Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research

Hlonipha Mokoena Joins WiSER

Submitted by Sarah Emily Duff on 25 May, 2015 - 09:15

The Wits Vuvuzela on Hlonipha Mokoena's move to WiSER later this year.

Let’s talk about sex education: race and shame in South Africa

Submitted by Sarah Emily Duff on 25 May, 2015 - 09:13

Sarah Emily Duff writes about sex education in South Africa during the 1920s and 1930s for The Conversation.

Statement from the Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Professor Adam Habib, on Accelerating Transformation at Wits

Submitted by Sarah Emily Duff on 21 May, 2015 - 15:06

The Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of the Witwatersrand, Professor Adam Habib, has released a statement on accelerating transformation at Wits.

Doppiozero's Translation of Achille Mbembe's Essay on Xenophobia

Submitted by Sarah Emily Duff on 20 May, 2015 - 15:40

Doppiozero has reprinted the text of Achille Mbembe's essay on xenophobia, in both English and Italian. Photographs are by Kudzanai Chiurai.

Advertisement: Lecturer in Media Studies.

Submitted by Sarah Emily Duff on 18 May, 2015 - 13:23

Faculty of Humanities

School of Literature, Language and Media

LECTURER IN MEDIA STUDIES

New Preface to the Africa Edition of Achille Mbembe's 'On the Postcolony'

Submitted by Sarah Emily Duff on 18 May, 2015 - 09:32

An edited version of the new preface, 'The Value of Africa's Aesthetics,' to the Africa edition of Achille Mbembe's On the Postcolony, published in May 2015 by Wits University Press.

Conclusion

Submitted by Jonathan Klaaren on 15 May, 2015 - 11:30

Klaaren, Jonathan, and Jeff Handmaker. "Conclusion." In Advancing {Refugee} {Protection} in {South} {Africa}, edited by Jeff Handmaker, Lee Anne de la Hunt and Jonathan Klaaren, 47-60. Berghahn Books, 2008.

Ebook of 'Decolonizing Knowledge and the Question of the Archive'

Submitted by Sarah Emily Duff on 15 May, 2015 - 08:23

Achille Mbembe's recent essay 'Decolonizing Knowledge and the Question of the Archive' has been published as an ebook by the blog Africa is a Country.

Performance of Neo Muyanga's 'Uniti Hymn'

Submitted by Sarah Emily Duff on 13 May, 2015 - 14:21

On 6 May 2015, the House of Prayer for All Nations Choir performed the Uniti Hymn, composed by WiSER composer-in-residence Neo Muyanga, and based on the preamble to the national planning commission written by poets Njabulo Ndebele and Antjie Krog. The concert premier of the hymn was recorded live to form part of an art installation at the African union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, set to open in 2015.

Talk at the Adler Museum of Medicine: Tony Cantrell on 'Asbestos: Miracle Fibre - Serial Killer'

Submitted by Sarah Emily Duff on 12 May, 2015 - 10:32

The Adler Museum of Medicine at the Wits Medical School hosts a talk by Prof Tony Cantrell on 'Asbestos: Miracle Fibre - Serial Killer' on 18 May, 13:00-14:00. All welcome.