On 7 May 2018 the Visual Studies Division in the Department of Visual Arts held an Awards
Ceremony which celebrated the success of the students who were enrolled in the BA (Visual Studies)
and BAHons (Visual Studies) programmes in 2016 and 2017. It was a wonderful opportunity to
celebrate the excellent achievements of these students and to reconnect with our alumni.

The keynote address was delivered by Prof Kirsten Rüther, Chair of African History and Societies at
the Department of African Studies at the University of Vienna. Her paper was entitled “Of burnt
crinolines, revolutionary miniskirts and elegant kitende: performing fashion, the nation and the self”.

The prize winners pictured from left: Olivia Loots, Prof Kirsten Rüther, Gillian Fourie, Angelia Muller,
Courtney Tink, Cat van Rooyen, Elizabeth Forssman, Liza du Plessis, Jana Muller, Nkami Manyike.
Apologies: Anthony Dawson, Courtney Lloyd, Lee von Beneke (these students were travelling
abroad).