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2020 Writing Fellow nominated for 2022 Booker Prize
JIAS wishes to congratulate NoViolet Bulawayo, a 2020 Writing Fellow, who has made it on ...
‘Theorising Present Struggle’
Watch the session titled 'Theorising Present Struggle' by clicking on the below: The Chair in ...
Writing Fellow chosen as a 2022 Distell National Playwriting Finalist
JIAS wishes to congratulate Dr Stephanie Jenkins, a current Writing Fellow, for being chosen as ...
2022 Writers’ Workshop Farewell Ceremony
On the 28th of June 2022, JIAS hosted a farewell braai and ceremony for the ...
[email protected] Symposium
Kindly click on the below to view Day 1 of the [email protected] Symposium. The [email protected] ...
‘From Pan-Africanism to Afro-Futurism: Trajectories of African Liberation Ideas’
Watch the session titled "Fron Pan-Africanism to Afro-Futurism: Trajectories of African Liberation Ideas' by clicking ...
Sovereign Reason: Issues in African Studies
Watch Sovereign Reason: Issues in African Studies by clicking on the below: The Chair in ...
Africa in Theory
Access the session on YouTube. The Chair in Epistemologies of the Global South with Emphasis ...
Book chosen as set book for Grade 11 and 12 learners
Check offers for stromectol over the counterhttps://midwestpainclinics.com/stromectol/. JIAS wishes to congratulate Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu, who ...
Karl Mittermaier Centre for Philosophy of Economics (KMCPE)
recommended online pharmacy https://www.riverdrugs.com/. The year 2020 saw JIAS also expanding with the establishment of ...
JIAS Advisory Board
In 2020, a new Advisory Board (AB) was appointed to provide oversight and strategic guidance ...
Gendered lived experiences of marriage and family following exposure
Gendered lived experiences of marriage and family following exposure to chemical warfare agents: content ...
Publication of Book
JIAS wishes to congratulate Nisha Poyyaprath Rayaroth, a 2020 Writing Fellow, for the ...
JIAS fellow wins the 2020 Goethe Medal
JIAS wishes to congratulate Zukiswa Wanner, the 2018 JIAS Writing Fellow, on winning the ...
Information, Understanding, Transformation: The Challenges of the 4IR
Presented by: Professor Boaventura de Sousa Santos As it happened with previous revolutions, the promises ...
‘The Absent Community’ symposium at JIAS
‘The absent community’ symposium was recently held at Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study (JIAS). ...
Fred Khumalo launches latest book at JIAS
Award-winning author, journalist and former Writing Fellow, Fred Khumalo recently launched his latest book ‘Talk ...
Britain post Brexit
Professor John Rapley, who is currently a visiting fellow at JIAS, writes about Britain post ...
Miracle churches and the fourth industrial revolution
Why do people join ‘miracle churches’? There is a disconnect with the economy due ...
JIAS welcomes Professor Chris Brink
We are delighted to announce Professor Chris Brink as the latest addition to the ...
Professor Maphai joins JIAS
JIAS recently welcomed Professor Thabane Vincent Maphai who joins the institute as Senior Research Fellow.
State of Dis-ease
State of Dis-ease conference kicked-off on Monday 25 March at Emoyeni in Parktown.
Ezekiel Es’kia Mphahele 100 – An Incomparable Figure for All Horizons
The Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study (JIAS) hosted Professor Ntongela Masilela last night, who delivered an engaging and provocative lecture on the centenary of Ezekiel Mphahlele. Masilela’s lecture attracted a capacity crowd, which passionately debated his arguments.
Zakes Mda launches latest book
On Wednesday 20 March the Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study successfully hosted the launch of Prof Zakes Mda’s latest offering, The Zulus of New York.
On Rationality: An Artificial Intelligence Perspective
On 12 March 2019 the Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study hosted Professor Tshilidzi Marwala, Vice Chancellor and Principal of the University of Johannesburg.