Posted on September 28, 2020
Despite the mid-week holiday, I am very grateful to see that a number of our colleagues have appeared on a variety of platforms, especially TV, this week. Here are this week’s highlights:
Posted on September 25, 2020
The Department of Political Sciences at the University of Pretoria (UP) recently hosted a panel discussion that assessed the impact of COVID-19 on the broader decolonial project. The conversation focused on five key change markers: positionality, intersectionality, fair representation,...
Posted on September 25, 2020
As 2020 progresses and the world adapts to the unusual circumstances presented by a global pandemic, the Department of Historical and Heritage Studies (DHHS) and the South African Heritage Resources Agency (SAHRA) reflected on the unique challenges faced by heritage practitioners and the...
Posted on September 24, 2020
This pandemic has revealed the deep fault lines in democratic South Africa, but, equally, it has opened up a crucial opportunity to think deeply about who we are and how we have come to be here.
Posted on September 21, 2020
The thought of having our memories erased and being unable to recognise the people we cherish would elicit fear in most individuals. For adults with a dementia diagnosis, this fear is magnified ¬– even more so for those closest to them.
Posted on September 19, 2020
Despite a very busy week, I am very grateful to see that a number of our colleagues have appeared on a variety of platforms this week. Here is our latest list of highlights:
Posted on September 15, 2020
The Department of Library Services and the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria (UP) recently hosted the annual Mind-Altering Books webinar. The event is typically held in recognition of National Book Week, which runs from 2 to 8 September annually, and is hosted to inculcate a...
Posted on September 11, 2020
I am very pleased to see that a number of colleagues have appeared on various platforms this week. Our latest list of highlights feature:
Posted on September 10, 2020
Here are the NewsClips for the week:
Posted on September 04, 2020
On Friday 4 September amidst the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Historical and Heritage Studies (DHHS) held a virtual event to connect with their students and to celebrate their achievements of 2019.
Posted on September 04, 2020
It is with heartfelt sadness that we pay homage to our dear colleague Prof Eric Rycroft, musician par excellence, conductor of many orchestras throughout South Africa, including our very own UPSO (2003–2015). Many of us had the privilege of playing under his baton over the years and we...
Posted on August 31, 2020
This month two opinion pieces were published by researchers affiliated to the Department of Historical and Heritage Studies.
Posted on August 31, 2020
Our Faculty had a very full week with a number of our colleagues appearing across a variety of media platforms this week. Our latest list of media highlights feature:
Posted on August 27, 2020
When JK Rowling suggested that transgender (hereafter trans1) women in bathrooms could pose a threat to cisgender (hereafter cis) women and that “many health professionals are concerned that young people struggling with their mental health are being shunted towards hormones and surgery when...
Posted on August 26, 2020
To a greater or lesser extent – I’m inclined to believe greater – relationships between women and men have held economic value throughout history (as Tina Turner sang, “What’s love got to do with it?”). As such it is difficult to separate out all tinges of...
Posted on August 26, 2020
With August being Women’s Month, campaigns are being launched across the media to raise awareness of violence against women. But women with disabilities often fall outside these initiatives – even though they are four to 10 times more susceptible to being victims of sexual and...
Posted on August 26, 2020
The University of Pretoria’s Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC) recently assisted in a successful court case that not only brought justice for a young woman who was abused eight years ago, but may also set a precedent to allow symbol-based court testaments by...
Posted on August 25, 2020
Professor Thuli Madonsela, former Public Protector and current Social Justice Chair at Stellenbosch University, was the keynote speaker during the virtual Women in Science Symposium hosted recently by the University of Pretoria.
Posted on August 25, 2020
The University of Pretoria’s Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC) recently achieved victory in a court case that not only brought justice for a young woman who was abused eight years ago, but also set a precedent to allow symbol-based court testaments by plaintiffs...
Posted on August 24, 2020
This year marks the 250th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth and pianists Tessa Uys and Ben Schoeman have launched a musical project in the composer’s honour.
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