Mehita Iqani

Mehita Iqani

University of the Witwatersrand

H-index: 14

Africa-South Africa

About Mehita Iqani

Mehita Iqani, With an exceptional h-index of 14 and a recent h-index of 13 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of the Witwatersrand, specializes in the field of consumption, luxury, waste, discourse, markets.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Introducing the ‘Lived Experience’section of the South African Journal of Psychiatry

Johannesburg’s shitty little river: faecal discourse and discontent regarding the Jukskei

Post-feminist practices, subjectivities and intimacies in global context

The sci-commodity sensibilities of performative Covid-19 face masking

The Crooked Codes of the Luxury Handbag: Narratives of Empowered Feminine Consumption in Africa

Consuming Happiness: Aspirational Practices in Global Perspective

“A LOOT-a continua”? Inequality, humour, and broken aspirations in South African consumer culture

From Guns and Steel to Germs: Malarial Detritus in New Sculptures by Gonçalo Mabunda

Mehita Iqani Information

University

Position

Professor in Media Studies

Citations(all)

895

Citations(since 2020)

602

Cited By

499

hIndex(all)

14

hIndex(since 2020)

13

i10Index(all)

20

i10Index(since 2020)

16

Email

University Profile Page

University of the Witwatersrand

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Mehita Iqani Skills & Research Interests

consumption

luxury

waste

discourse

markets

Top articles of Mehita Iqani

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Introducing the ‘Lived Experience’section of the South African Journal of Psychiatry

South African Journal of Psychiatry

Laila Asmal

Mehita Iqani

2024/4/30

Johannesburg’s shitty little river: faecal discourse and discontent regarding the Jukskei

Social Dynamics

Jessica Webster

Mehita Iqani

2024/3/31

Post-feminist practices, subjectivities and intimacies in global context

Frontiers in Sociology

Mehita Iqani

Caio Simões de Araújo

2023/2/22

The sci-commodity sensibilities of performative Covid-19 face masking

European Journal of Cultural Studies

Mehita Iqani

2023/8

The Crooked Codes of the Luxury Handbag: Narratives of Empowered Feminine Consumption in Africa

Feminist Economics

Mehita Iqani

2023/7/3

Consuming Happiness: Aspirational Practices in Global Perspective

Mehita Iqani

2023/6/27

“A LOOT-a continua”? Inequality, humour, and broken aspirations in South African consumer culture

Consumption Markets & Culture

Mehita Iqani

Bridget Kenny

2023/5/4

From Guns and Steel to Germs: Malarial Detritus in New Sculptures by Gonçalo Mabunda

Journal of African Cultural Studies

Mehita Iqani

2023/4/3

Science and language, knowledge and power

South African Journal of Science

Kirstin Wilmot

Mehita Iqani

Nkosinathi Madondo

2023/12

Joyful Subjects: Power and Empowerment in the Age of the Consumer

Cultural Politics

Mehita Iqani

2022/3/1

Glitter, Shine, Glow: Patinas of Feminine Achievement in South African Celebrity Portraiture

Cultural Politics

Mehita Iqani

2022/3/1

African Luxury Branding: From Soft Power to Queer Futures

Mehita Iqani

2022/12/23

2. Visueller Konsum und Einkaufsumgebungen

Handbuch Zeitschriftenforschung

Mehita Iqani

2022/11/30

Book Review: Glitterworlds: The Future Politics of a Ubiquitous Thing

Mehita Iqani

2022/11

Consuming happiness: aspirational practices in/from the margins

Consumption Markets & Culture

Mehita Iqani

2022/7/4

Humanitarianism in the African luxury designer market

Mehita Iqani

2021/9/30

“First Ever Selfie Cover!”: Cosmopolitan Magazine, Influencers, and the Mainstreaming of Selfie Style

SELF REPRESENTATION IN AN EXPANDED FIELD

Mehita Iqani

2021/5/6

Brand and influencer strategies in social media marketing of luxury brands in African cities

Journal of Design, Business & Society

Mehita Iqani

2021/3/1

Garbage in Popular Culture: Consumption and the Aesthetics of Waste

Mehita Iqani

2020/11/1

African luxury: aesthetics and politics

Simidele Dosekun

Mehita Iqani

2020

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Co-Authors

H-index: 46
Jonathan Schroeder

Jonathan Schroeder

Rochester Institute of Technology

H-index: 19
Anna Feigenbaum

Anna Feigenbaum

Bournemouth University

H-index: 8
Nicky Falkof

Nicky Falkof

University of the Witwatersrand

H-index: 5
Gilles Baro

Gilles Baro

University of the Witwatersrand

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