These public conversations, moderated by Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela from the wonderful space of the Stellenbosch University Museum, were with coloured, black and white women who have maintained sustained conversation about race and racism, grappling with experiencing the reality of race as it plays out in their relationship with one another. Our interest in these dialogue processes is in learning about the potentially transformative moments that emerge from these difficult conversations, and to understand some of the deeper issues that are not only difficult to face in conversations about race, but perhaps remain as challenges in the relationships and conversations about race.
AVReQ signs a Memorandum of Understanding with the European Wasatia Graduate School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, Europa-Universität Flensburg, Germany.
On January 22, the partnership between AVReQ and the Wasatia Graduate School for Peace and Conflict Resolution was formalised with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding. The agreement establishes a strategic international partnership [...]
Reframing Gender-Based Violence: Decolonial Feminist Dialogues from Africa to the Global Stage
In opening the conversation, Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela located the event within a longer history of struggle, solidarity and intellectual activism. Reflecting on her shared past with Professor Tamara Shefer as members of “psychologists against [...]
Celebrating Excellence: Dr Akuch Anyieth Named Among Stellenbosch University’s Top Postdoctoral Fellows
AVReQ proudly celebrates Dr Akuch Kuol Anyieth, who has been recognised among the Top 7 Postdoctoral Research Fellows at the 2025 Research and Innovation Excellence Awards, an event that honours academic brilliance, innovation, and social [...]
AVReQ Welcomes SU’s New Vice-Chancellor: A Meeting of Vision, Research, and Global Engagement
AVReQ recently had the honour of hosting Stellenbosch University’s new Rector and Vice-Chancellor (VC), Professor Deresh Ramjugernath, for a visit that brought together shared visions for research excellence, societal impact, and global collaboration. During the [...]
New thinking about SU’s past and future
By Desmond Thompson When a study on “Age- and education-related effects on cognitive functioning in Coloured South African women” was published in 2019, it sparked outrage over how racial bias can persist in academic research [...]
Speaking Home and Beyond: Dr Akuch Anyieth’s Australian Launch of Decolonising Family Violence
The Australian leg of Dr Akuch Anyieth’s international book tour for Decolonising Family Violence Legal Intervention Orders in African-Australian Communities unfolded as both an intellectual and deeply personal journey. Throughout October, leading Australian universities [...]