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In an in-house session that weaved scholarship, forensic inquiry, and human experience, Dr Robyn Gill-Leslie invited us to step into what she called the “liminal spaces” of South Africa’s unfinished reckoning with apartheid-era crimes. [...]
In a deeply moving and intellectually rigorous talk, Dr Azille Coetzee brought to life the core questions of her recent work, Desire at the End of the White Line: Notes on the Decolonisation of [...]
The study of peacebuilding has long been dominated by elite-driven, top-down approaches, privileging formal negotiations and high-level diplomatic interventions. This predominant approach has failed to bring lasting peace in many parts of the world [...]
Drawing on his recently published book, Monotheism and Peacebuilding, Prof John Brewer engaged with the complex interplay between faith, violence, and human behaviour reflecting on “why do people kill and die for religion.” Facilitated [...]
Dr Anell Stacey Daries delivered a provocative lecture on the intersections of physical education, nationalism, and the body, focusing on the role of the Physical Training Battalion in shaping ideals of citizenship in mid-twentieth-century [...]
We had the honour of hosting Professor Jacqueline Rose and welcoming Professor Vasti Roodt, the newly appointed Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, to a conversation that wrestled with the emotional, political [...]
In a time of relentless violence, what does it mean to bear witness? This was the central question explored in a compelling conversation between Prof Jacqueline Rose and Prof Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela. Their discussion, rooted [...]
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 [...]
