Category: Events
From the Pleistocene into the Holocene – Friday 27 September 2024
Renewed archaeological studies at the transition in southern Africa. September 27, 2024 | 8:30 for 9:00am – 12:30pmIFAS-Research, 1st floor | 62, Juta Street, Braamfontein [English version below] Inscrivez-vous ici, avant le mercredi 25 septembre. Dans le cadre de la préparation d’un volume spécial dédié à la transition Pléistocène/Holocène telle...
ICA’s 2024 Live Art Festival & Conference – 4-7 September, University of Cape Town
The Institute for Creative Arts (UCT) presents the 2024 Live Art Festival & Conference, from 4 to 7 September 2024, at UCT Hiddingh Campus in Gardens, Cape Town. Tickets for the Live Art Festival & Conference 2024 are available from R20 via Quicket. Since 2012, this annual festival proposes its...
Look back at the IFAS Workshop: “South African speculative arts: creation, circulation & reception”
On the 11th of July 2024, IFAS-Research hosted the “South African speculative arts” workshop, co-organised by Indiana Lods (Univ. de Bourgogne, one of IFAS-Research’s 2024 grantees) and Alan Muller (Univ. of Pretoria), moderated by Annael Le Poullennec (IFAS-Research) and Lawrence Lemaoana (visual artist, Occupy the Gallery). This workshop brought together...
South African speculative arts: creation, circulation & reception Workshop (11 July)
L’IFAS-Recherche a le plaisir de vous convier à son prochain atelier de recherche, qui se tiendra le 11 juillet de 13h à 16h à l’IFAS. Intitulé « South African speculative arts: creation, circulation & reception », cet événement réunira des universitaires, artistes, libraires, agent·es, curateur·rices, écrivains et artistes plasticien·nes. Retrouvez le...
Look back at the “Policing Appeareances, Reclaiming Aesthetics” Workshop
By Karabo Asala On the 22nd of May 2024, IFAS-Research hosted the “Policing Appeareances, Reclaiming Aesthetics” workshop at their offices in Braamfontein, Johannesburg. This workshop sought to explore how power relationships based on race, gender, class, age and other criteria operate through the policing of appearances and how aesthetic practices...
Looking back at IFAS Workshop: Intermediaries and Governance in Africa
On the 14th of May 2024, IFAS-Research in collaboration with the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research (WiSER), hosted the ‘Intermediaries and Governance in Africa’ workshop at the Dibuka Francophone Library, based at the Alliance Française in Johannesburg. This workshop is the first to be planned under our new...
IFAS-Research Workshop: Policing Appearances, Reclaiming Aesthetics.
IFAS-Research cordially invites you to join us for a workshop at IFAS. Theme: Policing Appearances, Reclaiming Aesthetics. Date: May 22, 2024 Time: 2-5:30pm Venue: IFAS, 62 Juta Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg RSVP: Secure your spot registering your attendance here. Limited seats are available. This research workshop explores how power relationships based on...
Look back at our latest conference: Apartheid as Method for Worldmaking after the Empire
Reflecting on the recent conference organised by one of IFAS-Research’s 2024 grantees, Samukelo Ndlovu. From the 24th – 26th of April, academics across fields ranging from history, literature to filmmaking were convened to unpack the legacy of apartheid at the Humanities Graduate Centre at the University of the Witwatersrand for...
IFAS Workshop: Intermediaries and Governance in Africa
IFAS-Research and the Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research cordially invite you to join us for a workshop at Dibuka Library. Theme: Intermediaries and Governance in Africa Date: May 14, 2024 Time: 2-5pm Venue: DIBUKA Library, 17 Lower Park Drive, Parkview, Randburg This workshop will gather Economists, Historians and...
Conference: Apartheid as Method for Worldmaking after the Empire
IFAS-Research, Wits Humanities Graduate Centre and the Critical Apartheid Studies Group cordially invite you to join us for a conference at Wits University. Theme: Apartheid as Method for Worldmaking after the Empire Date: April 24-26, 2024 Venue: Humanities Graduate Centre, South West Engineering Building, Braamfontein Campus East, Wits University The...