“What’s in the box?” – A collaboration between the Department of Historical and Heritage Studies and the University of Pretoria’s Archives

Posted on July 10, 2020

“What’s in the box?” is a project that forms part of the Department of Historical and Heritage Studies Honours students’ coursework for their theory and methodology module. The project started in 2019 where, for the first time, history students could study primary...

NewsClips (03/07/2020)

Posted on July 04, 2020

Thank you for helping us complete this first semester! I am grateful to see that in addition to our teaching and supervision duties, our Faculty has also featured in the media. Here is this week’s list of our highlights:

Three UP community members selected as semi-finalists in Miss South Africa pageant

Posted on July 03, 2020

One University of Pretoria (UP) student and two UP graduates are among the 15 women in the running towards becoming Miss South Africa 2020. Fourth-year Law student Matsepo Sithole (21), UP Social Sciences graduate Shudufhadzo Musida (23), and UP MBChB graduate Dr Karishma Ramdev (25) have all...

NewsClips (26/06/2020)

Posted on June 27, 2020

As we head towards the end of the semester, I am very happy to see that the Faculty has maintained its healthy media profile!

UP academics participate in SUCSESS project aimed at reducing youth unemployment

Posted on June 25, 2020

In looking at ways to contribute towards solving the youth unemployment problem, the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Department of Historical and Heritage Studies in the Faculty of Humanities has partnered with five other universities, both local and international, in a comprehensive...

NewsClips (19/06/2020)

Posted on June 21, 2020

This week we celebrated Youth Day (16 June 2020) and a number of our colleagues published pieces commenting on the rise and role of the youth, especially during this pandemic. Here is our latest list of media highlights:

UP’s Tuks Camerata joins 20 choirs around the world to heal the earth through song

Posted on June 20, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has swept across the world, robbing many of their family members, livelihoods and ways of life. In an effort to spread unity and courage during this time, choirs from across the world have come together to form a virtual choir under the name Sing Around The gloBe (SATB) to...

New Book publication: The Neo-Buddhist Writings of Lafcadio Hearn – Light from the East by Antony Goedhals

Posted on June 18, 2020

The Faculty of Humanities would like to extend its congratulations to Dr Antony Goedhals from the English Department for his book The Neo-Buddhist Writings of Lafcadio Hearn: Light from the East. Dr Goedhals has published before on Hearn, including ‘Revisioning Reality: Transcending Space...