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In November 2024, The Africa Institute (GSU) in Sharjah, UAE, hosted our postdoctoral fellows for a scholarly and cultural immersion programme. This new partnership was spearheaded by Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, SARChI Chair in Violent [...]
Stellenbosch University Museum hosted a profoundly moving screening of Ntombikayise Kubheka – The Bones of Memory on Wednesday, 6 November 2024, as part of AVReQ’s ongoing series reflecting on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission [...]
Prof Saleem Badat, a research professor from the University of the Free State, delivered a compelling lecture on the urgent need for reparative justice in South Africa. Hosted by AVReQ and moderated by Dr [...]
The recent event, held at Stellenbosch University Museum, was a profound and moving reflection on South Africa's journey through the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and 30 years of democracy. It focused on the [...]
Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela framed this session as a bridge between the earlier conversation about how women’s bodies carry and express trauma and the performative interpretations by Maqoma and Mlangeni. Described as an exploration of [...]
Highlights from the AVReQ Annual Postgraduate Symposium This year’s AVReQ Annual Postgraduate Symposium stood as a testament to the Centre’s commitment to academic excellence, fostering innovation, and cultivating the next generation of thought leaders. [...]
Professor Mays Imad delivered a deeply engaging lecture on “Addressing Continuities of Trauma in Higher Education.” As a neuroscientist and educator, she seamlessly combined personal experiences, research, and student stories to highlight the lasting [...]
In a compelling lecture and subsequent discussion, Prof Susanne Klausen delivered an incisive analysis titled "The Afterlife of Apartheid's Immorality Act: Enduring Legacies of the Criminalization of Interracial Desire." This event, hosted by the [...]
Refusing Racialised Structures of Aesthetic or Identity Theories In a recent Brown Paper Bag discussion titled "African Art, Black Subjectivity, and African Psychology," held at AVReQ, Professor Kopano Ratele and Dr. Sophia O. Sanan [...]
Re-encountering the Truth and Reconciliation Commission In a recent public lecture, Prof Jaco Barnard-Naudé delved into the heart of South Africa's ongoing struggle with reparation. His discussion, deeply rooted in his book's analysis, shed [...]
