Blogs

Catherine Burns's plenary from a recent conference on the medical humanities at the University of Cape Town.

Prof Sarah Nuttall took part in a recent debate, 'No Longer at Ease: Debating Race and Identity Politics in South Africa,' at the University of Cape Town.

Achille Mbembe writes for the Mail and Guardian's special edition on South Africa's new middle class.

A recent interview with Jonny Steinberg on PowerFM on his new book A Man of Good Hope.

Volume 7 of the Johannesburg Salon is available here.

We are delighted to announce that Jonny Steinberg will be joining WiSER’s staff in 2015. Steinberg has been appointed as Full Professor at WiSER as part of Vice Chancellor Adam Habib’s Distinguished Professorships programme.

A former Rhodes scholar, Steinberg has a doctorate in political theory from Oxford University where he currently teaches.

Christi Kruger, a PhD student at WiSER, discusses eurocentrism and government on Kyknet's Dagbreek programme.

The Mail and Guardian reports on ANC objections to Zak Yaccoob's comments on the Zuma rape trial, made recently at the 'Arts of Human Rights' workshop.

Lisa Vetten writes for the Mail and Guardian on the right wing's distortion of statistics to prove that black men are more violent than white.

A transcript of Lisa Vetten and Zak Yacoob's panel at our recent 'Arts of Human Rights' workshop.