Seminar 2018
Dear Colleagues and Members of the Public
You are cordially invited to attend the UJ Sociology, Anthropology & Development Studies Wednesday Seminar. The weekly seminar has been hosted by the Department of Sociology since 2000. It is supported by the UJ Faculty of Humanities and the UJ Department of Anthropology & Development Studies. Meetings are held on UJ’s Auckland Park Kingsway campus, at 15h30 on every Wednesday afternoon during term time, unless otherwise indicated.
Prospective presenters are encouraged to contact Dr Tapiwa Chagonda at tchagonda@uj.ac.za.
Please find the current programme below. Those who wish to be added to the mailing list are welcome to send a request to to daviddt@uj.ac.za.
Guests are asked to arrive at the venue by 15:25. Those coming from outside the UJ are advised to enter the campus through Gate 2 on the corner of Ditton and Ripley Streets and to park in Car Park B (scroll down for map). It may be helpful to show an invitation to the guard on duty.
The venue for the seminars are usually D-Ring 506, in the Department of Anthropology and Development Studies, unless differently indicated.
Best wishes
The Convenors: Wednesday Seminar
Term 1: Contours of Sex and Sexualities
7 February: Prof. Jonathan Stadler (Department of Anthropology and Development Studies, UJ) on ‘(Re-) Discovering Sexuality in a Clinical Trial.’ Discussant: Dr. Femke Brandt (Department of Anthropology and Development, UJ).
14 February: Helen Gebregiorgis (Independent Consultant, Africa Photo Stories) on ‘Lagos Budding 50 – Storytelling project on Migration and Resilience.’
21 February: Marlene de Beer (Department of Social Work, UJ) with inputs by, Fayzal Mahamedon (the father) on ‘Male Disability Sexual Assistance Through Masturbation: South African Case Study of Father Masturbating his Severe Disabled Son – Ethical, Legal, Assessment and Intervention Considerations and Options.’ Discussant: TBC
28 February: Andile Mayekiso (Department of Anthropology and Development Studies, UJ) on ‘Ndiyindoda! (I am man!): The Significance of Pain in Xhosa Male Circumcision and Implications ofukutesta (to test).’ Discussant: TBC
7 March: Prof Dennis Francis (Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Stellenbosch University) on ‘Troubling Compulsory Heterosexuality in South African Education.’
14 March: Dr. Peace Kiguwu (Department of Psychology, University of the Witwatersrand) on ‘Reading non-heteronormative Bodies: (re)engaging theoretical impasse’. Discussant: Mr. Anele Siswana (Department of Psychology, UJ).
Term 2: New South African Labour Politics
11 April. Dr. Carin Runciman (Senior Researcher at the Centre for Social Change, UJ) on “Why Labour Gave up the Right to Strike”. Discussant: Prof. Eddie Webster, (Wits)
20 April. Prof. Malehoko Tshoaedi, (UJ) and Prof. Andries Bezuidenhout, (University of Fort Hare). Book Launch: Labour Beyond COSATU: Mapping the Rupture in South Africa’s Labour Landscape (Wits University Press). Discussant: Dr. Trevor Ngwane, (Senior Researcher at the Centre for Social Change, UJ).
25 April. Ms. Ramona Baijnath, (M.A. student at UJ) on “Writing her in: An Exploratory Study into the Life Herstory Narratives of Women Participants in the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP), Infrastructure Sector Project at Leratong Hospital in Krugersdorp, South Africa Utilising an African Feminist Perspective”. Discussant: Dr. Kezia Batisai, (UJ).
2 May. Prof. David Dickinson, (Wits) on “Above and Below the Lex: Insurgent Unionism and Technologies of Struggle. Industrial Conflict in the South African Post Office 2011 – 2014”. Discussant: Dr. Carin Runciman, (Senior Researcher at the Centre for Social Change, UJ).
9 May. Sonwabile Mnwana on “Mining, Property Struggles, and Shifting Meanings of Land on the Platinum Belt, South Africa”. Discussant TBC.
16 May 2018. Term end film: Racism in Sport: Forever Pure (2016).
Term 3: Excavating the Histories of African Women
01 August Zuziwe Khuzwayo (HSRC). “Emma Mashinini: Founder of CCAWASU”. Respondent: TBC
08 August Gail Smith (Human rights commission). “The story of Winnie Mandela”. Respondent: Edith Phaswana (UNISA).
15 August Elinoir Sisulu. “The story of Albertina Sisulu”. Respondent: TBC
22 August Babalwa Magoqwana (NMMU). “Stories of ordinary women”. Respondent: TBC
29 August Grace Khunou (UJ). “The violence of erasure: fighting to make visible the stories of the oppressed”. Respondent: Malehoko Tshoaedi (UJ)
07 September Documentary – Winnie Mandela
Term 4: Zimbabwe’s Second Republic: The Contours of the Post-Mugabe Moment
19 Sep: Prof Pragna Rugunanan (Department of Sociology, University of Johannesburg). ‘The Negotiated City: Reflections from New Delhi and Johannesburg’.
26 Sep: Prof Anne Chikwanha (Department of Politics, University of Johannesburg), Prof Tapiwa Chagonda (Department of Sociology, University of Johannesburg) Mr Zenzo Moyo (Department of Anthropology and Development Studies) ‘Reflections on Zimbabwe’s Second Republic’.
03 Oct: Joost Fontein (Director, British Institute in East Africa), ‘Political Accidents and Unfinished Death in Zimbabwe’.
10 Oct: Hon. Tendai Biti (MDC Vice-Chairperson, MP and Constitutional Law Expert). Discussant: Nqobizitha Mlilo, (Constitutional Law Expert).
17 Oct: Ray Ndlovu (International Journalist). Book Launch: ‘In the Jaws of the Crocodile’ Discussant: Mzilikazi wa Afrika (Investigative Journalist).
24 Oct: Prof I Onyeonoru (University of Ibadan) ‘Corruption in Low Places in Nigeria: Implications for Entrepreneurial Development’.
31 Oct: Prof Brian Raftopoulos (Mellon Research Mentor, University of the Western Cape) & Prof Lloyd Sachikonye (University of Zimbabwe) Book Launch: ‘Building from the Rubble: The Labour Movement in Zimbabwe since 2000’. *Venue: Faculty of Humanities Common Room (C-Ring 3).