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ASA Book Prize Finalist: Elizabeth Giorgis

The CHR congratulates Professor Elizabeth Giorgis on her latest book Modernist Art in Ethiopia achieving finalist status for both the ASA Book Prize (Herskovits) and the ASA Bethwell A. Ogot Prize.

Professor Giorgis also serves as an Other Universals Consortium member.

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Pro-Vocation: Roots and Wings officially started today with the arrival of 100 delegates from across the continent and beyond. Although space is tight, feel free to check out a series of conference related public performances which will be happening at the Arts Theatre in Observatory, and at the Iyatsiba Lab.For more info: www.chrflagship.uwc.ac.za/pro-vocation-roots-and-wings/ ... See MoreSee Less

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In the build-up to Pro-Vocation: Roots and Wings, practitioners were invited to take part in a series of workshops at the Iyatsiba Lab in November. This one today was facilitated by Isabelle Matter (Geneva Puppet Theatre, Switzerland) with puppeteers from Burundi, Burkina Faso, Uganda, Togo and Tanzania. The CHR's Aja Manerweck also joined Pippa Hudson On the Couch to speak about Pro-Vocation: Roots and Wings, the first International Puppetry conference at UWC. omny.fm/shows/afternoons-with-pippa-hudson/on-the-couch-puppeteers-gather-in-cape-town-for-fi ... See MoreSee Less

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Please join us for a series of public performances at the CHR's Iyatsiba Lab between the 20th and 23rd of November. Théâtre des Marionnettes de Genève (Switzerland) and the Ivoire Marionettes, (Cote D'Ivoire) will be offering short puppetry performances as part of Pro-Vocation: Roots and Wings. Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21stNovember: 'Wafel and Bretzel' & 'Le Chalet', (Théâtre des Marionnettes de Genève)15:00-15:30Saturday 23 November: La Boule Bleu (Ivoire Marionettes)10am-10:45amPerformed in French. For all ages (PG advised)For more info about Pro-Vocation: Roots and Wings: www.unima.org/en/pro-vocation-roots-and-wings-an-international-exchange-on-puppetry-arts-in-africa/Please RSVP to: centreforhumanitiesresearch@uwc.ac.za ... See MoreSee Less

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Pro-Vocation: Roots and Wings presents puppetry for all ages at the Theatre Arts, Observatory, this November!For more info: chrflagship.uwc.ac.za/pro-vocation-roots-and-wings-puppetry-for-all-ages-at-the-theatre-arts/ ... See MoreSee Less

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Pleased to announce that applications for the 2026 African Critical Inquiry Programme (ACIP) workshop and Doctoral Research awards for 2025 are now open.Closing Date: Thursday 1 May 2025For more info and to download the application form: www.chrflagship.uwc.ac.za/acip-call-for-workshop-proposals-and-for-ivan-karp-doctoral-research-aw... ... See MoreSee Less

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