Wednesday Seminars for UJ Sociology, Anthropology - UJ Alumni

Wednesday Seminars for UJ Sociology, Anthropology & Development Studies

UJ Sociology, Anthropology & Development Studies

W E D N E S D A Y ? S E M I N A R

Second Term 2012: Power, Resistance and Technology

Meetings: Wednesdays 15:30 in DRing 506, UJ Kingsway campus*

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18 July: Prof Sabine Marschall (School of Social Sciences, UKZN): ?The Virtual Memory?Landscape: The Impact of Information Technology on Collective Memory and?Commemoration in Southern Africa?. Discussant: Dr Karie Morgan (UJ Department of?Historical Studies).

25 July: Scelo Zibagwe (African Doctoral Academy, Stellenbosch U): ?Aerial?Photography as Technology of Power and Resistance From Below in Cape Town?s?Informal Settlements?. Discussant: Maryna Storie (Gauteng City Region Observatory).

1 August: Dr Prishani Naidoo (Department of Sociology, Wits U): ?Technologies for?Knowing & Managing The Poor in South Africa: The Case of Johannesburg Post-Apartheid?.?Discussant: Prof Gillian Hart (Geography Department, U California, Berkeley).

8 August (to be confirmed): Dr Jasper Ayelazuno (UJ Department of Anthropology &?Development Studies): ?Neo-liberalism and Ghana?s development paradox:?Understanding the failure of ?development? from a critical international political economy?perspective?. Discussant: tbc.

15 August: Prof Eric Worby (School of Social Science, Wits U): ?The Burden of Bones:?Branded heritage and racial redemption in the discovery of australophithecus sediba?.?Discussant (tbc): Prof Thea de Wet (UJ Centre for Anthropological Research).

22 August: Mondli Hlatswayo (UJ Centre for Sociological Research): ?Reproduction?reductionism: Towards a theory of trade union responses to technological changes at the?workplace?. Discussant: Prof Eddie Webster (Society, Work and Development Institute,?Wits).

29 August: Term-end screening of the documentary, Seeing is Believing:?Handicams, Human Rights and the News, a 58-minute film by Peter Wintonick.?Discussant (tbc): Mosa Phadi (UJ / NRF Research Chair in Social Change).*Venue:?Faculty of Humanities Common Room (C-Ring 3).

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The seminar programme and latest information is available online?at http://www.uj.ac.za/sociology

Source: http://www.ujalumni.co.za/2012/seminars/wednesday-seminars-for-uj-sociology-anthropology-development-studies/

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