Prof Gabeba Baderoon delivers the Fifth Stellenbosch University Annual Africa Day Lecture
“We need to claim the space of the university because it is a collective treasure to us all. The university itself becomes enriched when it recognises all who belong. [...]
Physical Education from Volksuniversiteit to Forward Together
The Making of a Nationalist Science at Stellenbosch University, 1935-2019 In this presentation, Dr Anell Stacey Daries offers a nuanced dissection of the rise and development of physical education, [...]
Whose side are we on? The University’s Moral Responsibility for Social Transformation
Professor John D Brewer recently delivered a series of seminars, a public lecture and engaged in exploratory discussions, at our Centre, which focused on several important topics. These topics [...]
Masterclass | Shirley Anne Tate in conversation with Dennis Francis
In this instalment of the masterclass, Professor Dennis Francis is in conversation with Professor Shirley Anne Tate discussing decoloniality, intersectionality as a framework and anti-racist interventions in higher education. Prof [...]
“The Sound of Children Screaming Has Been Removed”: Conundrums of Silence and Violence
Presenter: Professor Anthony Collins Date: 9 February 2023 The words "The sound of Children Screaming has been removed," were an editor’s note attached to a video, published by the Austin [...]
AVReQ 2023 Orientation Week
AVReQ hosted its 2023 Orientation Week from 6 to 10 February to welcome new Masters students and post-doctoral candidates to the centre. As part of our welcome week, a [...]
Welcome to AVReQ Professor Azrini Wahidin
Professor Azrini Wahidin from the University of Warwick, Department of Sociology, is currently being hosted by the Centre for the Study of the Afterlife of Violence and the Reparative Quest [...]
With(Out) the Silver Spoon: Collaborative Making as Liberatory Memory Work for Coloured Communities
Presenter: Mishkah Abrahams In this presentation Mishkah Abrahams will reflect on how the spoon acts as “vibrant matter” for thinking through the entanglement of food and its attendant rituals as [...]
Masterclass with Zethu Matebeni
Date: Thursday 1 September 2022 Time: 12:30 PM – 14:00 PM MASTERCLASS WITH ZETHU MATEBENI | The purpose of the masterclass sessions is to empower young researchers/academics and provide [...]
Legacies of Violence and Trauma’s Repair
in the Global South Conference
Call for conference abstracts Deadline for Submissions: September 30, 2022 A Conference hosted by the Centre for the Study of Violence and the Reparative Quest (AVReQ) December 7-9, 2022 (Cape [...]
Tera: Song, Dance, and Performance in Rwandan Impunzi Cultural Groups
On 24 March 2022, AVReQ master’s student, Gratia Ilibagiza, presented her research proposal design (i.e., critical research questions, literature review, theoretical framework, method, and ethics) to both the Department of [...]
Your Greatness will be Enhanced
Your Greatness will be Enhanced – Much More than Courageous and Hopeful Speeches Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela This past week of remembering Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s life, the breaking of each day began [...]