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READ MORE A City in Practice: The Lubumbashi Biennale (2008-2024)

Kim Gurney, Senior Researcher at the CHR, is a contributing author for the first comprehensive publication on the Lubumbashi Biennale, a newly released book that traces relations between the city, its growing art scene and collective practice.
READ MORE ENGAGE/REFLECT/CREATE: Encounters Film Screenings, Master Class & Panel Discussion at the CHR.

The CHR and Encounters will be hosting a film screening and master class with Brendan Canty on Monday, 21 September 2026, followed by a film screening and panel discussion on Tuesday, 22 September 2026 as part of ENGAGE/REFLECT/CREATE: The CHR-Encounters monthly screening programme.
READ MORE Solo Showcase, Andile Yenana in Conversation with Valmont

The CHR and Jazz in the Native Yards will be hosting Andile Yenana for a Solo Showcase on Wednesday 23 September at Iyatsiba Lab.
July 29, 2025

African Critical Inquiry Programme Announces 2025 Ivan Karp Doctoral Research Award

The African Critical Inquiry Programme has named Maja Jakarasi as recipient of the 2025 Ivan Karp Doctoral Research Award. Jakarasi, a Zimbabwean student in the Anthropology Department, is working on his PhD at the University of the Western Cape. Support from ACIP’s Ivan Karp Award will allow Jakarasi to pursue significant research for his dissertation.
July 20, 2025

Kronos, Archiving Environmental Change: Mapping a Network

We are delighted to announce the publication of the latest edition of Kronos, titled ‘Archiving Environmental Change: Mapping a Network.’ This issue has been split into two sections, the second, Imagining the Environment, was co-edited by Patricia Hayes, Emma Minkley, and Caio Simoes de Araujo.