Events archive

South Africa Discussion Group

The unravelling of the ANC

Salim Vally (University of Johannesburg)
22 November 2016 - 5:00pm
Pavilion Room, St Antony's College
South Africa Discussion Group

They go out to be seen": space, place and recognition in Johannesburg nightclubs

Beth Vale (Wits University)
16 November 2016 - 12:45pm
African Studies Seminar Room, 13 Bevington Road, Oxford
African Studies Centre
South Africa Discussion Group

Is voter turnout higher if people know an election is close? Experimental evidence from the Johannesburg 2016 elections

Kate Orkin (Oxford University)
15 November 2016 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Pavilion Room, St Antony's College
African Studies Centre
South Africa Discussion Group

An unarmed Struggle: The ANC's battle for health in exile

Melissa Armstrong (Carleton University)
8 November 2016 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Pavilion Room, St Antony's College
Melissa Armstrong (Carleton University) discusses the African National Congress in this week's South Africa Discussion Group.
African Studies Centre
South Africa Discussion Group

Is the decline of the ANC really such a good thing? Politics after the end of one-party dominance

David Adler (Oxford University)
1 November 2016 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
African Studies Seminar Room, 13 Bevington Road, Oxford
Please note that this week's South Africa Discussion Group will take place in the African Studies Seminar Room, 13 Bevington Road.
African Studies Centre
South Africa Discussion Group

Genealogies of intersectionality: theorising race, class, gender and sexuality in South Africa

Shireen Hassim (Wits University)
25 October 2016 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Pavilion Room, St Antony's College
The South Africa Discussion Group are pleased to welcome Shireen Hassim (Wits University) to discuss the genealogies of intersectionality in South Africa.
South Africa Discussion Group

Mapping Xenophobic Violence: Dangers, Pitfalls and Ways Forward

Alexandra Hiropoulos (Wits University)
18 October 2016 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Pavilion Room, St Antony's College
Alexandra Hiropoulos (Wits University) discusses xenophobic violence in this week's South Africa Discussion Group.
South Africa Discussion Group

The Crisis in South African Higher Education: thoughts from a war zone

Shireen Hassim (Wits University)
11 October 2016 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Pavilion Room, St Antony's College
The South Africa Discussion Group welcome Shireen Hassim (Wits University) to discuss South African Higher Education.
South Africa Discussion Group

Amandla and Capacity: Two Regimes of Value in the Timber Plantations of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Thomas Cousins (Stellenbosch)
6 June 2016 - 12:45pm to 2:45pm
African Studies Seminar Room, 13 Bevington Road, Oxford
'Amandla and Capacity: Two Regimes of Value in the Timber Plantations of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa' with Thomas Cousins, University of Stellenbosch.
Jonny Steinberg
South Africa Discussion Group

‘Why is Murder Not a Crime in South Africa?’ On why some categories of people are killable

Jonny Steinberg
31 May 2016 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Pavilion Room, St Antony's College
Jonny Steinberg, African Studies Centre, leads the South Africa Discussion Group on the topic "‘Why is Murder Not a Crime in South Africa?’ On why some categories of people are killable"
SIAS
South Africa Discussion Group

The Impact of Oppression on Survivors’ ability to lead others

Tim Wilson
24 May 2016 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Pavilion Room, St Antony's College
South Africa Discussion Group is joined by Tim Wilson (Fort Hare University) to discuss the impact that oppression has on survivors' ability to lead others.
ASC
South Africa Discussion Group

Poverty in South Africa: dimensions, distribution and policy dilemmas

Colin Bundy
17 May 2016 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Pavilion Room, St Antony's College
Colin Bundy (Oxford University) discusses the dimensions, distributions and policy dilemmas of poverty in South Africa with the South Africa Discussion Group.
Martin Murray
South Africa Discussion Group

Heavy Metal in the Streets: Private Security and the Evolution of Extended Security Networks in Johannesburg

Martin Murray
10 May 2016 - 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Pavilion Room, St Antony's College
Our South Africa Discussion Group welcomes Martin Murray, University of Michigan, to discuss the private security and evolution of extended security networks in Johannesburg.
South Africa Discussion Group

The firing of Nhlanhla Nene and the Future of South African Politics

Simon Freemantle
25 April 2016 - 12:45pm to 2:15pm
African Studies Seminar Room, 13 Bevington Road, Oxford
Simon Freemantle (Senior Political Analyst, Standard Bank) joins the South Africa Discussion Group to discuss the firing of Nhlanhla Nene and the Future of South African Politics.