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South Africa : The WISER Project 2013
février 2013 | Appels à contributions / candidatures | Histoire/société | Afrique du Sud
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Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research (Wiser)
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS FOR 2013:
Panel discussions on New Directions in Critical Race Theory in February convened by Achille Mbembe and David Goldberg.
- Mandela's Mortality by Sarah Nuttall in February, with a response from Achille Mbembe.
A new series of Monday-afternoon WISH seminars featuring papers by Deborah James, Lucy Allais, Imraan Coovadia and others.
- A public conversation between Achille Mbembe and world-renowned artist-photographer Santu Mofokeng in March.
- A workshop entitled ‘Curse or Blessing? The long-term politics of mining development in Southern Africa', in mid-April, convened by Keith Breckenridge and Achille Mbembe.
- A lecture on New and Old Forms of Affluence in South Africa, in late-May.
The Launch of Isabel Hofmeyr's book, Gandhi's Printing Press: experiments in slow reading, with remarks by Imraan Coovadia, at the end of May.
- A literary conversation about ill bodies in South African writing, in early June, convened by Ashlee Neser.
- A colloquium on the theme of ‘Textual Commodities in Empire' in June, convened by Isabel Hofmeyr.
The annual Johannesburg Workshop in Theory and Criticism, focusing this year on The Life of Forms, taking place at the end of June.
- A workshop on the ‘Ethics of Citizenship: Unraveling the Politics of Politics in South Africa', in July, convened by Keith Breckenridge and Achille Mbembe.
- A one-day exploration of ‘Re(visioning) and Framing Capital Art Studio in Stone Town, Zanzibar' in late July, convened by Pamila Gupta and Meg Samuelson.
- An international Medical Humanities conference on Body Knowledge which puts Medicine and the Humanities in conversation, early September, convened by Ashlee Neser and Catherine Burns.
IN RESIDENCE AT WiSER:
As well as our many seminar presenters and event participants, several prominent scholars will be staying with us when they visit Wits this year, including: Louise Bethlehem, Jacob Dlamini, Kerry Bystrom, Ato Quayson, Jane Guyer, Arjun Appadurai.
OPENINGS:
Doctoral Fellowship
A strong commitment to doctoral training and supervision is a critical part of WiSER's mission. Funding from the Mellon Foundation, and recently from the Ford Foundation, has enabled us to continue our long-standing and highly successful doctoral fellowship programme. WiSER has graduated two cohorts of doctoral fellows, and is presently training a third. We are delighted to announce a call for applications for two further doctoral fellowships, the recipients of which will join our current cohort. We call for applications for two 2-3year fellowships to be awarded to outstanding students in appropriate fields of study. Closing date for applications: 5 March 2013
Applications should be sent by email to Ms. Najibha Deshmukh on [email protected]
For more info or to apply please go to http://wiser.wits.ac.za Writing Fellowship
Central to the WiSER project is a commitment to fostering exchange and engagement with intellectuals and research communities across the society at large. This, in turn, underpins an interest in modes of writing and critical commentary that reach beyond the academy. Since its earliest years, WiSER has awarded sought-after Writing Fellowships to outstanding social commentators and independent researchers whose projects have benefitted significantly from the opportunity to write and reflect in an academic environment. Past writing fellows include: Liz McGregor, Fred de Vries, Pippa Green, Mark Gevisser, and the late John Matshikiza.
WiSER plans to advertise a new Writing Fellowship in the second half of 2013; the advert will go out via our mailing list and will appear on our website.
We wish you all a successful 2013, and look forward to seeing you at WiSER this year.
Panel discussions on New Directions in Critical Race Theory in February convened by Achille Mbembe and David Goldberg.
- Mandela's Mortality by Sarah Nuttall in February, with a response from Achille Mbembe.
A new series of Monday-afternoon WISH seminars featuring papers by Deborah James, Lucy Allais, Imraan Coovadia and others.
- A public conversation between Achille Mbembe and world-renowned artist-photographer Santu Mofokeng in March.
- A workshop entitled ‘Curse or Blessing? The long-term politics of mining development in Southern Africa', in mid-April, convened by Keith Breckenridge and Achille Mbembe.
- A lecture on New and Old Forms of Affluence in South Africa, in late-May.
The Launch of Isabel Hofmeyr's book, Gandhi's Printing Press: experiments in slow reading, with remarks by Imraan Coovadia, at the end of May.
- A literary conversation about ill bodies in South African writing, in early June, convened by Ashlee Neser.
- A colloquium on the theme of ‘Textual Commodities in Empire' in June, convened by Isabel Hofmeyr.
The annual Johannesburg Workshop in Theory and Criticism, focusing this year on The Life of Forms, taking place at the end of June.
- A workshop on the ‘Ethics of Citizenship: Unraveling the Politics of Politics in South Africa', in July, convened by Keith Breckenridge and Achille Mbembe.
- A one-day exploration of ‘Re(visioning) and Framing Capital Art Studio in Stone Town, Zanzibar' in late July, convened by Pamila Gupta and Meg Samuelson.
- An international Medical Humanities conference on Body Knowledge which puts Medicine and the Humanities in conversation, early September, convened by Ashlee Neser and Catherine Burns.
IN RESIDENCE AT WiSER:
As well as our many seminar presenters and event participants, several prominent scholars will be staying with us when they visit Wits this year, including: Louise Bethlehem, Jacob Dlamini, Kerry Bystrom, Ato Quayson, Jane Guyer, Arjun Appadurai.
OPENINGS:
Doctoral Fellowship
A strong commitment to doctoral training and supervision is a critical part of WiSER's mission. Funding from the Mellon Foundation, and recently from the Ford Foundation, has enabled us to continue our long-standing and highly successful doctoral fellowship programme. WiSER has graduated two cohorts of doctoral fellows, and is presently training a third. We are delighted to announce a call for applications for two further doctoral fellowships, the recipients of which will join our current cohort. We call for applications for two 2-3year fellowships to be awarded to outstanding students in appropriate fields of study. Closing date for applications: 5 March 2013
Applications should be sent by email to Ms. Najibha Deshmukh on [email protected]
For more info or to apply please go to http://wiser.wits.ac.za Writing Fellowship
Central to the WiSER project is a commitment to fostering exchange and engagement with intellectuals and research communities across the society at large. This, in turn, underpins an interest in modes of writing and critical commentary that reach beyond the academy. Since its earliest years, WiSER has awarded sought-after Writing Fellowships to outstanding social commentators and independent researchers whose projects have benefitted significantly from the opportunity to write and reflect in an academic environment. Past writing fellows include: Liz McGregor, Fred de Vries, Pippa Green, Mark Gevisser, and the late John Matshikiza.
WiSER plans to advertise a new Writing Fellowship in the second half of 2013; the advert will go out via our mailing list and will appear on our website.
We wish you all a successful 2013, and look forward to seeing you at WiSER this year.
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