The Centre for Humanities Research (CHR) at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) is pleased to announce the availability of several fellowships to support the residency of leading scholars…
The Migrating Violence research platform of the CHR presents a day workshop titled: Violent Pasts, Violent Futures? Genocide, Migration and Belonging in the Great Lakes of Africa Date: 24 March…
It is with the greatest sorrow that we announce the death of our dear colleague and friend, Ncedile Daki, senior Handspring puppet maker and co-founder, technical director and designer of…
The Factory of the Arts presents a workshop and conversation on, “In Equity: Experiences in the Arts”. The workshop will be led by visiting theatre practitioner, Laine Newman, Centre for…
Recognition and Ethics in World Literature: Religion, Violence, and the Human is a critical comparative study of contemporary world literature, focusing on the importance of the ethical turn (or return)…
Out of History brings together exciting and innovative work in History and the Humanities. The CHR is pleased to announce a new publication titled ‘Out of History: Reimagining South African…
Dear Colleagues and Friends, On behalf of the staff and fellows of the Centre for Humanities Research at the University of the Western Cape, I would like to thank…
Professor Premesh Lalu, director of the DST-NRF Flagship on Critical Thought in African Humanities, as well as SARChI Chair in Visual History and Theory Professor Patricia Hayes, will be participating…
Venue: at the Factory of the Arts Time: 7pm Date: Tuesday 29 November. The Factory of the Arts presents From Mozambique to the Cape: Performance Encounters in Music, Masks, Movement,…
The 2016 Barrydale Puppet Parade and Performance brings you Olifantland, a multilingual visual theatre show featuring five majestic life size elephant puppets by Adrian Kohler from Handspring Puppet Company in…
The Dullah Omar Centre for Critical Thought in African Humanities of the Centre for Humanities Research (DST-NRF UWC Flagship) held a public seminar on Earlier this year we had an…
CHR Director Professor Premesh Lalu delivered an address at the media launch of Science Forum South Africa 2016 on 1 November at the Cape Town Science Centre. The event also…