“Consent Remains a Grey Area” – Legal Academic Urges Broader Action Against SGBV in South Sudan
As South Sudan continues to grapple with sexual and gender-based violence, which remains one of the most pressing scourges in society, legal scholar Dr Akuch Kuol emphasises the need for comprehensive interventions [...]
Ex-Prisoner Leadership in Restorative Justice
Dr Allely Albert from Queen’s University Belfast introduced us to the layered complexities of ex-prisoner leadership in restorative justice in Northern Ireland. Her work focuses on the Community Restorative [...]
From Stellenbosch to Flensburg: Strengthening Global Networks for Justice and Repair
In June, AVReQ hosted a meaningful exchange with representatives of the European Wasatia Graduate School for Peace and Conflict Resolution, based at Europa University Flensburg. The meeting, held in [...]
Postgraduate Proposal Presentations: A Day of Intellectual Rigour and Community Support
On Thursday, 29 May, the AVReQ community gathered for a seminar featuring research proposal presentations by our first-year MA and PhD students. This annual event forms a core part [...]
The Treacherous Blood-Mixer: Policing White Male Desire under Apartheid
Professor Susanne Klausen’s lecture, “Policing the Desire of the Treacherous ‘Blood-Mixer’,” was a powerful examination of apartheid’s moral panic over interracial intimacy and the state’s brutal attempts to manage [...]
Prof Joel Modiri delivers the 7th Stellenbosch University Annual Africa Day Lecture
A powerful and sobering lecture by legal scholar and public intellectual Prof Joel Modiri, who headlined 7th Stellenbosch University's Annual Africa Day Lecture.
Uncovering / Recovering the Past: An Intimate Reckoning with Truth through Law and Art
On a rainy afternoon in Stellenbosch, members of the academic community gathered at the University Museum for a special event. Uncovering / Recovering the Past was not only a [...]
Ordinary Whites in Apartheid Society: Social Histories of Accommodation – Prof Neil Roos
With calm conviction and rich narrative texture, Professor Neil Roos took his audience through a layered excavation of white complicity in apartheid South Africa, drawing from his recent book [...]
Magical States and Latent Ghosts: Accountability for Apartheid-Era Crime In South Africa
In an in-house session that weaved scholarship, forensic inquiry, and human experience, Dr Robyn Gill-Leslie invited us to step into what she called the “liminal spaces” of South Africa’s [...]
Desire at the End of the White Line
In a deeply moving and intellectually rigorous talk, Dr Azille Coetzee brought to life the core questions of her recent work, Desire at the End of the White Line: [...]
WE NEED NEW NAMES On Cultures of Care and Difficult Knowledge in Southern African University Museums
[Watch] The interdisciplinary workshop ‘WE NEED NEW NAMES On Cultures of Care and Difficult Knowledge in Southern African University Museums’ took place at Stellenbosch University in April 2025
Book Launch: Mothers as Everyday Peacebuilders – The Implications of Dr Yumi Omori’s Work
During her book launch, Dr Yumi Omori engaged in compelling discussions about how the everyday practices and reasoning processes of ordinary women contribute to peacebuilding in divided societies.