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27
May
We Are Hiring!
Author : Annachiara ForteComments : No Comments
LECTURER: DEPARTMENT OF ANTHROPOLOGY Anthropology at the University of the Western Cape has recently been reconstituted as its own department, reinvigorating a long-standing tradition of rigorous ethnographic research and pedagogy oriented towards critical questions emergent in our African context. The Department invites applicants for the position of Lecturer to contribute towards the growth of a vibrant and […]
5
May
DISTRIBUTE
Author : Annachiara ForteComments : No Comments
A Biennial Conference of the SCA and SVA May 7-8-9 Re/Distribute: Three Radical Economists on (Post)Apartheid Two radical collectives working inside and outside of the academy to agitate with ideas and actions against ongoing histories of dispossession consider what redistribution means in the most unequal national context on earth. In a 50-minute short film, we […]
5
Aug
Soldiers and the State in Zimbabwe By Godfrey Maringira
Author : Annachiara ForteComments : No Comments
Congratulations to Godfrey Maringira for the publishing of the book Soldiers and the State in Zimbabwe. Godfrey was a researcher and a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at the University of the Western Cape. Soldiers and the State in Zimbabwe explores the barrack experiences of soldiers in post-independence Zimbabwe, examining the […]
20
May
We are hiring! “New Generation of Academics” Program (nGAP)
Author : Annachiara ForteComments : No Comments
The Department of Anthropology and Sociology is located in the Arts Faculty and is a dynamic space with undergraduate and postgraduate students, an emphasis on teaching and learning, community outreach, research and publications. The department has medical anthropology as one of its core areas of specialisation in research, teaching, and supervision. We would therefore like […]
30
Apr
Saidiya Hartman at UWC 7-9 May
Author : Annachiara ForteComments : No Comments
Dear ColleaguesPlease join us for two events with Saidiya Hartman next week. An Experiment with the Chorus Public Lecture — Centre for Humanities Research, Seminar RoomTuesday 7 May 16.30-18.30 Writing Black Social Life Seminar Anthropology/Sociology — Seminar Room, Social Sciences BuildingThursday 9 May 13.00-15.00 Saidiya Hartman is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia […]
7
Mar
Traditional Leaders in a Democracy. Resources, Respect and Resistance
Author : Annachiara ForteComments : No Comments
William Ellis has just contributed to an edited volume on traditional leadership in South Africa after 1994 edited by Beth Vale and Dineo Skosana in collaboration with the Mapungubwe Institute for strategic Reflection (MISTRA). Traditional Leaders in a Democracy: Resources, Respect and Resistance was launched last week at the offices of the National Institute for the Humanities and […]
28
Feb
Congratulations to Diana Gibson and William Ellis!
Author : Annachiara ForteComments : No Comments
Congratulations to Diana Gibson and William Ellis for their special issue of Anthropology Southern Africa, “Human and plant interfaces: relationality, knowledge and practices.” Congratulations also to our postgraduate students Hameedah Parker, Tihana Nathen and Michelle Pasquallie who published in this special issue. “In 2016, a group of academics — including anthropologists, phytochemists, rangeland ecologists, conservationists, […]
1
Feb
New editorial board of the international journal Political and Legal Anthropology
Author : Annachiara ForteComments : No Comments
Dr Kelly Gillespie will form part of the new editorial board of the international journal Political and Legal Anthropology. The journal is being taken over by new editors, Jessica Greenberg and Jessica Winegar, who have the vision of a critical internationalist progressive project. ‘For over two decades, Political and Legal Anthropology Review (PoLAR) has provided […]
1
Feb
“Towards an Independent Anthropology at African Universities: Possibilities, Challenges and Trajectories”, the University of Cologne, 10-11 January 2019
Author : Annachiara ForteComments : No Comments
Professor Heike Becker was recently an invited speaker at the workshop, “Towards an Independent Anthropology at African Universities: Possibilities, Challenges and Trajectories”, held at the University of Cologne, 10-11 January 2019. The workshop was organised by Professors Michael Bollig and Michaela Pelican, and Mr Karim Zafer, on behalf of the Regional Working Group Africa of […]
28
Jan
Position available — Professor/Associate Professor in Sociology
Author : Annachiara ForteComments : No Comments
The Department of Anthropology and Sociology is looking for a sociologist at the level of Professor/Associate Professor with specialisation or research focus (evidenced by publication) in one of the following areas: health, technology, transformation, gender, social policy, animal-human relations, and climate change. The Department of Anthropology and Sociology offers a three-year B.A. degree in Anthropology […]