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A Standing Ovation for Sociology’s Champion: AVReQ Celebrates Professor John Brewer’s BSA Service Award!

In a resounding recognition of a distinguished career dedicated to the advancement of sociology, the British Sociological Association (BSA) has bestowed the coveted 2023 Distinguished Service to British Sociology Award upon Prof. John Brewer, emeritus [...]

2024-02-09T10:32:42+00:00February 7, 2024|Highlights, News|

The Aesthetics of Politics – Tamar Garb in Conversation with William Kentridge

Soviet and Apartheid-era Cultures in the ‘moving’ art of William Kentridge: The Politics of Aesthetics: The Aesthetics of Politics - Tamar Garb in Conversation with William Kentridge In a remarkable confluence of intellectual brilliance [...]

2024-01-11T07:20:10+00:00December 8, 2023|Gallery, Highlights, News|

Colloquium on “Art, Aesthetics, and Comparative Histories of Gulag and Apartheid”

A Confluence of Minds and a Memorable Conversation with William Kentridge Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) In a symphony of intellect and artistry, the recently concluded Colloquium on "Art, Aesthetics, and Comparative Histories [...]

2024-01-15T12:23:13+00:00December 7, 2023|Highlights, News|

The Theory 101 Lecture Series: Demystifying Frantz Fanon

In an intimate setting marked by scholarly enthusiasm and intellectual fervour, the AVReQ Seminar Room recently played host to an extraordinary event, "Demystifying Frantz Fanon: A Conversation with Professors Homi Bhabha and Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela." [...]

2024-01-11T07:26:28+00:00November 1, 2023|Gallery, Highlights, News|

Prof Monique D. A. Kelly Delivers Insightful Lecture on Racial Inequality in the Anglophone Caribbean

In a captivating lecture, Professor Monique D. A. Kelly, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at Michigan State University, provided a fresh perspective on racial inequality in the Anglophone Caribbean. The event, titled [...]

2023-12-22T08:43:10+00:00October 19, 2023|Highlights, News|

AVReQ Postdoc Research Blitz: A Showcase of Academic Excellence and Collaboration

In a remarkable display of academic prowess and collaborative spirit, The Centre for the Study of the Afterlife of Violence and the Reparative Quest (AVReQ) recently hosted the Postdoc Research Blitz. Organized in partnership [...]

2024-02-12T14:47:55+00:00October 18, 2023|Gallery, Highlights, News|

Cogs In a Machine: Exploring Organizational Dehumanization In Post-Apartheid South Africa

Dr. Melanie Cilliers Unravels Organizational Dehumanization in Post-Apartheid South Africa In a thought-provoking event held on 27 September, 2023, at the AVReQ Seminar Room, Dr. Melanie Cilliers, a distinguished postdoctoral fellow at (AVReQ), illuminated the [...]

2023-12-22T08:42:25+00:00September 27, 2023|News|
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