Sónia Vaz Borges

Sónia Vaz Borges is a militant interdisciplinary historian and social- political organiser. She received her PhD in History of Education from the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU).

She is the author of the book ‘Militant Education, Liberation Struggle, Consciousness: The PAIGC education in Guinea Bissau 1963–1978’ (2019).

As a result of her research Vaz Borges co-authored the short films ‘Navigating the Pilot School’ (2016) and ‘Mangrove School’ (2022). Together with Léopold Lambert, she was responsible for co-editing the 49th issue of the magazine The Funambulist. Politics of Space and Bodies, entitled ‘Schools of the Revolution: Radical Education and Pedagogies Around the World’ (2023).