The Department of Historical and Heritage Studies in collaboration with Department Political Sciencesheld a morning seminar to mark the historic occasion of the centenary of the ANC. The target market wasthe broader student body as well as colleagues. A member of the DeptHistorical and Heritage Studies,Dr Thula Simpson, and two invited guest speakers, author ImtiazCajee (author of A Quest for Justice) and Arianna Lissoni(History Workshop, Wits and University of North-West)presented papers. Dr Simpson delivered a paper entitled “Historians and the ANC: an overview, 1961-2012” and Dr Lissone spoke on
‘Dear Comrade Chief Rep’: letters about love, marriage and family in the ANC in exile”. Mr Imtiazcajee presented a discussion about writing researching his book A Quest for Justice.
At the back from left to right: Prof Sandy Africa, Director, Institute for Strategic and Political Affairs, Mr Imtiaz Cajee, Author of a Quest for Justice, Dr Thula Simson, Senior Lecturer, Department of Historical and Heritage Studies, and Prof Maxi Schoeman, Head of the Department of Political Sciences.
In front: Prof Norman Duncan, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Dr Arianna Lissoni, post-doctoral research fellow, North-WestUniversity and Prof Alois Mlambo, Head of the Dept of Historical and Heritage Studies
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