Seminars

Public Poetics in the era of 'Accumulation by Dispossession

Thursday, 24 August, 2006 - 14:30

Public Poetics in the era of 'Accumulation by Dispossession Mark Nowak (College of St.

The Gandhi Everyone Loves to Hate

Friday, 8 September, 2006 - 14:30

The Gandhi Everyone Loves to Hate Prof. Vinay Lal (University of California at Los Angeles)

South Africa in Africa: Promoting Constitutionalism in Southern Africa, 1994 - 2006

Tuesday, 19 September, 2006 - 14:30

South Africa in Africa: Promoting Constitutionalism in Southern Africa, 1994 - 2006 David Monyae

The Grotesque Body of the Colony: Sony Labou Tansi and Dambudzo Marechera

Tuesday, 19 September, 2006 - 14:30

The Grotesque Body of the Colony: Sony Labou Tansi and Dambudzo Marechera Professor Dr Flora Veit

Socialist Democracy and Generative Politics in Kerala and South Africa

Tuesday, 10 October, 2006 - 14:30

Socialist Democracy and Generative Politics in Kerala and South Africa Michelle Williams (Politic

Not By Genes Alone: How Culture Transformed Human Evolution

Friday, 13 October, 2006 - 14:30

Not By Genes Alone: How Culture Transformed Human Evolution Professor Peter J.

Dissenting white writings on Johannesburg in the 1980s

Friday, 20 October, 2006 - 14:30

Dissenting white writings on Johannesburg in the 1980s Irikidzayi Manase (University of Kwazulu-N

The Hurting Race: Cotton Pub (Hillbrow), Nunos (Melville) and Psychology (Wits)

Tuesday, 24 October, 2006 - 14:30

The Hurting Race: Cotton Pub (Hillbrow), Nunos (Melville) and Psychology (Wits) Kgamadi Kometsi (

German Intellectuals and Nineteenth/early Twentieth Century South Africa

Wednesday, 15 November, 2006 - 14:30

German Intellectuals and Nineteenth/early Twentieth Century South Africa Sara Pugach

Decompartmentalizing South African History, 1902-1925

Tuesday, 27 February, 2007 - 14:30

Decompartmentalizing South African History, 1902-1925 Phil Bonner (WISER, Wits University) (paper

Is there any Reason why an Egalitarian should support Black Economic Empowerment?

Tuesday, 6 March, 2007 - 14:30

Is there any Reason why an Egalitarian should support Black Economic Empowerment?

Lessons from South Africa for Israel/Palestine

Friday, 9 March, 2007 - 14:30

Lessons from South Africa for Israel/Palestine Prof.

Moralising security: 'corrections' and the post-apartheid prison

Tuesday, 13 March, 2007 - 14:30

Moralising security: 'corrections' and the post-apartheid prison Kelly Gillespie (University of C

Patient Trouble: Reflections on a South African Medical Ethics

Tuesday, 20 March, 2007 - 14:30

Patient Trouble: Reflections on a South African Medical Ethics Hillel Braude (University of Chica

‘Maid’ Subject: Democratic Statecraft and Domestic Workers in Post-Apartheid South Africa

Tuesday, 27 March, 2007 - 14:30

‘Maid’ Subject: Democratic Statecraft and Domestic Workers in Post-Apartheid South Africa Shireen

The Circulation of Paper in Victorian London

Saturday, 31 March, 2007 - 14:30

The Circulation of Paper in Victorian London Professor Leah Price (Harvard University)

Money in the making of world society

Tuesday, 17 April, 2007 - 14:30

Money in the making of world society Keith Hart (Anthropology, Goldsmiths University of London) <

Science, conservation and apartheid: South Africa's national parks, c.1948-c.1960

Thursday, 3 May, 2007 - 14:30

Science, conservation and apartheid: South Africa's national parks, c.1948-c.1960 Jane Carruthers

Religion’s place in the various Academic Disciplines

Friday, 11 May, 2007 - 14:30

Religion’s place in the various Academic Disciplines An interdisciplinary panel discussion with:

The dead and the territory: a complex relationship

Saturday, 12 May, 2007 - 14:30

The dead and the territory: a complex relationship Dr Renato Cymbalista (Coordinator of Urbanism,

Suburbs on the veld, modern and postmodern

Tuesday, 22 May, 2007 - 14:30

Suburbs on the veld, modern and postmodern Alan Mabin (Architecture & Planning & CUBES, W

Now You See It, Now You Don't: Josephine Baker's Films of the 1930's and the Problem of Color

Thursday, 24 May, 2007 - 14:30

Now You See It, Now You Don't: Josephine Baker's Films of the 1930's and the Problem of Color Pro

Edgy City Serials: Forms, Institutions and Built Environments in Post Apartheid Television Drama

Tuesday, 24 July, 2007 - 14:30

Edgy City Serials: Forms, Institutions and Built Environments in Post Apartheid Television Drama

Apathy and agency in Damon Galgut's The Good Doctor

Tuesday, 31 July, 2007 - 14:30

Apathy and agency in Damon Galgut's The Good Doctor Michael Titlestad (School of Literature and L

How to be a 'real' gay: contested identities in small-town South Africa

Friday, 3 August, 2007 - 14:30

How to be a 'real' gay: contested identities in small-town South Africa Graeme Reid (WISER, Wits

The Jacob Zuma Rape Trial: Power and ANC masculinities

Tuesday, 7 August, 2007 - 14:30

The Jacob Zuma Rape Trial: Power and ANC masculinities Raymond Suttner (Walter and Albertina Sisu

Love in the time of conviction

Tuesday, 14 August, 2007 - 14:30

Love in the time of conviction Eric Worby (School of Social Sciences, Wits University)

Theorizing the Contemporary World: Robert Brenner, Giovani Arrighi, David Harvey

Friday, 17 August, 2007 - 14:30

Theorizing the Contemporary World: Robert Brenner, Giovani Arrighi, David Harvey Moishe Postone (

Ma-slaan-pa dockets': Policing domestic violence

Tuesday, 21 August, 2007 - 14:30

Ma-slaan-pa dockets': Policing domestic violence Julia Hornberger (WISER, Wits University)

Political Theology: Recent Debate

Friday, 24 August, 2007 - 14:30

Political Theology: Recent Debate Achille Mbembe (WISER)

Inter-faith dialogue in Africa: A new optimism in International Relations?

Tuesday, 28 August, 2007 - 14:30

Inter-faith dialogue in Africa: A new optimism in International Relations?

Deep but dicey play: The meanings of money in Soweto's popular economies

Tuesday, 9 October, 2007 - 14:30

Deep but dicey play: The meanings of money in Soweto's popular economies Detlev Krige (Anthropolo

Strings of Gold: Men, Mines and Markets in the World Economy

Tuesday, 16 October, 2007 - 14:30

Strings of Gold: Men, Mines and Markets in the World Economy Bernd Grewe (Konstanz University)

Imagining and Imaging Place: Exhaustion and Creation at the Edges of Place-Making

Tuesday, 23 October, 2007 - 14:30

Imagining and Imaging Place: Exhaustion and Creation at the Edges of Place-Making Bruce Janz (Phi

An Ethnography of faith

Wednesday, 7 November, 2007 - 14:30

An Ethnography of faith Caroline Jeannerat (WISER)

On Zimbabwe: the arrogance of good imperialists

Friday, 16 November, 2007 - 14:30

On Zimbabwe: the arrogance of good imperialists George Shire (Central St.

Child Soldiers in African Fiction

Tuesday, 20 May, 2008 - 14:30

Child Soldiers in African Fiction Mark Sanders (New York University and WISER Visiting Fellow)  <

Slavery, Islam and the Construction of Race and Sex at the Cape

Thursday, 22 May, 2008 - 14:30

Slavery, Islam and the Construction of Race and Sex at the Cape Gabeba Baderoon (Penn State Unive

The Moment of 1989: Democratic Revolution in a global perspective

Thursday, 5 June, 2008 - 14:30

The Moment of 1989: Democratic Revolution in a global perspective Padraic Kenney (University of I

Where can you find Xhosa Literature?

Tuesday, 15 July, 2008 - 14:30

Where can you find Xhosa Literature?

Keeping Faith with the Black Messiah: Suffering, Hope and the Cost of the Future

Thursday, 24 July, 2008 - 14:30

Keeping Faith with the Black Messiah: Suffering, Hope and the Cost of the Future Daniel Magaziner

Francophone African literature and the critical appraisal of South African literature in France

Friday, 1 August, 2008 - 14:30

Francophone African literature and the critical appraisal of South African literature in France B

“Poor Men’s White: Turning the Popular into Cultural Heritage in Salvador, Bahia”

Tuesday, 3 March, 2009 - 14:30

“Poor Men’s White: Turning the Popular into Cultural Heritage in Salvador, Bahia” Mattijs van de

A Sign Prophetic?': Black Loyalism and the 1947 Royal Tour of South Africa

Saturday, 18 April, 2009 - 14:30

A Sign Prophetic?': Black Loyalism and the 1947 Royal Tour of South Africa Hilary Sapire (Birkbec

Three literary meditations on Hindu-Muslim violence in postcolonial India

Tuesday, 2 June, 2009 - 14:30

Three literary meditations on Hindu-Muslim violence in postcolonial India Suvir Kaul (University

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