WISER Seminar Papers
WISER is very pleased to host the Wits Interdisciplinary Seminar in the Humanities. The presentations for the remainder of the current academic semester are listed below.
WISER, and its predecessor institutions the Institute for Advanced Study and the African Studies Institute, have hosted similar seminars that date back to the late 1960s. The archive of those events, and the past papers of the current semester, is available here. A printable version of the seminar schedule for the current year is available here.
The WISH seminar will continue to be held on-line for the foreseeable future; for the details of the Zoom meetings, please sign up for email notices at https://wiser.wits.ac.za/mail.
Participants must read the paper prior to the seminar.
The paper will typically only be available on the Friday preceding the seminar.
WISER, and its predecessor institutions the Institute for Advanced Study and the African Studies Institute, have hosted similar seminars that date back to the late 1960s. The archive of those events, and the past papers of the current semester, is available here. A printable version of the seminar schedule for the current year is available here.
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| Monday, 13 October, 2025 - 16:00 |
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Single source of truth systems in Kenya—Huduma and Maisha Nambas |
| Monday, 20 October, 2025 - 16:00 |
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Mis/trust, language, and ‘Artificial Intelligence’ in global digital economies |
| Monday, 27 October, 2025 - 16:00 |
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Extraction, Global Commodity Trade, and Urban Development in Zambia's Northwestern Province |
| Monday, 3 November, 2025 - 16:00 |
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The Minerals Energy Complex in South Africa: an Empirical Debunking |
| Monday, 10 November, 2025 - 16:00 |
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African Land buying Syndicates in early 20th century KZN |