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            Publication: Instituting Worlds

            The CHR is pleased to announce the publication of a chapter by Kim Gurney in an edited volume about architecture and islands, Instituting Worlds. The book, edited by Catharina Gabrielsson and Marko Jobst, is published by Routledge.
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            Tectonic: TOMBWA - A solo performance by Victor Gama

            A Conversation in the Humanities in Session Series at the Centre for Humanities Research, part of the Advanced Research Seminar.
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            African Studies Annual Lecture 2025: ‘The Becoming Technical of the Human: Race After Apartheid’, Premesh Lalu

            The CHR’s Premesh Lalu will be giving the annual African Studies Lecture at the African Studies Centre, Oxford University, on Monday 12 May.
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            April 26, 2023

            Patricia Parker visit

            In April, the CHR had the pleasure of hosting Prof Patricia Parker (University of North Carolina) for a series of seminars and discussions in Cape Town.
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            April 25, 2023

            Congratulations Prof. David Scott, Guggenheim fellow for 2023

            The Other Universals consortium congratulates our long standing collaborator Prof. David Scott on his recognition as a Guggenheim fellow for 2023.
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            April 21, 2023

            play // profanation recognition//education//ideology

            Su-ming Khoo (School of Political Science and Sociology, University of Galway, Ireland and CriSHET, Nelson Mandela University, South Africa) will be in conversation with CHR Fellows on Tuesday 25th April (14.00-16.00 SAST) at the CHR.
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            April 20, 2023

            Epistemic Ethnonationalism: Identity Policing in Neo-Traditionalism and Decoloniality Theory

            The Centre for Humanities Research and the Other Universals Consortium invites you to the following event, organised by the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana.
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            April 20, 2023

            Masterclass with Neils Pagh Anderson

            On 3 April, 2023, Neils Pagh Anderson joined editors, filmmakers, and CHR fellows for a masterclass in editing at Bertha House, Mowbray. Facilitated by CHR PhD fellow and independent editor and filmmaker, Khalid Shamis, this one-day workshop is now available,
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            April 6, 2023

            Scattering Histories: Queerness, Migrancy, and the Question of the Archive

            The Allen Isaacman Collection Annual African History Lecture
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            • NRF SARChI Chair in Visual History and Theory
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            Recently Added

            • Publication: Instituting Worlds
              May 20, 2025
            • Tectonic: TOMBWA – A solo performance by Victor Gama
              May 16, 2025
            • African Studies Annual Lecture 2025: ‘The Becoming Technical of the Human: Race After Apartheid’, Premesh Lalu
              May 7, 2025
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