Seminars

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

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

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

John Stremlau

Tuesday, 11 May, 2004 - 14:30

John Stremlau (International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand)

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

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 (

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

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

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

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

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<

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

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)

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

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

Scoundrels, Crocodiles, and Border-Jumpers

Tuesday, 26 October, 2004 - 14:30

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

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

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

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

Hydra's Heads: Revisiting PAGAD Five Years On

Tuesday, 8 March, 2005 - 14:30

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

Violence & the French Resistance

Thursday, 10 March, 2005 - 14:30

Violence & the French Resistance Prof Olivier Wieviorka

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

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

Curating Africa

Thursday, 24 March, 2005 - 14:30

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 (

Quiet diplomacy in Zimbabwe: a case study of South Africa in Africa

Tuesday, 24 May, 2005 - 14:30

Quiet diplomacy in Zimbabwe: a case study of South Africa in Africa Tom Lodge (Political Studies,

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Tuesday, 2 August, 2005 - 14:30

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Inequality, Wage Labor and Social Citizenship in the Making of South Africa's Post-Apartheid Democracy

Tuesday, 4 April, 2006 - 14:30

Inequality, Wage Labor and Social Citizenship in the Making of South Africa's Post-Apartheid Demo

end of the underground

Thursday, 20 April, 2006 - 14:30

end of the underground

Democracy and its discontent: Vigilantism, sovereignity and human rights in South Africa

Tuesday, 25 April, 2006 - 14:30

Democracy and its discontent: Vigilantism, sovereignity and human rights in South Africa Lars Buu

Portuguese Maritime Exploration and the African in-Between

Wednesday, 3 May, 2006 - 14:30

Portuguese Maritime Exploration and the African in-Between Prof.

Urban Violence in Colonial Africa: A Case for South African Exceptionalism

Tuesday, 16 May, 2006 - 14:30

Urban Violence in Colonial Africa: A Case for South African Exceptionalism Gary Kynoch (Dalhousie

Why do you tear me from myself?': Torture, truth and the arts of the Counter-Reformation

Tuesday, 23 May, 2006 - 14:30

Why do you tear me from myself?': Torture, truth and the arts of the Counter-Reformation Jane Tay

Sightings / Site-ings of the African City

Thursday, 15 June, 2006 - 14:30

Sightings / Site-ings of the African City

The international context of South Africa's 'experiment in social medicine' in the mid-twentieth century

Tuesday, 18 July, 2006 - 14:30

The international context of South Africa's 'experiment in social medicine' in the mid-twentieth

Francophone African literature: the language issue.

Tuesday, 25 July, 2006 - 14:30

Francophone African literature: the language issue.

Being a Writer of the World: Lewis Nkosi and the South African Literary Tradition

Tuesday, 1 August, 2006 - 14:30

Being a Writer of the World: Lewis Nkosi and the South African Literary Tradition Liz Gunner (WIS

South African Citizenship: Past Present and Future

Tuesday, 8 August, 2006 - 14:30

South African Citizenship: Past Present and Future Jonathan Klaaren (Professor of Law & Direc

The Play of Race in a Field of Urban Desire: Soccer and Spontaneity in Rhodes Park, Johannesburg

Tuesday, 15 August, 2006 - 14:30

The Play of Race in a Field of Urban Desire: Soccer and Spontaneity in Rhodes Park, Johannesburg

Transplants and Transients: Nativism, Nationalism, and Migration in the Inner-City Johannesburg

Tuesday, 22 August, 2006 - 14:30

Transplants and Transients: Nativism, Nationalism, and Migration in the Inner-City Johannesburg L

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