A History of Black Lawyers in South Africa
WiSER, 6th Floor, Richard Ward Building, East Campus
University of the Witwatersrand
9:00 – 9:30Opening and Introductions: Jonathan Klaaren (University of the Witwatersrand)
09:30 – 10:45
Panel One: The Future of Black Women Lawyers in South Africa
Busisiwe Kamolane, Thandeka Kathi, Zanele Malindi, Sithuthukile Mkhize, & Vuyolethu Mntoninthsi (CALS, University of the Witwatersrand)The history of black women lawyers in South Africa: What Thendele andThendele v Legal Practice Council tells us about the persisting resistance to the transformation to the legal profession
10:45 – 11:00 Tea Break
11:00 – 12:45
Panel Two: Contemporary Histories
Short Briefings on Ongoing Research Projects: (11:00-11:45):
A History of the Wits Law School Thomas Coggin/Desia Colgan/Jonathan Botes (University of the Witwatersrand)
Young, Black, and Lawyering for the Public Interest in Johannesburg Leila Strelitz (University of Oxford)
Some Comments on Buttressing Black Lawyers in South Africa, Pre and Post-1994 Alice L Brown (University of the Witwatersrand)
Comments and Future Directions for Research: (11:45-12:45)
Discussant: Charmika Samaradiwakera-Wijesundra (University of the Witwatersrand)
12:45 – 13:45 Lunch
13:45 – 15:15
Panel Three: Histories and Networks
Elizabeth Thornberry (John Hopkins University) Law Agents and the Making of Customary Law in the 19th Century Eastern Cape
Tara Weinberg (University of Michigan) Pixley ka Seme, the Native Farmers Association and legal networks in early 20th century South Africa
Discussant: George Karekwaivanane (University of Edinburgh)
15:15 – 16:45
Panel Four: Histories and Fields
Ralph Madlalate (University of California, Berkeley) Legal Education in South Africa: Racialized Globalizations, Crises, and Contestations
Max Bolt (WiSER/University of Oxford) Legal assistance and the making of a legal field: the case of Johannesburg’s deceased estates
Discussant: Timothy Gibbs (University College, London)
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