Line Relisieux is a doctoral candidate in Human Geography and Urban Studies at the London School of Economics’ Geography and Environment Department.

Her research focuses on maternal experiences on the Cape Flats in Cape Town, South Africa, connecting feminist geopolitics and everyday geographies to unveil daily encounters in gang-present communities.

She holds a double Masters of Political Science from Sciences Po Lille and the WWU Muenster, and a Masters of International Affairs from Johns Hopkin’s SAIS.

Line has experience of teaching at both the postgraduate and undergraduate levels. In 2023, she won the LSESU Student-led Teaching Award, and in 2024 was selected in the highly commanded category. In 2024, she also received a Teaching Recognition Award from LSE’s Geography and Environment Department.

Selected Publications

• A ‘Collective Self-Expression’? How Prison Tattoos Challenge Double Standards in Post-Apartheid South Africa’ (forthcoming, Wits University Press)
• Bekezela: Recalimers of Johannesburg (Collection IFAS-Research, 2021)
• ‘Informality and Covid-19: initiatives by the French Institute of South Africa’ (Cahiers des UMIFRE, 2020)

Awards

• Teaching Recognition Award (LSE’s Geography and Environment, 2024)
• Class Teacher Award Recipient (London School of Economics and Political Science, Eden Centre, 2024) – Highly Commended
• Class Teacher Award Recipient (London School of Economics and Political Science, Eden Centre, 2023) – Winner