WHAT? In July 1963 anti-apartheid activists were arrested in their secret headquarters in Rivonia, near Johannesburg. Between October 1963 and June 1964, 10 defendants, including Nelson Mandela, were prosecuted during the infamous “Rivonia Trial”. It was a brutal turning point in the history of South Africa as most of the accused were sentenced to life […]
Description de l’organisme L’IFAS-Recherche est une UMIFRE (Unité Mixte des Instituts Français de Recherche à l’Etranger) sous la tutelle du ministère de l’Europe et des Affaires Etrangères et du CNRS. Etabli à Johannesburg, et associé à l’institut culturel français d’Afrique du Sud, son mandat couvre une large Afrique australe. L’IFAS-Recherche promeut la recherche en sciences […]
A Case Study of Madzimudzangara Rock Shelter, Ruchera and Muchinjike Caves Due to unforeseen circumstances, we had to cancel this seminar. Our apologies for the inconvenience. Joint seminar IFAS-Research / Wits University Friday 23 February 2018 13:20 – Origins Building, 2nd floor, Room 212, Wits University Happinos Marufu (SGAES / Senior Curator of Archaeology at […]
Environment Change, Urban Governance and Citadinity in Hwange Town (Zimbabwe) Joint seminar IFAS-Research / Wits University Tuesday 6 February 2018 16:00 – 17:30 – First Floor Seminar Room, John Moffat Building, Wits University Emilie Guitard (IFRA-Nigeria) The town of Hwange (Zimbabwe), founded on coal mining industry, is located on the border of the […]
The Stone Age of Elands Bay Cave in Perspective Workshop 1 December 2017 09.00 – 16.00 – 17.00 – IFAS Conference Room, 62 Juta Street, Braamfontein Organised by Guillaume Porraz (CNRS / AnTET) & John E. Parkington (UCT) > Programme Elands Bay Cave, located on the Atlantic Coast north of Cape Town, is one of […]
Doctoral – Post-doctoral students / Doctorant.e.s – Postdoctorant.e.s. One or two doctoral or post-doctoral research positions are available at IFAS-Research. These posts are financed through non-renewable relocation allowances (Aides à la mobilité) for 4 to 9 months (maximum). Successful applicants will receive the scientific and logistic support of IFAS-Research and will become involved in […]
Master’s students – Doctoral students – Post-doctoral students – Senior researchers / Master 2 – Doctorant.e.s – Post-doctorant.e.s – Chercheur.e.s. Within the framework of its research programming, IFAS-Research funds each year a number of research projects: collective projects, fieldworks, scientific events, publications. Nationality is not a condition for application, although the existence or prospect of […]
The Urban Experience / South Africa & Elsewhere 11-20 May 2017 Through crossed perspectives, Experimenting / Experiencing the City will try to tackle both the risk and the interest of a multi-disciplinary approach to question the city. It aims to open the debate around the notions of “city” and “urban” in the complex relationship that […]
“Temps et pouvoir dans la ville”. Vendredi 04 décembre 2015 à 14h00. Devant un jury composé de : Marie-Hélène Bacqué (marraine de l’HDR, Université Paris Ouest Nanterre la Défense), Julie-Anne Boudreau (INRS, Montréal), Alain Dubresson (Université Paris-Ouest Nanterre la Défense), Philippe Gervais-Lambony (Université Paris-Ouest Nanterre la Défense), Jérôme Monnet (IFU, Université Paris Est), et […]
The Nelson Mandela Foundation is pleased to announce that French economist Thomas Piketty will deliver the 13th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture on 3 October 2015. Thomas Piketty is Professor of Economics at the Paris School of Economics. He is the author of numerous articles published in journals such as the Quarterly Journal of Economics, the […]
