Profile
 

Tilda Nkomo is a first-year PHD student in International History and Politics at the Geneva Graduate Institute. She holds a Bachelor of Applied Arts degree from the University of Zimbabwe, obtained in the year 2018. She is also a holder of a one-year honours degree in Economic History from the same university (2019). In 2021, Tilda was awarded a scholarship through Society, Work and Politics Institute (SWOP)'s Violent States, States of Violence" project to pursue a master’s degree in history at the University of Witwatersrand, graduating in December 2023, with a first-class degree.
 

Research Interest

Tilda is currently intrigued by examining issues concerning women's reproductive health in Zimbabwe's male-dominated artisanal gold mining communities. She is interested in exploring women's experiences in these areas by examining politics and power relations, economic engagement, social roles, experiences, and practices. She seeks to investigate how all these factors are linked to women's reproductive health. Methodologically, Tilda is more interested in engaging with oral histories, ethnography, archival material, and interviews to comprehensively understand women's historical and present experiences in these contexts.