Join us for a one-day colloquium at the University of Johannesburg bringing together scholars, thinkers, publishers and editors to reflect on 30 years of South African democracy, to discuss what the future holds.
Date: Monday, 4th November 2024
Time and Location:
- Colloquium (9am to 3.45pm SAST) at the Conference Room 1&2, The Kerzner, at the School of Tourism and Hospitality, Bunting Road Campus, University of Johannesburg, 57 Bunting Rd, Cottesloe, Johannesburg, 2092, South Africa
- Reception (5pm to 7pm SAST) at Gallery Momo Art at 52 7th Ave, Parktown North, Randburg, 2193, South Africa (for the evening reception).This session will not be available to online participants. Zoom link here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83345949590
About the Colloquium
At the event, we will be launching 30 Years of Democracy in South Africa book series which is a cooperative venture between Routledge, Skotaville Academic Publishing, and UNISA Press with selected works reflecting on the past 30 years and assessing the future opportunities and challenges. The series editors, Abebe Zegeye and Beth le Roux, will introduce the series.
Our keynote speaker is Nomboniso Gasa, a feminist, researcher and public speaker on politics, land, gender equality and cultural issues.
We then invite you to join us for a lively panel discussion and an interactive Q&A featuring South African voices from diverse fields (including economics, history, international relations, media studies, political science and arts & humanities) to reflect on the country’s past 30 years of democracy, and provide their unique perspectives on South Africa’s future prospects.
In the afternoon, you will have the opportunity to hear lightning talks and debate with a panel of editors from several major South African journals and The Conversation Africa Chief Editor who will discuss the important areas of progress and future directions for scholarly knowledge production and dissemination from a number of academic, policy-focused, and publicly engaged perspectives.
To end the day, an evening reception with light refreshments will be held at Gallery Momo with a short presentation by South African visual artist, art historian and curator of MOMO, Thembinkosi Goniwe. The reception is sponsored by the journal, Third World Quarterly. This session will not be available to online participants.
Interested in finding out more? Here is the full agenda and map for the Colloquium.
List of sponsors and organisers:
Skotaville Academic Publishing
Taylor & Francis Africa Journals
Our Keynote: Nomboniso Gasa
Nomboniso Gasa is a feminist, researcher and public speaker on politics, land, gender equality and cultural issues.
Nomboniso’s work spans a range of areas at the intersection of law, policy, gender equality and social justice. It examines the nature, content and place of customary law in South Africa, particularly regarding the tensions between unwritten “living” customary law and the autocratic colonial/apartheid versions of customary law in post 1994 law making. Read her full bio.
Our Invited Panelists:
June Bam-Hutchison, Sociology and History Education, University of Johannesburg (UJ)
Divine Fuh, Director of the Institute for Humanities Africa (HUMA), University of Cape Town
Thembinkosi Goniwe, an art historian, curator, and writer, Rhodes University, MOMO
Derilene (Dee) Marco, Senior Lecturer in Media Studies, University of the Witwatersrand (WITS)
Dilip Menon, Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand (WITS)
Bhaso Ndzendze, Associate Professor of Politics and IR, University of Johannesburg (UJ)
Thula Simpson, Associate Professor of History, University of Pretoria
Raymond Suttner, an independent scholar and social and political analyst
Jabulani Sikhakhane, Chief Editor of The Conversation Africa
Nthabiseng Motsemme University of Johannesburg, and Chief Editor of Journal of Contemporary African Studies
Dina Ligaga University of the Witwatersrand (WITS), and an editor of Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies
Candice Moore, University of the Witwatersrand (WITS), and an Editor of African Studies Journal
Tarminder Kaur
Senior Lecturer, University of Johannesburg and an Editor of Anthropology Southern Africa
For further information, please contact Professor Beth Le Roux ([email protected]) and Abebe Zegeye ([email protected]).
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