Interdisciplinary conversations on water

WiSER and Wits Water warmly invite you to a monthly discussion series

Interdisciplinary conversations on water

Water impacts each of us every day. From showering first thing in the morning or grabbing a cup of coffee to get the day going through to last thing in the evening for brushing one’s teeth. Implicit to this way of life is the assumption that every moment a tap is touched, water is infinitely available. This assumption is, however, erroneous. Understanding why this assumption is wrong needs interdisciplinary dialogues.

 The purpose of this series of discussions is for us to begin to communicate with each other. Social scientists, historians, psychologists, artists, literary studies scholars and writers, engineers and scientists all thinking about water together establishing a community of practice. 

The conversations will run on Thursdays from 1-2:15pm during term time in the WiSER seminar room. The format will be a short visual presentation by the speakers of the day, one from the sciences and one from the humanities, followed by discussion and engagement. 

Speakers include: Khuliso Masinde, Andrew Thatcher, Precious Biyela, Jennifer Fitchett, Craig Sheridan, Mucha Musemwa, Kevin Harding, Isabel Hofmeyr, Simone Dahms-Verster, Heidi Richards, Sarah Nuttall, David Everett, Keith Breckenridge and Tracy-Lynn Field

Opening Session: Thursday March 6

Welcome: Sarah (WiSER) and Craig (Wits Water)

Craig Sheridan: Thinking about Water at Wits University – linking the university to the oceans via the continental divide.

Isabel Hofmeyr/Sarah Nuttall: Water Humanities at Wits

Lunch will be served at WiSER for all participants

Please RSVP: Najibha.Deshmukh@wits.ac.za