Seminars

Religion and Migrant Labour

Friday, 20 May, 2005 - 14:30

Redeeming the Failed Promise of Democracy in Eritrea: From Liberation to Repression

Friday, 20 May, 2005 - 14:30

Redeeming the Failed Promise of Democracy in Eritrea: From Liberation to Repression Dan Connell (

From Sojourners to Settlers: Early Constructions of Chinese Identity in South Africa, 1870-1948

Tuesday, 10 May, 2005 - 14:30

From Sojourners to Settlers: Early Constructions of Chinese Identity in South Africa, 1870-1948 Y

Globalisation and new social identities: A jig-saw puzzle from Johannesburg

Tuesday, 26 April, 2005 - 14:30

Globalisation and new social identities: A jig-saw puzzle from Johannesburg Peter Alexander (Soci

The Persistance of Tradition?: Christianity and Circumcision in the Eastern Cape, c.1900-1940

Tuesday, 19 April, 2005 - 14:30

The Persistance of Tradition?: Christianity and Circumcision in the Eastern Cape, c.1900-1940 Nat

Re-membering/Re-visioning/Re-connecting: Ngugi wa Thiong'o and Ayi Kwei Armah come to Nairobi

Thursday, 14 April, 2005 - 14:30

Re-membering/Re-visioning/Re-connecting: Ngugi wa Thiong'o and Ayi Kwei Armah come to Nairobi Dr

Shifting Fields: Imagining Literacy Renewal in Itinerario and Drum

Tuesday, 12 April, 2005 - 14:30

Shifting Fields: Imagining Literacy Renewal in Itinerario and Drum Stefan Helgesson

Curating Africa

Thursday, 24 March, 2005 - 14:30

Curating Africa Simon Njami (curator of the 'African Remix' exhibition at the Hayward Gallery in

Performing Selves: Women's Auto/Biography and Modernity in India

Wednesday, 16 March, 2005 - 14:30

Performing Selves: Women's Auto/Biography and Modernity in India Prof Rimli Bhattacharya (Univers

Scandal in the Colonies: Sydney and Cape Town, 1820-1850

Tuesday, 15 March, 2005 - 14:30

Scandal in the Colonies: Sydney and Cape Town, 1820-1850 Kirsten McKenzie (History, University of

Violence & the French Resistance

Thursday, 10 March, 2005 - 14:30

Violence & the French Resistance Prof Olivier Wieviorka

Hydra's Heads: Revisiting PAGAD Five Years On

Tuesday, 8 March, 2005 - 14:30

Hydra's Heads: Revisiting PAGAD Five Years On Sindre Bangstad

Malawians in Johannes-burg: Organising Informal Trade & Migration in a Liberalising Environment

Wednesday, 2 March, 2005 - 14:30

Malawians in Johannes-burg: Organising Informal Trade & Migration in a Liberalising Environme

Beyond 'third term' politics: constitutionalism, constitu-tional reforms and democratic governance in Uganda

Tuesday, 1 March, 2005 - 14:30

Beyond 'third term' politics: constitutionalism, constitu-tional reforms and democratic governanc

Zulu xenophobia, Kgatla conspiracies & Pedi plots: Transvaal Native Congress politics in the 1930s

Tuesday, 22 February, 2005 - 14:30

Zulu xenophobia, Kgatla conspiracies & Pedi plots: Transvaal Native Congress politics in the

Scoundrels, Crocodiles, and Border-Jumpers

Tuesday, 26 October, 2004 - 14:30

Scoundrels, Crocodiles, and Border-Jumpers Journeys, Men, Migration and 'Urbanisation-in-Rural-Ar

Sweet dreams, diamond ladies and golden money: An ethnography of numbers running in Soweto

Tuesday, 12 October, 2004 - 14:30

Sweet dreams, diamond ladies and golden money: An ethnography of numbers running in Soweto Detlev

An Imaginary Ocean: Carnival in Cape Town and the Black Atlantic

Wednesday, 29 September, 2004 - 14:30

An Imaginary Ocean: Carnival in Cape Town and the Black Atlantic Denis-Constant Martin (Universit

Writing the World from an African Metropolis

Tuesday, 28 September, 2004 - 14:30

Writing the World from an African Metropolis Sarah Nuttall & Achille Mbembe (WISER)

Globalisation and the African City: Touba, Abidjan, Durban

Tuesday, 21 September, 2004 - 14:30

Globalisation and the African City: Touba, Abidjan, Durban Bill Freund (University of Kwazulu-Nat

Research with Human Subjects: The Evolution of Ethical Concepts & Guidelines

Saturday, 18 September, 2004 - 14:30

Research with Human Subjects: The Evolution of Ethical Concepts & Guidelines Paula Treichler<

History and Social Memory: Some Problems in their Relationship

Friday, 3 September, 2004 - 14:30

History and Social Memory: Some Problems in their Relationship Chris Wickham (Professor of Histor

Post-Colonial Workplace Regimes in the Engineering Industries of South Africa, Swaziland and Zimbabwe

Tuesday, 24 August, 2004 - 14:30

Post-Colonial Workplace Regimes in the Engineering Industries of South Africa, Swaziland and Zimb

Worlds of Power: Religious Thought and Political Practice in Africa

Wednesday, 11 August, 2004 - 14:30

Worlds of Power: Religious Thought and Political Practice in Africa Stephen Ellis (Brussels) and

Precarious Conditions: Counter-Insurgency in Africa after 1945

Wednesday, 4 August, 2004 - 14:30

Precarious Conditions: Counter-Insurgency in Africa after 1945 Professor Luise White (History, Un

The Regulation of the Urban African Family in South Africa in the 1930s and 1940s

Tuesday, 3 August, 2004 - 14:30

The Regulation of the Urban African Family in South Africa in the 1930s and 1940s Deborah Posel (

The South African Economy 1994 - 2004

Tuesday, 27 July, 2004 - 14:30

The South African Economy 1994 - 2004 Stephen Gelb (Director, The Edge Institute & visiting p

John Stremlau

Tuesday, 11 May, 2004 - 14:30

John Stremlau (International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand)

Crime, Conflict and Politics: Politicised Violence on the Rand, 1984-1994

Tuesday, 4 May, 2004 - 14:30

Crime, Conflict and Politics: Politicised Violence on the Rand, 1984-1994 Gary Kynoch (Dalhousie

Security and Violence on the Frontier of the State

Tuesday, 27 April, 2004 - 14:30

Security and Violence on the Frontier of the State Steffen Jensen (WISER, University of the Witwa

Colonialism, Limited: The Imperial Chartered Company in British Culture'

Wednesday, 24 March, 2004 - 14:30

Colonialism, Limited: The Imperial Chartered Company in British Culture' Stephen Donovan Blekinge

Memory and Counter-memory'

Saturday, 20 March, 2004 - 14:30

Memory and Counter-memory' Johannes Fabian

A Parting of the Ways: Colonial Africa and South Africa, 1946-48'

Friday, 19 March, 2004 - 14:30

A Parting of the Ways: Colonial Africa and South Africa, 1946-48' Fred Cooper New York University

Deracializing Imperialism?: Citizenship and Conflict in French Africa after World War II'

Thursday, 18 March, 2004 - 14:30

Deracializing Imperialism?: Citizenship and Conflict in French Africa after World War II' Fred Co

Transformation of the Media - Reflections of 10 Years of Freedom

Tuesday, 9 March, 2004 - 14:30

Transformation of the Media - Reflections of 10 Years of Freedom Tawana Kupe (Media Studies, Univ

The Healthy Brothel: the context of clinical services for sex workers in Hillbrow, South Africa

Tuesday, 24 February, 2004 - 14:30

The Healthy Brothel: the context of clinical services for sex workers in Hillbrow, South Africa J

IMIFANEKISO: Photographic portraits from mid-nineteenth century in Natal : the work of Dr R.J. Mann

Tuesday, 17 February, 2004 - 14:30

IMIFANEKISO: Photographic portraits from mid-nineteenth century in Natal : the work of Dr R.J.

Narrative Discourse, Social Crisis and the Construction of the Beta Israel Identity

Tuesday, 28 October, 2003 - 14:30

Narrative Discourse, Social Crisis and the Construction of the Beta Israel Identity Abebe Zegeye

Deconstruction: Philosophy or literary theory?

Tuesday, 21 October, 2003 - 14:30

Deconstruction: Philosophy or literary theory?

The Globe in the Text: Notes towards a Transnational History of the Book 

Tuesday, 21 October, 2003 - 14:30

The Globe in the Text: Notes towards a Transnational History of the Book  Isabel Hofmeyr (African

Reframing remembrance: The politics of the centenary commemorations of the South African War of 1899-1902

Tuesday, 14 October, 2003 - 14:30

Reframing remembrance: The politics of the centenary commemorations of the South African War of 1

Impossible Representations: Pentecostalism, Video and Video Technology in Ghana

Friday, 12 September, 2003 - 14:30

Impossible Representations: Pentecostalism, Video and Video Technology in Ghana Birgit Meyer Rese

Power, 'Partnerships' & Social Change: Creating contexts that enable HIV prevention

Friday, 12 September, 2003 - 14:30

Power, 'Partnerships' & Social Change: Creating contexts that enable HIV prevention Cathy Cam

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