100 Years of the Colonial University in Africa?
As we celebrate Wits in its centenary year, it is also important to reflect on the moments of challenge, contestation, and contradiction...
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- Sep 9
- 2 min
[Workshop] Articulation, Racial Capitalism and The Common
You are invited to join a two-day workshop co-hosted by SWOP and the Review of African Political Economy (ROAPE) on Articulation, Racial...
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- Aug 29
- 1 min
[Call] Race, Cultural Production and the Representational Infrastructure of the Political
Race, Cultural Production and the Representational Infrastructure of the Political In contemporary political communities, race and...
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SWOP Admin
- Aug 17
- 1 min
[Film Screening] Waiting in a platinum city by Joseph Mujere
LIMITED SEATS AVAILABLE!! Book your seat for a film screening on Waiting in a Platinum city by: Joseph Mujere Date: 20 August 2022 Time:...
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SWOP Admin
- Jul 21
- 2 min
[Land Conference] The Failed Promise of Tenure Security - Customary Land Rights and Dispossession.
Land Conference The Failed Promise of Tenure Security - Customary Land Rights and Dispossession. Register now for the Land Conference...
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SWOP Admin
- Jun 2
- 1 min
Interview with Karl von Holdt on the making and unmaking of social order
Following his Inaugural Lecture at Wits University, Prof Karl von Holdt was invited to be part of a conversation on the Voice of the Cape...
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SWOP Admin
- Jun 1
- 1 min
Living with Uncertainty. Reflections from Mexico and South Africa
Join us for a conversation between Helena Chávez and Prishani Naidoo, moderated by Arturo Mendoza. Date: 10 June 2022 Time: 11h00 - 12h30...
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- May 24
- 1 min
[Public Forum] Rojava Revolution Youth Tour
ILRIG and SWOP invite you to join us for a public forum with a youth delegation from Rojava who will be sharing their experiences of the...
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SWOP Admin
- May 5
- 1 min
Grave Matters presented by Dineo Skosana
The Forge, in Johannesburg, will be hosting a series on Land Redistribution in Our Lifetime this month. SWOP's Dineo Skosana will be...
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SWOP Admin
- May 4
- 2 min
Inaugural Lecture of Professor Karl Von Holdt:The making and unmaking of social order
Inaugural Lecture of Professor Karl Von Holdt The making and unmaking of social order: disorder, violence, trajectories Date: Thursday,...
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SWOP Admin
- Apr 25
- 1 min
[Online Conference] Maternar. Perspectivas críticas desde el arte
On 27 and 28 April, the Society, Work and Politics Institute (SWOP) will be co-hosting an online conference with the Institute for...
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SWOP Admin
- Mar 10
- 1 min
Call for Papers: Covid-19 Online Symposium
Call for papers for an online symposium: Building knowledge of social life through the Covid-19 pandemic and its aftermaths in South Africa.
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SWOP Admin
- Mar 8
- 4 min
Call for Papers: Re-visiones nº 12 (2022) Labor, time, jobs, and the construction of subjectivities
Call for Papers Re-visiones Journal: Labor, time, jobs, and the construction of subjectivities through artistic and cultural practices....
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- Feb 7
- 5 min
Silence, Subjectivity, & Sexual Violence:Reflecting on Oral History Interviews with Women in Thokoza
Read the full article by Kefuoe Maotoane here Via the South Africa's Hidden War website Kefuoe Maotoane is a Research Associate on the...
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SWOP Admin
- Jan 21
- 1 min
[Webinar] Discussion with the authors of 'Shutdown: How Covid Shook the World's Economy'
The WISER Political Economy Seminar, the Society Work and Politics Institute and the UJ History Department invite you to join us for an...
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SWOP Admin
- Dec 20, 2021
- 2 min
Call for Applications: MA bursaries 2022 - Researching the “July Days”
What happened during the July events this year? Was it an insurrection? Food riots? Ethnic insurgency? Ungovernability? An uprising? Two...
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SWOP Admin
- Nov 5, 2021
- 2 min
[Webinar] Cranes and coal: connecting the ‘Ecocene’ with the ‘Anthropocene’ in a new eco-politics.
SWOP invites you to a webinar as part of the Alternatives to Capitalism Seminar Series: Cranes and coal: connecting the ‘Ecocene’ with...
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SWOP Admin
- Sep 21, 2021
- 4 min
What COVID-19 Revealed About Hunger
SWOP Postdoctoral Fellow, Brittany Kesselman, recently published a piece in Project Syndicate on COVID-19 and hunger in South Africa....
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SWOP Admin
- Aug 11, 2021
- 1 min
[Book Launch] All Gomorrahs are the Same - Thenjiwe Mswane
SWOP invites you the the virtual launch of a new novel All Gomorrahs are the Same by Thenjiwe Mswane, in conversation with Gorata...
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- Aug 2, 2021
- 2 min
[Webinar] Industrial Action in South Africa (2000-2018): How to read strike statistics qualitatively
SWOP invites you to a webinar as part of the Alternatives to Capitalism Seminar Series: Industrial Action in South Africa (2000-2018):...
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