Posted on June 09, 2023
History honours student reflections on the "What's in the Box" archival project in the History Methodology module.
Posted on May 15, 2023
On Tuesday, 9 May ESI Press and the Faculty of Humanities launched Edwin Smith’s second collection of poems, Umalusi (The Shepherd). The collection, which consists of 32 poems written in both Xhosa and English, is an ode to Smith’s mother who passed away on the 9th of May in 2010....
Posted on May 15, 2023
UP recently conferred an honorary doctorate on Nelson Mandela Foundation archivist Dr Verne Sheldon Harris who highlights the work of archive as “work that reaches insistently for the just society of our dreams”.
Posted on May 11, 2023
Top Achievers in History and Heritage and Cultural Tourism receive awards from the Department of Historical and Heritage Studies
Posted on April 22, 2023
Internal and external applications for honours, master's and doctoral degrees in History and Heritage and Cultural Tourism are now open for the 2024 academic year!
Posted on April 19, 2023
DHHS presents "Domestic Tourism Remodeling Model" that reimagines the "status quo" at National Tourism Seminar
Posted on April 17, 2023
The Indigenous Story Tellers a “new touristic layer” and “novel experiential dimension” to the holistic tourism value chain (demand and supply). International Tourist Guide Day celebrations presentation by Prof. Karen Harris.
Posted on April 04, 2023
The first COVID-19 pandemic lockdown in South Africa began on 26 March 2020. Over the past three years, isolation, anxiety and loss seemed to have spread just a quickly as the disease itself. On 1 March 2020, South Africa recorded its first COVID-19 infection and since then the country has seen...
Posted on March 27, 2023
The Department of Heritage and Historical Studies (DHHS) held a Postgraduate Workshop on Saturday, the 25th of March, 2023.
Posted on March 14, 2023
Prof. Karen Harris, delivers keynote address at international tourist guides day at the World Federation of Tourists Guides.
Posted on March 13, 2023
The Humanities Faculty in collaboration with Engage South Africa and with support from the High Commission of Canada in South Africa, hosted the Youth Advocacy Festival on the 17 and 18 February 2023. The Festival took place at the Javett-UP Art Centre and on UP’s Hatfield Campus. The Youth...
Posted on March 01, 2023
The Department of Historical and Heritage Studies kicks of its Seminar series on 27 February 2023.
Posted on December 13, 2022
Ten UP History postgraduate students (Honours, Masters and PhD) recently presented their work-in-progress at the inaugural tri-university postgraduate workshop hosted by Wits University from 25 – 26 November.
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)...
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.
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!”.
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.
Posted on November 04, 2022
“You have honoured yourselves as individuals and you have honoured UP,” said UP Vice-Chancellor and Principal, Prof Tawana Kupe.
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”
Posted on September 21, 2022
“This year’s International Day of Peace is a time to commemorate the progress we, as global citizens, have made towards a peaceful and prosperous existence,” writes UP student Robyn Schnell.
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