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Colonel's Stray Dogs

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The CHR is excited to share The Colonel’s Stray Dogs, a new documentary feature by Doctoral Fellow Khalid Shamis that premiered at the 2021 Hot Docs Festival.

Friends of Little Amal

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The CHR is delighted to celebrate and support the journey of young refugee and 3.5-meter puppet Little Amal as she walks 8000 km from Turkey to Manchester, UK.

Kafka’s Ape in
A KAFKA MOMENT

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CHR Artist in Residence Tony Bonani Miyambo will be performing the award-winning Kafka’s Ape on 22 and 23 April 2021.

Graduation 2021
May

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The CHR is proud to announce the graduation of fellows Dr Emma Minkley, Dr Shingirai Nyakabawu, Leslé Ann Arendse, and Kiasha Naidoo.

The Way to Greatmore

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Inviting Artists and Scholars to Reimagine the Future of the Humanities Beyond the Divided City.

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Research Platforms

Areas of Focus Aesthetic EducationMigrating ViolenceBecoming Technical of the HumanRethinking Political Theory: Citizenship and JusticeVisual […]

NRF SARChI Chair in Visual History and Theory

What is Visual History & Theory? Visual History & Theory is a research platform at […]

Seminar Programme

Seminar Programme Contemporary History and Humanities Seminars Established in 1993, the weekly South African Contemporary […]

Publications

The CHR’s programmes are driven by academic research and scholarly exchange. This is evident in the CHR’s publication record, which contains monographs, edited collections, journal articles and more