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UJ Sociology, Anthropology & Development Studies Wednesday Seminar – 2011

Dear colleagues and guests

You are cordially invited to attend the UJ Sociology, Anthropology & Development Studies Wednesday Seminar. The weekly seminar is co-hosted by the UJ Department of Sociology and the Department of Anthropology & Development Studies with support from the UJ Faculty of Humanities. The seminar meets in UJ’s Anthropology and Development Studies Seminar Room at DRing 506, at 15h30 on every Wednesday afternoon during term time, unless otherwise indicated. When possible, please arrive by 15:25. A written paper is usually distributed on this website, to allow participants to read this in advance of the seminar. Please find the programme below.

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. It may be helpful to show an invitation to the guard on duty. Confirmed presenters are asked to email their papers to Liela Groenewald by 10 days prior to the presentation. Should you be interested in presenting a paper, please contact Kammila Naidoo鈥� or L鈥媏鈥媡itia Smuts. 鈥嬧��

Yours sincerely

Tina Uys, Professor of Sociology and Thea de Wet, Professor of Anthropology & Development Studies

First term 2011: Politics, Development and Societal Transition

2 February: (Co-hosted by UJ Dept Historical Studies) Andrew Babson (欧美福利100000 of Michigan) on ‘English language shift, identification, and transformation among recent high school graduates in a rural South African township鈥�. Discussant: Dr Caroline Jeannerat (Dept of Historical Studies, UJ). (1/2011)

9 February: Prof Stephen Gelb (Dept Economics & Econometrics, UJ) on 鈥楾he state, growth and development in South Africa: Reflections on the New Growth Path and other policy documents鈥� (no written paper available). Discussant: Prof Vusi Gumede (Dept Anthropology & Development Studies, UJ). (2/2011)

16 February: Prof Elzbieta Matynia (New School for Social Research, New York) on 鈥楥itizens without Borders: the Promise of Borderlands鈥� (no written paper available). Discussant: Pragna Rugunanan (Centre for Sociological Research, UJ). (3/2011)

23 February: Prof Andries Bezuidenhout (Dept Sociology, 欧美福利100000 of Pretoria) on 鈥楤etween the State, Market and Society: Labour Codes of Conduct in the Southern African Garment Industry鈥�. Discussant: Prof Devan Pillay (Dept Sociology, Wits). (4/2011)

2 March: Prof Tina Uys (Dept Sociology, UJ ) on 鈥楧evelopment and corruption: A sociological analysis鈥�. Discussant: Kris Dobie (Ethics Institute of South Africa) (5/2011)

9 March: Moe Shaik (Head, South African Secret Service (SASS)) on 鈥楥onceptualising South Africa鈥檚 National Interest鈥�. Discussant: Prof Adam Habib (Deputy Vice- Chancellor, UJ). Venue: UJ Council Chambers. (6/2011)

16 March: (Co-hosted by Amnesty International) Special Panel Discussion: 鈥楾he Politics of Water and Water Research鈥�. Panel members: Nokuthula Magudulela (Amnesty International), Prof Ran Greenstein (Wits Department of Sociology), Dr Anis Saleh Daraghma (UWC) and Prof Patrick Bond (Centre for Civil Society, UKZN). Venue: UJ Council Chambers Conference Room D. (7/2011)

Second term 2011: Critical Reflections on Youth, Risk and Social Justice

23 March: Rakgadi Mohlahlane (Centre for the Study of AIDS, UP) on ‘Youth, Gender and HIV/AIDS in South Africa: Some questions and lessons 鈥� almost 3 decades into the epidemic鈥�.Discussant: Dr Yaw Amoateng (Centre for Sociological Research, UJ). (8/2011)

13 April: Prof Raymond Suttner (Professor Emeritus, UNISA) on 鈥楴ational Democratic Revolution (NDR) Revisited: the “National Question” . Discussant: Prof Lawrence Hamilton (Dept of Politics, UJ). (9/2011)

20 April: Lauren Graham (Centre for Social Development in Africa, UJ) on 鈥楿nderstanding the Role of Risk in Young People鈥檚 Sense of Self: Initial Reflections from an Ethnographic Study鈥�.Discussant: Dr Marlize Rabe (Dept of Sociology, UNISA). (10/2011)

4 May: Prof Rachel Jewkes (Medical Research Council) on 鈥楿nderstanding Rape鈥� (No written paper). Discussant: Dr Bronwyn Dworzanowski-Venter (Post-doctoral fellow, UJ). (11/2011)

11 May: Bobby Soobrayan (Director-General, Dept of Basic Education) on 鈥楽chooling and Inequality in South Africa: An Assessment of the Challenges and Implications for Education Policy鈥�.Discussant: Dr Simon Mapadimeng (National Arts Council). (12/2011)

18 May: Election day – no seminar.

25 May: Screening of 鈥淲here do I stand?鈥� A 37-minute documentary about young people鈥檚 experiences during the xenophobic attacks in 2008, South Africa. Discussion led by Molly Blank(Independent Documentary Film-maker, Cape Town). (13/2011)

Third term 2011: Re-imagining Africa

20 July: Dr Lubna Nadvi (Politics, UKZN) on 鈥楻eflections on People’s Revolutions in the Arab and Muslim World in a Contemporary Context鈥�. Discussant: Prof Abdi Samatar (Geography, 欧美福利100000 of Minnesota). (14/2011)

27 July: Meeting co-hosted with the African Democratic Institute. Ory Okollah (Kenyan activist, Google Executive) on 鈥楧emocracy through Social Media Networks: Political Change in Tunisia and Egypt鈥�. Discussant: Dr Sonja Narunsky-Laden (Communication, UJ). Venue: Faculty Humanities Common Room (C-Ring 3). (15/2011)

3 August: Dr Malehoko Tshoaedi (Sociology, UJ) on 鈥楥an the Subaltern speak: The (un)representation of Women鈥檚 Voices in Cosatu鈥�. Discussant: Nomboniso Gasa (Gender activist, Researcher). (16/2011)

10 August: Dr Sara Mosoetsa (SWOP, Wits) on ‘Eating from one pot’: the Dynamics of Survival in Poor South African households鈥�. Discussant: Prof Cecelia van Zyl-Schalekamp (Sociology, UJ). (17/2011)

17 August: Dr Patience Kabamba (Development Studies, UJ) on 鈥楢frican Decolonisation, Fifty years of Post-Colonial Metastasis of the Colonial Cancer: Case of the Democratic Republic of the Congo鈥�. Discussant: Prof Michael Neocosmos (Sociology, Unisa). (18/2011)

24 August: Prof Edward Webster (Swop, Wits) on 鈥楧evelopment, globalisation and decent work: An emerging southern labour perspective鈥�. Discussant: Prof David Moore (Development Studies, UJ). Venue: Faculty Humanities Common Room (C-Ring 3). (19/2011)

31 August: Screening of ‘A Place in the City’ (2008). A documentary about the struggles of shack-dwellers in post-apartheid South Africa. Discussant: Dr Zanetta Jansen (Sociology, Unisa). (20/2011)

Fourth term 2011: Freedoms and Transgressions

14 September: Benjamin Pogrund (Author, Journalist) & Na鈥檈em Jeenah (Director, Afro-Middle East Centre) on 鈥業s Israel the New Apartheid鈥�? *Venue: Council Chambers (Room D), New Admin Building, Madibeng.

21 September: Kate Skinner (SOS: Support Public Broadcasting) on 鈥楾he South African Broadcasting Corporation 鈥� the creation and loss of a citizenship vision and the possibilities for building a new one鈥�. Discussant: Indra de Lanerolle (Journalism, Wits 欧美福利100000).

28 September: Dr Xolela Mangcu (Centre for Sociological Research, UJ) on 鈥楤eyond Leaders, Towards Institutions 鈥� Imagining New Strategies for Democratic Consolidation鈥�. Discussant:Siphelo Ngcwangu (Doctoral Candidate, UJ)

5 October: Pragna Rugunanan (Centre for Sociological Research, UJ) on 鈥楨xploring gender and race: Why do social scientists leave academia?鈥�. Discussant: Dr Heidi Prozesky (Sociology, Stellenbosch).

12 October: Rory Du Plessis on ‘Engendered Representations: Exploring S鈥媏xuality through Symbols and Myths鈥� (Visual Arts, 欧美福利100000 of Pretoria). Discussant: Benita De Robillard (Wits 欧美福利100000).

19 October: Dr Sonja Narunsky-Laden (Communication, UJ) on 鈥楾he Currency of Stokvels Today: Market Devices and Social Sites, or, the Calculative as Personal?鈥� Discussant: Prof Grietjie Verhoef (Accountancy, UJ).

26 October: Screening of the documentary, Carlos Cardoso: An Independent Spirit.Discussant: Rehad Desai (film producer) *Venue: Faculty of Humanities Common Room (C-Ring 3). (26/2011)