Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research

Cultural Solidarities

Submitted by Sarah Emily Duff on 29 March, 2017 - 15:31

Seminars

Friday, 7 April, 2017 - 08:30

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Andrew W Mellon Foundation awards Medical Humanities Grant to the Faculty of Humanities, Wits University

Submitted by Keith Breckenridge on 3 April, 2014 - 10:24

WiSER is delighted to announce a major new funding grant in the field of Medical Humanities awarded by the Mellon Foundation for $880,000 over 4 years.

Body Knowledge: Medicine and the Humanities in Conversation

Submitted by Ashlee Neser on 31 January, 2013 - 13:16

Collaborations

Saturday, 16 March, 2013 - 07:30

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The University of the Witwatersrand has appointed a new WISER Director: Professor Sarah Nuttall

Submitted by Keith Breckenridge on 14 September, 2012 - 17:27

Public Events

Wednesday, 2 January, 2013 - 12:30

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Beyond Governmentality and Developmentalism: The Infrastructure of Citizenship

Submitted by Keith Breckenridge on 25 June, 2012 - 09:48

Public Events

Saturday, 7 July, 2012 - 08:30

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Submitted by Najibha Deshmukh on 10 February, 2012 - 13:01

The Measure of Mistrust: African Artisanal Gold Mining and the Geopolitics of the Barbarous Relic

Submitted by Keith Breckenridge on 17 January, 2025 - 11:40

Breckenridge, Keith. "The Measure of Mistrust: African Artisanal Gold Mining and the Geopolitics of the Barbarous Relic." In Political Economy and Critical Engagement in South Africa: Essays in Honour of Vishnu Padayachee, edited by Rajend Mesthrie, Robert van Niekerk and Imraan Valodia, 58-75. Pietermaritzburg South Africa: UKZN Press, 2025.