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            October 22, 2024

            Documentary film screening and Roundtable discussion: Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat

            The CHR will be screening Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat by Johan Grimonprez on Wednesday 30 October, followed by a roundtable discussion
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            October 22, 2024

            A conversation on biographies between Margaret Kelleher and Ciraj Rassool

            On Thursday 31 October, the CHR will be hosting a conversation on biographies between Margaret Kelleher (University College Dublin) and Ciraj Rassool (UWC) under the auspices of the Charlotte Maxeke-Mary Robinson Research Chair (CMMR).
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            October 21, 2024

            Puppet animation in the digital stage

            a dynamic interaction between bodies, silhouettes, and video-mapped animations within a micro-stage space
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            October 21, 2024

            Tareq Baconi

            Research fellow at the Centre for Humanities Research, UWC
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            October 8, 2024

            What does apartheid mean for Israel: Reflections in a time of genocide

            This Humanities in Session Series seminar is based on Tareq Baconi’s ongoing research into the conflict in Palestine/Israel.
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            October 4, 2024

            Public Arts Museums and their futures

            A Conversation in the Humanities in Session seminar series at the Centre for Humanities Research, in partnership with Art Africa.
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            October 2, 2024

            The CHR and Boschendal’s joint Heritage Day Arts Education Workshops and Puppetry Parade

            On Tuesday 24 September 2024, the CHR took part in the Boschendal Heritage Day festivities, which involved puppet making workshops with school learners, and a giant puppet parade through Boschendal farm.
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            September 10, 2024

            Visual History and Theory International Workshop: Deep Time, Shallow Time

            The 2024 Visual History and Theory Workshop will take place on 19-20 September at the CHR’s Iyatsiba Lab.
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            August 20, 2024

            Prof. Marcos Martins

            Superior School of Design, University of the State of Rio de Janeiro
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            July 31, 2024

            Legitimising Theatre in the Postcolony: Six Myths

            A Conversation in the Humanities in Session seminar series at the Centre for Humanities Research, part of the Advanced Research Seminar.
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            July 8, 2024

            Charlotte Maxeke-Mary Robinson Research Chair public lecture: Neither Here Nor There, by Rita Duffy.

            The CHR welcomes the Maxeke–Robinson Research Chair, Rita Duffy, will be giving a public lecture as part of the CHR’s Winter School programme on Wednesday 24 July and the launch of the CHR’s Humanities hub on 30 July.
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            July 4, 2024

            2025 African Critical Inquiry Workshop: We Need New Names

            We are pleased to announce that the 2025 African Critical Inquiry (ACIP) Workshop will be We Need New Names: On Cultures of Care and Difficult Knowledge in African University Museums.
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