Small Souls: The Greatest Gift

Posted on November 30, 2022

Stephen Symons’ latest collection of poems titled Small Souls was launched on 28 November 2022 at the Gardens Centre in Cape Town, where he was in conversation with Professor Kelwyn Sole (Department of English Literary Studies, UCT). Karina Szczurek (author and founder of Karavan Press)...

Gender-based violence and femicide threaten our common humanity and the greater good

Posted on November 28, 2022

“While the media must continue reporting on instances of GBVF, this reporting has to go beyond the headlines, sensationalism and alarmist reportage,” writes UP master’s student Lisa McDermid.

UPCT 2022 present on ‘Live Projects’ at international ATLAS event

Posted on November 18, 2022

On Monday, 7 November 2022, the Association for Tourism and Leisure Education and Research (ATLAS), hosted a postgraduate student webinar in collaboration with the University of Pretoria on the theme “University of Pretoria Campus Tours: Living live projects!”.

ISSCO founder member, Prof Karen Harris, attends 30th anniversary conference in San Francisco

Posted on November 16, 2022

As a founder member of the International Society for the Study of Chinese Overseas (ISSCO), Prof Karen Harris attended its 30-year anniversary conference this month in San Francisco.

International tourism scholar presents at DHHS webinar series

Posted on October 31, 2022

On Monday, 24 October 2022 Professor Melanie K. Smith from the Budapest Metropolitan University (Hungary) presented the paper, “Whose wellness is it anyway? Sustainability and regenerative tourism in a post COVID-19 world”

DHHS staff give presentations to international ATLAS conference

Posted on September 12, 2022

The Department of Historical and Heritage Studies (DHHS) was well represented at the annual international conference of the Association for Tourism and Leisure Research and Education (ATLAS) held in Ireland in September 2022.

DHHS Postgraduate Reflects on the meaning of Women's Day today

Posted on August 09, 2022

As we celebrate national Women's Day, on 9 August, in a society menaced by violence against women (and children), economic hardships and political malaise and malfeasance, it is perhaps timely to remember the many, and different, sacrifices women have made in both the domestic and public sphere.

University of Pretoria researcher and curator sheds new light on Mapungubwe in a book published by UK’s top academic publisher

Posted on July 04, 2022

Dr Sian Tiley-Nel, curator of UP’s Mapungubwe Collection and head of its Mapungubwe Archive, scooped a deal with UK’s top academic publisher, BAR, with her groundbreaking book, ‘Past Imperfect’, about UP and Mapungubwe.