Public Events

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,

Is there a struggle between the Constitution & 'Things African'?

Friday, 10 September, 2004 - 14:30

Wits Law School, CALS and WISER invite you to hear Justice Dennis Davis (Judge of the Cape High C

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

Angola Today: disillusion, diamonds & fear

Wednesday, 6 August, 2008 - 14:30

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

What was at stake in the Zuma trial?

Tuesday, 6 June, 2006 - 14:30

What was at stake in the Zuma trial?

William Kentridge

Thursday, 7 August, 2003 - 14:30

William Kentridge (in collaboration with the Wits School of Arts) On Interpretation (Dreams, Obje

Reparations: International, Social, Legal, Economic Dimensions

Wednesday, 7 July, 2004 - 14:30

Reparations: International, Social, Legal, Economic Dimensions Jubilee South Africa in conjunctio

Intertextuality, Violence and Memory in Yizo Yizo Youth Drama

Friday, 7 May, 2010 - 14:30

Intertextuality, Violence and Memory in Yizo Yizo Youth Drama Muff Andersson Panelists: Bheki Pet

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

Translation-Transnation' 1994-2004, 10 years of literary exchangeSouth Africa - France - Netherlands

Tuesday, 30 March, 2004 - 14:30

Translation-Transnation' 1994-2004, 10 years of literary exchangeSouth Africa - France - Netherla

Chairperson:

Friday, 4 October, 2002 - 14:30

Chairperson: Professor Isabel Hofmeyr Guest Speaker: Yvonne Vera  Discussant: Dr Sarah Nuttall Sp

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

Waiting to Happen: HIV/AIDS in South Africa

Thursday, 1 April, 2004 - 14:30

Waiting to Happen: HIV/AIDS in South Africa by Liz Walker (WISER), Graeme Reid (WISER) and Morna

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.

Cheryl Carolus

Thursday, 26 February, 2004 - 14:30

Cheryl Carolus (CEO, South African Tourism) 2004 inaugural lecture in the “Public Positions” seri

Religious Pluralism in Post-Apartheid South Africa

Friday, 26 February, 2010 - 14:30

Religious Pluralism in Post-Apartheid South Africa Nomboniso Gasa, Independent and Gender Analyst

Crime in our time

Thursday, 26 July, 2007 - 14:30

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

Round Table

Friday, 26 May, 2006 - 14:30

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

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 .

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

PUBLIC FORUM:

Thursday, 27 March, 2003 - 14:30

PUBLIC FORUM: (...continued) Imperial Reason: America's Wars of the Globalisation Age Achille Mbe

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

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

Housing and Hope

Thursday, 28 August, 2008 - 14:30

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

Ways Of Staying

Thursday, 28 May, 2009 - 14:30

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

DISTRICT 9

Friday, 28 May, 2010 - 14:30

DISTRICT 9 Speakers include: Liz Gunner (WISER) ‘District 9’: The Fascination of the Local Fantas

Load Shedding

Wednesday, 29 April, 2009 - 14:30

Load Shedding Edited by Liz McGregor and Sarah Nuttall

PRESENTATION:

Wednesday, 22 October, 2003 - 14:30

PRESENTATION: International Law and Human Rights - A Case Study: The Apartheid reparations Law Su

Bush Wars', Citizens and Healing: Mediations of Violence in South Africa and Rwanda

Friday, 22 October, 2010 - 14:30

Bush Wars', Citizens and Healing: Mediations of Violence in South Africa and Rwanda Speakers incl

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

Africa Present(s): Art Commentaries

Thursday, 23 August, 2007 - 14:30

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

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

Speakers:

Friday, 23 May, 2003 - 14:30

Speakers: Mia Couto and Raul Calane da Silva in conversation with Albie Sachs.

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.

Poetry in Motion: 100 Years of Zanzibar's Nadi Ikhwan Safa

Saturday, 23 October, 2010 - 14:30

Poetry in Motion: 100 Years of Zanzibar's Nadi Ikhwan Safa Kelly Askew (Center for African Studie

Gayness and God: Reconciling Orthodox Judaism and Homosexuality

Thursday, 24 February, 2005 - 14:30

Gayness and God: Reconciling Orthodox Judaism and Homosexuality Rabbi Steven Greenberg, drawing o

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

A Glass Brimming Over: The Failed Rural White Rebellion of 1914 in Rustenburg and Marico

Thursday, 25 March, 2010 - 14:30

A Glass Brimming Over: The Failed Rural White Rebellion of 1914 in Rustenburg and Marico John Hig

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

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

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

PUBLIC FORUM:

Thursday, 20 March, 2003 - 14:30

PUBLIC FORUM: Imperial Reason: America's Wars of the Globalisation Age Achille Mbembe WISER, Univ

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.

John Matshikiza

Thursday, 21 August, 2003 - 14:30

John Matshikiza Mad about the Media

PANEL DISCUSSION:

Thursday, 21 August, 2003 - 14:30

PANEL DISCUSSION: With Mark Sanders, author of 'Complicities' Co-hosted by WISER and the English

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