Public Events

Achille Mbembe (WISER) presents three lectures on

Wednesday, 2 March, 2005 - 14:30

Achille Mbembe (WISER) presents three lectures on

Firoz Cachalia, Boyane Tshehla & Graeme Simpson

Thursday, 3 March, 2005 - 14:30

Firoz Cachalia, Boyane Tshehla & Graeme Simpson will speak at the launch of 'Everyday Policin

The first series of Public Encounters:

Thursday, 19 May, 2005 - 14:30

The first series of Public Encounters: CRIME TALKS - 'Public Encounters' around Crime and Crimina

WISER invites you to the first in the series of:

Wednesday, 25 May, 2005 - 14:30

WISER invites you to the first in the series of: OUTRAGEOUS: Public speech and its limits IN PRIN

Black Nationalism and the Limits of Racial Freedom

Wednesday, 26 April, 2006 - 14:30

Black Nationalism and the Limits of Racial Freedom Prof.

Facing Up to Race: Equity, Diversity and the Idea of the University

Wednesday, 26 April, 2006 - 14:30

Facing Up to Race: Equity, Diversity and the Idea of the University A Vice Chancellor’s Lecture S

Concepts of Transformation and the Social Structure of South Africa

Thursday, 27 April, 2006 - 14:30

Concepts of Transformation and the Social Structure of South Africa Mr .

White Power, Black Politics and Affirmative Action in the Post-Apartheid University

Wednesday, 3 May, 2006 - 14:30

White Power, Black Politics and Affirmative Action in the Post-Apartheid University Prof.

Equity and Development in Higher Education: Two sides of the same coin?

Friday, 5 May, 2006 - 14:30

Equity and Development in Higher Education: Two sides of the same coin? Prof.

Non-Racialism and the Idea of a Transformed University

Thursday, 11 May, 2006 - 14:30

Non-Racialism and the Idea of a Transformed University Deans' Forum

Equal Protection, Racial Redress and Non-Discrimination: Can They Be Reconciled?

Thursday, 18 May, 2006 - 14:30

Equal Protection, Racial Redress and Non-Discrimination: Can They Be Reconciled?

Equity and Justice in Transforming Society

Friday, 19 May, 2006 - 14:30

Equity and Justice in Transforming Society Prof.

Re-imagining South African Higher Education in the Image of a Liberated South Africa

Tuesday, 23 May, 2006 - 14:30

Re-imagining South African Higher Education in the Image of a Liberated South Africa Prof.

Transforming South African Society: Theory, Practice and Prospects

Thursday, 25 May, 2006 - 14:30

Transforming South African Society: Theory, Practice and Prospects Saki Macozoma (Chairman of STA

Round Table

Friday, 26 May, 2006 - 14:30

Round Table. Chair: Mondli Makanya, Editor, Sunday Times. Participants: Prof.

What was at stake in the Zuma trial?

Tuesday, 6 June, 2006 - 14:30

What was at stake in the Zuma trial?

Bronx-Barbes

Wednesday, 21 June, 2006 - 14:30

Bronx-Barbes Eliane de Latour

Birds of Heaven

Thursday, 22 June, 2006 - 14:30

Birds of Heaven Eliane de Latour

Family Matters: Rethinking Jewish History in South Africa Professor Shula Marks

Wednesday, 16 August, 2006 - 14:30

Family Matters: Rethinking Jewish History in South Africa Professor Shula Marks (University of Lo

GANDHI IN HIS TIME AND OURS

Friday, 22 September, 2006 - 14:30

GANDHI IN HIS TIME AND OURS PUBLIC LECTURES IN COMMEMORATION OF THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF SATYAGRA

Workshop on Radio and the Pulse of the Times

Friday, 27 October, 2006 - 14:30

Workshop on Radio and the Pulse of the Times This workshop aims to bring together radio practitio

African Development in the 20th Century

Thursday, 10 May, 2007 - 14:30

African Development in the 20th Century Prof.

African Development in the 21st Century

Thursday, 17 May, 2007 - 14:30

African Development in the 21st Century Prof.

Crime in our time

Thursday, 26 July, 2007 - 14:30

Crime in our time Panel 1: Why has Crime become the Post-apartheid Malaise?

Afternoon Panel on the fiction of Amitav Ghosh

Friday, 27 July, 2007 - 14:30

Afternoon Panel on the fiction of Amitav Ghosh Speakers include: Isabel Hofmeyr Pamila Gupta Mich

Africa Present(s): Art Commentaries

Thursday, 23 August, 2007 - 14:30

Africa Present(s): Art Commentaries Third Africa Remix Panel

At RISK: Writing On and Over the Edge of South Africa

Wednesday, 29 August, 2007 - 14:30

At RISK: Writing On and Over the Edge of South Africa Edited by Liz McGregor and Sarah Nuttall

The Prison: A Sign of Democracy?

Thursday, 30 August, 2007 - 14:30

The Prison: A Sign of Democracy? Angela Davis

Black Intellectual Traditions and Democratic Thought

Thursday, 13 September, 2007 - 14:30

Black Intellectual Traditions and Democratic Thought A Memorial Lecture by Achille Mbembe (WISER,

Launch of book: The Security-Development Nexus: Expressions of Sovereignty and Securization in SA

Thursday, 27 September, 2007 - 14:30

Launch of book: The Security-Development Nexus: Expressions of Sovereignty and Securization in SA

Thabo Mbeki: The Dream Deferred

Tuesday, 13 November, 2007 - 14:30

Thabo Mbeki: The Dream Deferred Mark Gevisser The Great Hall, Wits University

Panel discussion to mark the publication of Elleke Boehmer’s Nelson Mandela.

Thursday, 19 June, 2008 - 14:30

Panel discussion to mark the publication of Elleke Boehmer’s Nelson Mandela.

Panel discussion to mark the launch of Steffen Jensen’s new book, Gangs, politics and dignity in Cape Town

Wednesday, 23 July, 2008 - 14:30

Panel discussion to mark the launch of Steffen Jensen’s new book, Gangs, politics and dignity in

THE SENTIMENTAL BASES OF HUMAN RIGHTS: SYMPATHY, RESENTMENT, AND SOCIAL SUFFERING IN THE MODERN WORLD

Friday, 1 August, 2008 - 14:30

THE SENTIMENTAL BASES OF HUMAN RIGHTS: SYMPATHY, RESENTMENT, AND SOCIAL SUFFERING IN THE MODERN W

Angola Today: disillusion, diamonds & fear

Wednesday, 6 August, 2008 - 14:30

Angola Today: disillusion, diamonds & fear Speakers: Rafael Marques - Angolan journalist Lara

Housing and Hope

Thursday, 28 August, 2008 - 14:30

Housing and Hope Prof Arjun Appadurai (New School, New York) Respondent: Dr Lindiwe Sisulu (Minis

Ondjaki

Tuesday, 16 September, 2008 - 14:30

Ondjaki Aspects of contemporary Angolan prose: from writers to narratives & The Exhibition: N

The Credit Crunch: how it came about and can we escape it?

Thursday, 12 February, 2009 - 14:30

The Credit Crunch: how it came about and can we escape it?

Johannesburg – The Elusive Metropolis edited by Sarah Nuttall and Achille Mbembe

Wednesday, 25 February, 2009 - 14:30

Johannesburg – The Elusive Metropolis edited by Sarah Nuttall and Achille Mbembe Main Speakers: N

entanglement

Thursday, 2 April, 2009 - 14:30

entanglement Literary and cultural reflections on post-apartheid Published by Wits University Pre

Load Shedding

Wednesday, 29 April, 2009 - 14:30

Load Shedding Edited by Liz McGregor and Sarah Nuttall

Ways Of Staying

Thursday, 28 May, 2009 - 14:30

Ways Of Staying Kevin Bloom discusses his book With Rian Malan, Ashlee Polatinsky, Jonathan Hyslo

Boubacar Boris Diop

Thursday, 17 September, 2009 - 14:30

Boubacar Boris Diop http://wi

Fraught families: four novelists in conversation

Friday, 9 October, 2009 - 14:30

Fraught families: four novelists in conversation

Writing on the margin from the margin: Sinclair Beiles

Tuesday, 10 November, 2009 - 14:30

Writing on the margin from the margin: Sinclair Beiles “Who was Sinclair Beiles?” Gary Cummiskey,

Overcoming Apartheid in Palestine

Tuesday, 9 February, 2010 - 14:30

Overcoming Apartheid in Palestine Saree Makdisi (English, University of California, Los Angeles)

Politics of Space and Affectivity in Hong Kong Chinese Cinema

Friday, 12 February, 2010 - 14:30

Politics of Space and Affectivity in Hong Kong Chinese Cinema Ackbar Abbass (University of Califo

Deconstructing invisibility: Race and Politics of Visual Culture in Brazil

Friday, 19 February, 2010 - 14:30

Deconstructing invisibility: Race and Politics of Visual Culture in Brazil Julio Tavares (Univers

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