Lecture
The Surealism of Fanon: Montage and Social Dialogue
STIAS Wallenberg Centre 10 Marais Road, Auditorium 1, Stellenbosch, South AfricaHomi Bhabha In Conversation with William Kentridge HOMI K. BHABHA Professor Homi K. Bhabha is the Anne F. Rothenberg Professor of the Humanities in the Department of English and Comparative Literature, Harvard University. He was [...]
Marketplace Violence: Before and within AI
AVReQ Offices GG Cillie Education Building, Ryneveld Street, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South AfricaWhy do Black and Brown scholars struggle for legitimacy as knowers; why do millions of Black and Brown Africans struggle to secure a decent meal each day despite living on a continent richly endowed with [...]
Masterclass with Chris Spies in Conversation with Ayanda Nyoka
Victoria Cluster Hub Coligny Street, Stellenbosch, South AfricaReparative Potential of Dialogue in Conflict Transformation In this Masterclass conversation, Chris Spies will speak on the reparative potential of dialogue in conflict transformation. This session aims to unpack the practice of dialogue as a [...]
The Theory 101 Lecture Series: “Othered space in Über-urbanity”
Faculty of Arts and Social Science Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa“Othered space in Über-urbanity”: A Bourdieuvian analysis of the good city and the right city through the Praxis of zoning in Southern Urbanism In this instalment of the Theory 101 series, Dr Herman Geyer (CRUISE) [...]
The Body as Archive: Women as Repository of History and Memory
Stellenbosch University Museum 52 Ryneveld St, Stellenbosch, South AfricaIn reflecting on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and on 30 years of democracy, we focus on the stories of Nomonde Calata and Seipati Mlangeni, widows of Bheki Mlangeni and Fort Calata who [...]
Stellenbosch University Vice-Chancellor’s Annual Lecture
Stellenbosch University Museum 52 Ryneveld St, Stellenbosch, South AfricaProfessor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela and AVReQ are to present the 2024 Stellenbosch University Vice-Chancellor’s Annual Lecture to be delivered by Professor Mosa Moshabela. This series of lectures is jointly coordinated with the Centre for Collaboration in Africa (CCA) and hosted [...]
Reflecting on 30 Years of Democracy; Imam Abdullah Haron
As we commemorate 30 years of democracy in South Africa, this event is framed around the legacy of Imam Abdullah Haron. This reflective gathering will delve into the profound contributions of Imam Haron, focusing on [...]
Reparative Justice and Social Justice Scholarship, Prof Saleem Badat
AVReQ Offices GG Cillie Education Building, Ryneveld Street, Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South AfricaBased on my concerns with social justice, equity, diversity and inclusion at universities and in the wider society and with social justice scholarship, in this seminar I engage reparative justice through four vignettes. These encompass [...]
Truth be Told; Pursuing the truth in stories from the TRC
Stellenbosch University Museum 52 Ryneveld St, Stellenbosch, South AfricaTruth Be Told: Ntombikayise Kubheka – The Bones of Memory Ntombi was an anti-apartheid activist and member of the armed wing of the banned African National Congress (ANC), Umkhonto weSizwe (MK). She worked as [...]