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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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            October 31, 2024

            Exploring the Fruitful Relationships Between Text, Puppets, and Objects

            Facilitated by Isabelle Matter, Puppeteer-Director and Director of the Théâtre des Marionnettes de Genève.
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            October 22, 2024

            Documentary film screening and Roundtable discussion: Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat

            The CHR will be screening Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat by Johan Grimonprez on Wednesday 30 October, followed by a roundtable discussion
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            October 22, 2024

            A conversation on biographies between Margaret Kelleher and Ciraj Rassool

            On Thursday 31 October, the CHR will be hosting a conversation on biographies between Margaret Kelleher (University College Dublin) and Ciraj Rassool (UWC) under the auspices of the Charlotte Maxeke-Mary Robinson Research Chair (CMMR).
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            October 21, 2024

            Puppet animation in the digital stage

            a dynamic interaction between bodies, silhouettes, and video-mapped animations within a micro-stage space
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            October 8, 2024

            Film Screening: The Quiet Girl by Colm Bairéad

            The CHR’s Documentary Film Programme, European Film Festival, and the Charlotte Maxeke-Mary Robinson Research Chair, will be co-hosting a screening of The Quiet Girl, byColm Bairéad, on Tuesday 15 October at the CHR’s Iyatsiba Lab.
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            October 8, 2024

            What does apartheid mean for Israel: Reflections in a time of genocide

            This Humanities in Session Series seminar is based on Tareq Baconi’s ongoing research into the conflict in Palestine/Israel.
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            October 4, 2024

            Public Arts Museums and their futures

            A Conversation in the Humanities in Session seminar series at the Centre for Humanities Research, in partnership with Art Africa.
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            October 2, 2024

            The CHR and Boschendal’s joint Heritage Day Arts Education Workshops and Puppetry Parade

            On Tuesday 24 September 2024, the CHR took part in the Boschendal Heritage Day festivities, which involved puppet making workshops with school learners, and a giant puppet parade through Boschendal farm.
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            • NRF SARChI Chair in Visual History and Theory
            • Andrew W. Mellon Chair of Aesthetic Theory and Material Performance
            • Factory of the Arts
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            • 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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