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​​A workshop bringing together feminists in academia as well as grassroots activists will be hosted by the Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology on 30-31 May. The aim of this workshop is to determine whether academic research and the concepts, questions and concerns we deal with are relevant and could assist the communities and people studied. The Feminist [...]

​​​​​​​The Department of Afrikaans and Dutch is presenting a Lunchtime Discussion on Thursday 23 May. Dr Desmond Painter, critic and lecturer in the Department of Psychology, will participate in a discussion with Dr Willem Anker, acclaimed writer and lecturer in the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch. They will talk about the writing process, research for a [...]

Just over ten years ago Ms Justa Niemand realised one day she no longer wants to work in a traditional publishing environment, nor did she want to work for somebody else. Full English text to follow soon ʼn Rapsie meer as tien jaar gelede het me Justa Niemand op ʼn dag besef sy wil nie meer in ʼn [...]

​​​​​​​​​Department Sociology and Social Anthropology Speaker: Deevia Bhana, Faculty of Education, University of KwaZulu-Natal Topic: ​”Innocent? Another look at children, sexuality and schooling” Date: Thursday 16 May 2013 Time: 13:00-14:30 Venue: 4th Floor, Arts and Social Sciences Building, Room 401 Contact person: Elizabeth Hector, ehector@sun.ac.za or 021 808 2420.

She has always been interested in politics and when she was a child she would excitedly wait for the news bulletin on TV. The newspaper would be read from cover to cover. “I loved hearing about things happening in the world,” says Maxine Bezuidenhout (19), a second-year student, who was recently chosen as Speaker of [...]

He never thought he would win the Stals Prize for Historiography after previously having had certain misgivings about it. But he is thankful nevertheless, Prof Albert Grundlingh told Stephanie Nieuwoudt. About three weeks after the announcement that he was to receive the Stals Prize from the SA Academy for Science and Art, Prof Albert Grundlingh, chairperson of [...]

​In times of crisis boundaries cannot be drawn between countries and regions. It is therefore important that there is wide cooperation in order to respond and adapt appropriately to future crises resulting from environmental change. “In Southern Africa it is possible for Mosambique to flood when heavy rainfalls occur in South Africa,” said Mr Mmboneni [...]

Dr Mzikazi Nduna, an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of the Witwatersrand, will deliver a lecture at the SU Department of Psychology on: Factors that hinder the disclosure of the biological identity of a father to a child: the mother’s perspective. Abstract Undisclosed father identity is prominent among South African children growing [...]

You are cordially invited to a lecture by Dr. Éric Levéel (Stellenbosch University – French Section) on Simone de Beauvoir and Romania – A Distant Gaze Date: Friday 17 May Time: 13:00 – 13:50 Venue: Arts & Social Sciences Building: Seminar Room 551

The Stellenbosch University Choir conducted by André van der Merwe will present a series of concerts in May and June. Their 2013 repertoire includes folk music from different countries, traditional African music, works by South African composers Niel van der Watt and Pieter van der Westhuizen, new choral music by John Rutter, Francis Grier and Ko Matsushita (Japan) and two works [...]

Prof Salima Ikram was 9 years old when she decided to become an Egyptologist. “Ek was op besoek aan die Egiptiese Museum in Kaïro toe ek vasgeloop het in die lewensgrootte standbeelde van Rahotep en Nofret (ong. 2500 v.C.), ‘n koningspaar. Dit was voor hulle agter glas gesit is. En ek het gesê: ’Ek’s jammer, ek’s [...]

Political Science Friday Seminar​​ Speaker: Merran Hulse, PhD candidate and researcher at Radboud University Nijmegen (The Netherlands) Topic: Governance Transfer by SADC: Scaling up, rolling back Date: 10 May 2013 Time: 12:15 – 13:30 Venue: Room 648, Arts & Social Sciences Building Contact: Derica Lambrechts, 021 808 2476, derica@sun.ac.za

Department Sociology and Social Anthropology Speaker: Lindy-Lee Prince, Stellenbosch University Topic: Acting Out – Gender and Drag Performance in Cape Town Date: Thursday 9 May 2013 Time: 13:00-14:30 Venue: 4th Floor, Arts and Social Sciences Building, Room 401 Contact person: Elizabeth Hector, ehector@sun.ac.za or 021 808 2420.

Dr Shose Kessi, a lecturer in the Department of Psychology at UCT, will give a lecture with the topic: “Re-politicizing race in community development: Using postcolonial psychology and Photovoice methods for social change.” Abstract How far can community development lead to transformative social change within the context of global north–south development agendas? Drawing on the works of Frantz Fanon [...]

Press freedom in South Africa is alive and well. And South African courts have a good track record of upholding media principles of freedom of expression. But there are certain concerns. This was the message of a number of speakers at the Press Freedom Day seminar held at the Department of Journalism at Stellenbosc University on [...]