Dance and Music as a Political Voice of Repair
Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela framed this session as a bridge between the earlier conversation about how women’s bodies carry and express trauma and the performative interpretations by Maqoma and Mlangeni. [...]
A Celebration of Scholarly Excellence
Highlights from the AVReQ Annual Postgraduate Symposium This year’s AVReQ Annual Postgraduate Symposium stood as a testament to the Centre’s commitment to academic excellence, fostering innovation, and cultivating the [...]
Healing Through Education: Prof. Mays Imad on Trauma, Resilience, and Equity in Higher Learning
Professor Mays Imad delivered a deeply engaging lecture on “Addressing Continuities of Trauma in Higher Education.” As a neuroscientist and educator, she seamlessly combined personal experiences, research, and student [...]
Dr Danille Bester Sheds Light on Marginalized Histories at ICP Congress 2024
Prague, Czech Republic – Dr Danille Bester, a postdoctoral fellow at the AVReQ, recently made a significant impact at the 33rd International Congress of Psychology (ICP) 2024. Held in [...]
Highlighting the Impactful Work of Grace Kagoyire Gasinzigwa
We are proud to shine a spotlight on the exceptional work of one of our fellows, Grace Kagoyire Gasinzigwa. Grace's insightful contributions to understanding the psychological impacts of the Rwandan [...]
Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela named the 2024 Templeton Prize Laureate
The 2024 Templeton Prize has been awarded to Professor Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, the SARChI Chair for Violent Histories and Historical Trauma and the Founding Director of the Centre for the [...]
African Art, Black Subjectivity, and African Psychology
Refusing Racialised Structures of Aesthetic or Identity Theories In a recent Brown Paper Bag discussion titled "African Art, Black Subjectivity, and African Psychology," held at AVReQ, Professor Kopano Ratele [...]
Spectres of Reparation in South Africa
Re-encountering the Truth and Reconciliation Commission In a recent public lecture, Prof Jaco Barnard-Naudé delved into the heart of South Africa's ongoing struggle with reparation. His discussion, deeply rooted [...]
Marketplace Violence: Before and within AI
Dr Penelope Muzanenhamo, an accomplished scholar in Marketing and Society at University College Dublin Business School, recently delivered a compelling lecture, delving into the nuanced concept of "Marketplace Violence: [...]
Engaging the Archive – Exploratory Seminar
AVReQ, Stellenbosch University in Collaboration with the National Heritage and Cultural Studies Centre (NAHECS), University of Fort Hare At the AVReQ Centre, we explore critical questions about the afterlives [...]