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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
JIAS wishes to congratulate Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu, who is a Writer-in-Residence and a 2020 Writing ...
Karl Mittermaier Centre for Philosophy of Economics (KMCPE)
The year 2020 saw JIAS also expanding with the establishment of the Karl Mittermaier Centre ...
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.
Visiting Fellow Prof John Rapley
Prof Rapley is currently on sabbatical at JIAS from February until the end of May 2019. John Rapley has made a vocation of working, and living, at the frontier where theory meets practice.
Human Rights Webinar
The International International Human Rights Network of Academies and Scholarly Societies (HR Network) has released a resource guide entitled Engaging with Human Rights in the National Academy Context.
Trevor Manuel opens Colloquium
THE Colloquium on Digital Finance in Africa was opened on 22 October 2018 by Mr Trevor Manuel, former South African Minister of Finance. His keynote address was followed by a panel discussion on ‘The Impact of Digital Finance on Africa’s Growth’.
JIAS is expanding
No 5 Tolip Street, Westdene, which has been purchased to expand the JIAS complex.The University of Johannesburg had purchased a property next to the existing JIAS complex in Tolip Street, Westdene.
Prof Marwala delivers distinguished lecture in Singapore
ON 30 August 2018, Prof Tshilidzi Marwala, Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the University of Johannesburg, delivered a lecture on ‘The Fourth Industrial Revolution and Society’ at the NTU Institute of Science and Technology for Humanity (NTSH) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. The lecture formed part of the NISTH’s Distinguished Lecture Series.
Panel discussions on the future of work
FROM 15 August to 12 September, JIAS will host four high-level panel discussions on the future of work. The series is aimed at providing South African role players with an opportunity to discuss the nature and implications of the far-reaching technological changes under way in the workplace in South Africa as well as globally.