Prof. Dr. Rosemarie Buikema (professor in gender & literary theory) expert on literary theory and cultural studies, semiotics, postcolonial studies with special emphasis on gender and ethnicity in South Africa. Has extensive international experience with NOISE and in the UNITWIN official exchanges with Southern Africa and Utrecht University. Within this programme she is the academic coordinator for the Gender Programme. Buikema participates in the Research project on 'Masculinity and Risk Taking Behaviour', funded by the SANPAD programme in the Netherlands and jointly coordinated with the University of Western Cape in South Africa. Co-ordinator of the ethics and politics of research cluster in the PH.D..-Research Capacity Building Programme (for staff en Ph.D-students of historically disadvantaged universities in Southern Africa) .