurturing an outstanding cohort of future research and academic leaders through higher degree research student supervision.
Approved to Supervise
- Approved PhD/HDR supervisor
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Ethics and Translanguaging Research
Ndhlovu, F., 31 Jan 2026, The Handbook of Translanguaging. Wei, L., Phyak, P., Leea, J. W. & García, O. (eds.). 1 ed. Hoboken, United States of America, p. 179-194 (Wiley Handbooks in Linguistics / Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Other
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Frontier Diasporas, Ontologies of Incompleteness, Unfinishable Possibilities: Decolonising Migrant Identity Narratives
Ndhlovu, F., 31 Dec 2026, Sur-Sur Southern knowledges: Education, sustainability and social transformation. Naidoo, L., Gannon, S., Woodrow, C., Larenas, C. D., López, V. & Salazar, J. (eds.). 1 ed. Sydney, Australia, p. 1-18Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Other
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Resistance Ethics for a Decolonial Sociolinguistics
Ndhlovu, F., 30 Jun 2026, In: Journal of Sociolinguistics. 30, 3, p. 306-311Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Challenging Monolingual Discourses for Agentic Spaces: Constraints and Opportunities for Language Educators in the Chilean Education System
Veliz, L., Slaughter, Y. & Ndhlovu, F., 25 Jun 2025, Language Teacher Agency: Navigating Complex and Diverse Educational Contexts. Veliz, L., Slaughter, Y., Bonar, G. & Nguyen, M. H. (eds.). 1 ed. United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Publishing, p. 171-188Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Research › peer-review
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Pan-African Integration from Below: Language, Publics, Culture
Ndhlovu, F. & Masuku, J., 31 Dec 2025, Gqeberha, South Africa: Mandela University Press. 139 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Grass-fed markets and value chains for small-scale and emerging beef cattle farmers in South Africa (STAGE TWO)
Burrow, H. (UNE Lead Investigator), Baker, D. (Co-Investigator), Bhullar, N. (Co-Investigator), Griffith, G. (Co-Investigator), Mounter, S. (Co-Investigator), Ndhlovu, F. (Co-Investigator), Piper, D. (Co-Investigator), Villano, R. (Co-Investigator), Azeem, M. (Postdoctoral Research Fellow) & Wysel, M. (Postdoctoral Research Fellow)
13/02/18 → 30/06/22
Project: Grant