Lesley Lokko- University of Johannesburg
Lesley Lokko
- University of Johannesburg
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Introduction
Lesley Lokko is Head of School at the Graduate School of Architecture, University of Johannesburg. Her research interests include 'race', identity, gender and architecture, design research and the speculative nature of African cities.
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The terms ‘age of consent’, ‘age of licence’ and ‘age of majority’ – often used interchangeably – give young adults legal and moral permission to drink, drive, vote, smoke, have sex and marry (among other rights). Depending on context, the threshold from being a minor to attaining majority – adulthood – is marked by a ritual or a ceremony, giving t...
mim•ic•ry (n.pl.mim•ic•ries)
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(b) an instance of mimicking.
2. Biology: The resemblance of one organism to another, or to an object in its surroundings for concealment and protection from predators. In evolutionary biology, mimicry is a similarity of one species to another, which protects one or both. T...
Leslie Naa Lokko did her postgraduate studies in architecture at the University College, London.
