The Centre for the Study of the Afterlife of Violence and the Reparative Quest (AVReQ) is pleased to invite you to a thought-provoking public lecture titled "Radio Biafra as Technology of Memory: Reporting Affect [...]

The Gender Equity and Reconciliation International (GERI) programme is a groundbreaking initiative dedicated to advancing gender equality and fostering reconciliation in diverse communities worldwide. GERI operates on the premise that lasting gender equity cannot [...]

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 Focussing on William Kentridge’s engagement with Russian Constructivism, [...]

In an endeavour to cultivate critical dialogue and reflection on a recent incident that unfolded at the Wilgenhof residence, the Centre for the Study of the Afterlife of Violence and the Reparative Quest (AVReQ) extends [...]

AVReQ invites you to the Homi Bhabha Workshop, where we will closely read and discuss Frantz Fanon's Black Skin, White Masks. This workshop offers an opportunity for scholars and researchers in the Faculty of [...]

This discussion will focus on a compelling book exploring South Africa's unresolved issue of reparation. It critiques the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission's failure to adequately compensate victims of colonization and apartheid, which continues [...]

Refusing Racialised Structures of Aesthetic or Identity Theories This conversation will discuss some of the imperatives and challenges in the name 'African art' and the epistemic and ontological issues it raises, asking what it means [...]

In 1950 the apartheid regime passed the Immorality (Amendment) Act that criminalized heterosexual desire between “Europeans” and “non-Europeans.” During the 35 years the Act was on the statute book over 19,000 South Africans, mostly [...]

The AVReQ Annual Postgraduate Symposium is a premier academic event dedicated to highlighting the outstanding research conducted by our MA and PhD fellows. This symposium serves as a vibrant forum for the exchange of innovative [...]

What does it mean to bear witness in a world where violence feels relentless? When speaking out leads to hostility instead of understanding, what remains of the power of testimony? In this conversation between Prof [...]

2025 ACIP Workshop will be We Need New Names: On Cultures of Care and Difficult Knowledge in African University Museums. The project was proposed by organisers Thozama April and Sinazo Mtshemla, both at The National [...]