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READ MORE Blackness is Blooming Symposium report

Blackness is Blooming was a symposium held at Zeitz Mocaa that delved into the complex experiences of exile and the aftermath of displacement as explored in the exhibition A Protea Is Not a Flower.
READ MORE Film Screening: Aquila, J.M. Coetzee and The Jesus Trilogy

The CHR welcomed J.M. Coetzee on his visit to the CHR’s Iyatsiba Lab and was proud to host the screening of Aquila, a film by Callum Chiplin and Jade Harris-Tyler, based on Coetzee’s The Jesus Trilogy.
READ MORE Open Call: The Cape Town Workshop

We are delighted to announce that applications are now open for a fully funded 12-day research and practice-led programme of workshops, discussions, and encounters with historical archives and contemporary practice in July 2027.
October 26, 2026

Publication Announcement: New Contrast, Issue 212, In Memory of Diana Ferrus and Zoë Wicomb

We are pleased to announce the publication of New Contrast’s 212th Issue, In Memory of Diana Ferrus and Zoë Wicomb, which includes contributions from Premesh Lalu who holds the UK-SA Bilateral Chair in Culture and Technics at the CHR, and Bongani Kona (Department of Historical Studies, UWC).