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Esmeralda Plangesis
She was born in the district of Mossel Bay, Cape Province, South Africa. There she finished at Sao Bras Junior High School. She attended Essellen Park High School (Worcester) for Matric/A-levels (1...view moreShe was born in the district of Mossel Bay, Cape Province, South Africa. There she finished at Sao Bras Junior High School. She attended Essellen Park High School (Worcester) for Matric/A-levels (1972).
She enrolled for a BA in social work at the University of the Western Cape (1973). Subsequently, she was appointed as school social worker at Belhar High School (1977), and she also taught vocational guidance and English.
She left South Africa in September1980 and moved to the United Kingdom. After following a foundation course, she completed a BA in sociology and political theory at Sheffield University (1984). In March 1985, she got married to Yannis Plangesis (Dr.). She did a course at the School of Modern Greek (Aristotle University). In September 1985, she started teaching English at Olziersky Language School till after the birth of her son, Hector (March 1987). She taught sociology and political theory at City College and European studies and English proficiency at the British Council since 1992.
Presently, she continues to work freelance as author and translator/editor of academic books/papers for publication in the United Kingdom and United States. She is the writer of In Search of Liberation (AuthorHouse 2009).view less