SAIPAR Archives - The Centre for Humanities Research

Lessons from Rwanda 30 Years after Genocide: Reflections on Mnemossiduous Practice

Lauren van der Rede is currently a Lecturer in the Department of English at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, and is the PI of the Perforated Memory research project.

New Archival Visions at UWC Research Grants and Fellowships (2025/6): Deadline 26 September 2025

The New Archival Visions (NAV) programme at the Centre for Humanities Research (CHR), University of the Western Cape (UWC), is offering fellowships for the remainder of 2025. Funding support comes from the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET).

Forthcoming events at the CHR

Updated 09 September 2025

May 31, 2024

Lwando Scott and Fernanda Pinto de Almeida appointed as Senior Researchers at the CHR.

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Lwando Scott and Fernanda Pinto de Almeida as Senior Researchers at the Centre for Humanities Research.

June 14, 2023

Journal of Southern African Studies SAIPAR workshop announcement

The CHR would like to congratulate Lebogang Mokwena and Arnaldo Caliche for being accepted to participate in the Journal of Southern African Studies (JSAS), South African Institute for Policy and Research (SAIPAR), writing workshop that will take place in Lusaka from August 15-1.