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School of Humanities 2020 Public Seminar Series

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 [email protected] 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

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