The School of Humanities public seminar series endeavours to promote robust academic engagement across the university community.
We invite academics based at Sol Plaatje University (SPU) as well as visitors from other institutions to offer papers across a broad range of topics related to the Humanities and cognate disciplines.
Our goal is to address an inter-disciplinary audience, generate discussion, and frame provocative arguments.
Our seminars are open to academics, students and the general public and will take place during the teaching term from 16h00 to 17h30 in the SPU Library, Level 2, Class Room 1.
For enquiries about the seminars, please contact Dr Crispen Chinguno on email crispen.chinguno@spu.ac.za or Tel: +27 (0)53 491 0298.
Below is the upcoming seminar schedule taking place during the first semester.
Friday, 13 March 2020
Seminar: Plaatje, gender, and Mhudi as a rites of passage story
Professor Karen Haire, Department of Languages
Time: 16h00
Venue: Library – Second Floor, Class Room One, Sol Plaatje University
Friday, 20 March 2020
Seminar: Meanings made from the Sol Plaatje University’s symbolic space
Naledi Tsiane
Sol Plaatje University
Wednesday, 1 April 2020
Seminar: Political protest in contemporary Kenya: Change and Continuities
Dr Jacob Mati, Department of Social Sciences
Sol Plaatje University
Wednesday, 22 April 2020
Seminar: Students’ understanding of sexual harassment at Sol Plaatje University
Lesego Mmaki Marumo
Sol Plaatje University
Friday, 8 May 2020
Seminar: Understanding social identity construction of Community Works Progamme (CWP) Participants: case study of Pampierstad, Northern Cape
Katlego Mothibi
Sol Plaatje University
Wednesday, 20 May 2020
Seminar: Power dynamics in the gig/share economy: Case study of the taxi app-work in Johannesburg
Dr Crispen Chinguno, Department of Social Sciences
Sol Plaatje University
