Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research

Autoethnographic Interventions and ‘Intimate Exposures’ in Ricardo Rangel's Portuguese Mozambique

Submitted by Sarah Emily Duff on 3 February, 2016 - 11:58

Gupta, Pamila. "Autoethnographic Interventions and ‘Intimate Exposures’ in Ricardo Rangel's Portuguese Mozambique ." Critical Arts: South-North Cultural and Media Studies 29, no. Supplement 1 (2015): 166-181.

Futures, Fakes and Discourses of the Gigantic and Miniature in ‘The World’ Islands, Dubai

Submitted by Sarah Emily Duff on 3 February, 2016 - 11:52

Gupta, Pamila. "Futures, Fakes and Discourses of the Gigantic and Miniature in ‘The World’ Islands, Dubai." Island Studies Journal 10, no. 2 (2015): 181-196.

Consuming the Coast: Mid-Century Communications of Port Tourism in the Southern African Indian Ocean

Submitted by Sarah Emily Duff on 3 February, 2016 - 11:46

Gupta, Pamila. "Consuming the Coast: Mid-Century Communications of Port Tourism in the Southern African Indian Ocean." Comunicação Mídia e Consumo 12, no. 35 (2015): 149-170.

Achille Mbembe at La Nuit des Idées

Submitted by Sarah Emily Duff on 3 February, 2016 - 10:55

Achille Mbembe in conversation at the recent Nuit des Idées at the Quai d'Orsay.

The Pre-history of South African ‘Neo-Liberalism’: The Rise and Fall of Co-operative Farming on the Highveld

Submitted by Keith Breckenridge on 2 February, 2016 - 14:29

Ballim, Faeeza. "The Pre-history of South African ‘Neo-Liberalism’: The Rise and Fall of Co-operative Farming on the Highveld." Journal of Southern African Studies 41 (2015): 1239-1254.

Victoria J. Collis-Buthelezi and Achille Mbembe on the State of the Humanities in South Africa

Submitted by Sarah Emily Duff on 29 January, 2016 - 09:27

Victoria J. Collis-Buthelezi and Achille Mbembe have both contributed essays to a special edition of Arts and Humanities in Education titled 'State of Urgency: The Humanities in South Africa.' See more here.

Ruth Sacks to Present at the CAA Annual Conference

Submitted by Sarah Emily Duff on 29 January, 2016 - 09:26

WiSER PhD student and visual artist Ruth Sacks will present a paper at this year's conference of the College Art Association in Washington, DC.

Workshop: Mediating Past, Present and Future

Submitted by Keith Breckenridge on 29 January, 2016 - 09:25

WiSER PhD students Emery Kalema and Ruth Sacks organised a four-day workshop in Kinshasa titled 'Mediating Past, Present and Future: Historical narratives and 20th/21st century art; Dialogues with Global South experiences.' The project is a cross-disciplinary collaboration between Kinshasa (l’Académie des Beaux Arts, Democratic Republic of the Congo), Johannesburg (Wits School of Arts, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa) and São Paulo (Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil).

Achille Mbembe at La Nuit des idées, Quai d’Orsay, 27 January 2016

Submitted by Sarah Emily Duff on 22 January, 2016 - 11:59

Achille Mbembe will take part in La Nuit des idées at the Quai d’Orsay on 27 January. The event brings into conversation artists, intellectuals, and architects to imagine tomorrow's world. See here for more information.

WiSER WELCOMES YOU TO OUR 2016 PROGRAMME

Submitted by Sarah Emily Duff on 20 January, 2016 - 11:16

~ WiSER WELCOMES YOU TO OUR 2016 PROGRAMME ~

The Institute has undergone a period of reflection. We are determined to respond creatively to the historic challenges put to us all by the student movement in 2015. We embrace the critique that has been made of South African institutions and we want to actively contribute to changing and re-inventing our University as we move forward into the year.