Re-imagining South African Higher Education in the Image of a Liberated South Africa Prof.
Equity and Justice in Transforming Society Prof.
Equal Protection, Racial Redress and Non-Discrimination: Can They Be Reconciled?
Non-Racialism and the Idea of a Transformed University Deans' Forum
Equity and Development in Higher Education: Two sides of the same coin? Prof.
White Power, Black Politics and Affirmative Action in the Post-Apartheid University Prof.
Concepts of Transformation and the Social Structure of South Africa Mr .
Black Nationalism and the Limits of Racial Freedom Prof.
Facing Up to Race: Equity, Diversity and the Idea of the University A Vice Chancellor’s Lecture S
WISER invites you to the first in the series of: OUTRAGEOUS: Public speech and its limits IN PRIN
The first series of Public Encounters: CRIME TALKS - 'Public Encounters' around Crime and Crimina
Internal Democracy in the ANC - William Gumede will speak about his new book on Thabo Mbeki.
Firoz Cachalia, Boyane Tshehla & Graeme Simpson will speak at the launch of 'Everyday Policin
Achille Mbembe (WISER) presents three lectures on
Gayness and God: Reconciling Orthodox Judaism and Homosexuality Rabbi Steven Greenberg, drawing o
Ken Follett internationally acclaimed bestselling author of the thriller novel, on The History of
Professor Lewis Nkosi in conversation with Achille Mbembe
The Notorious Syndicalist: J.T.
Wits Law School, CALS and WISER invite you to hear Justice Dennis Davis (Judge of the Cape High C
Reparations: International, Social, Legal, Economic Dimensions Jubilee South Africa in conjunctio
Townships, Urban Renewal, Representation Themba Maluleka, Maluleka Luthuli Consulting Yondela Sil
Waiting to Happen: HIV/AIDS in South Africa by Liz Walker (WISER), Graeme Reid (WISER) and Morna
Translation-Transnation' 1994-2004, 10 years of literary exchangeSouth Africa - France - Netherla
Cheryl Carolus (CEO, South African Tourism) 2004 inaugural lecture in the “Public Positions” seri
PRESENTATION: International Law and Human Rights - A Case Study: The Apartheid reparations Law Su
Steve Mokwena (co-hosted with the PhD Forum) The Trouble with Youth: Young People & Change in
Mark Gevisser Are We Living 'The Dream Deferred'?
Rhoda Kadalie Silencing Critique in South Africa
John Matshikiza Mad about the Media
PANEL DISCUSSION: With Mark Sanders, author of 'Complicities' Co-hosted by WISER and the English
FILM SCREENING: What's in the Bag?
William Kentridge (in collaboration with the Wits School of Arts) Following Blindly, Tiepola, Mui
William Kentridge (in collaboration with the Wits School of Arts) On Walking and Thinking, from N
William Kentridge (in collaboration with the Wits School of Arts) On Interpretation (Dreams, Obje
Speakers: Mia Couto and Raul Calane da Silva in conversation with Albie Sachs.
PUBLIC FORUM: (...continued) Imperial Reason: America's Wars of the Globalisation Age Achille Mbe
PUBLIC FORUM: Imperial Reason: America's Wars of the Globalisation Age Achille Mbembe WISER, Univ
Making sense of the past, designing the future: International lessons for Constitution Hill This
Chairperson: Professor Isabel Hofmeyr Guest Speaker: Yvonne Vera Discussant: Dr Sarah Nuttall Sp
Speakers: K Sello Duiker (author of two prizewinning novels, Thirteen Cents and The Quiet Violenc
Bo-Tsotsi: Youth Gangs of Soweto, 1935 - 1976 By Clive Glaser Department of History, University
Kala Pani: Caste and Colour in South Africa By Rehana Ebr.-Vally Department of Social Anthropolo
WISER was officially launched at a function hosted by the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Norma Reid,
A review of our recent event 'Delirium' featuring Victoria Hume, Chris Letcher, and Quinta.
Letter from Mr Paul Edey, St John's College, 31 July 2017
Research Associate Dr Maxim Bolt will be giving this year's Malinowski lecture at LSE on 17 May:
ACHILLE MBEMBE WINS THE 2018 GERDA HENKEL AWARD