video Archives - The Centre for Humanities Research

July 18, 2025

Holding a Thought – The puppetry of Ukwanda

‘Holding a Thought - the puppetry of Ukwanda’ will launch at Micealis Gallery on 23 July 2025. Curated by Premesh Lalu and Kurt Campbell, this exhibition engages the work of CHR Artists in Residence, Siphokazi Mpofu, Luyanda Nogodlwana and Sipho Ngxolo who make up the Ukwanda Puppetry and Design Arts Collective.

May 28, 2025

In Defence of the Ontological Category of Ubuqaba

A Conversation in the Humanities in Session Series at the Centre for Humanities Research, part of the Advanced Research Seminar.

May 16, 2025

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.

March 10, 2025

Public Lecture and seminar series by Erich Hörl.

CHR Extraordinary Professor, Erich Hörl, will be giving a series of seminars and a public lecture in March at the CHR’s Iyatsiba Lab.

November 28, 2023

CTV teaser

The Centre for Humanities Research research is pleased to anounce the debut broadcast on Cape Town Television of a collection of films made in its Documentary Film Programme on 1 December 2023.

November 23, 2023

On Non Western Marxism and Empire

The Other Universals Consortium Virtual Talk

October 13, 2023

Winter School 2023: Heidi Grunebaum, ‘Opening Address’

The CHR hosted its annual Winter School in August at the Greatmore Humanities Hub in Woodstock, Cape Town.

December 9, 2022

The Net vir Pret Barrydale Puppet Parade and Performance: 18 December 2022

Rehearsals are full steam ahead in Barrydale for the 2022 Puppet Performance and Parade created and produced by members of the CHR and aesthetic education partner, Net vir Pret.

June 22, 2022

Beyond Nostalgia: Reimagining Post-Apartheid Freedom

Founding CHR director and filmmaker Premesh Lalu will be in conversation with Rashid Lombard, Jayson King, Sylvia Mndunyelwa and Dinga Sikwebu about his new film The Double Futures of Athlone at the Encounters South African Documentary International Film Festival. The panel will be moderated by Valmont Layne.

May 16, 2022