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‘Universal emancipation, not a power reversal, is needed’
It is a tragic irony that many post-colonial movements and writers have begun to accept the premise of essential difference between peoples, argued Prof Vivek Chibber.
16 Aug 2017
Eurocentrism, the academy and social emancipation
Professor Vivek Chibber, Sociology, New York University
14 Aug 2017
'Overturn the neoliberal obsession with austerity'
Politicians and the powerful need to find ways to share the spoils of globalisation fairly, said the speaker at the recent VC’s Open Lecture.
25 Jul 2017
Trump, Brexit and Globalisation
Right Honourable Lord Peter Hain of Neath
24 Jul 2017
'Stare straight into the eye of the perpetrator', says feminist scholar
Author Professor Jacqueline Rose, renowned worldwide for her scholarship on the intersection of feminism, psychoanalysis, literature and politics, delivered the Vice-Chancellor's Open Lecture at UCT on 16 March 2017.
17 Mar 2017
The Legacy, or, What I Have Learnt From You
Professor Jacqueline Rose, Humanities, Co-Director Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities, Birkbeck College, University of London
16 Mar 2017
Put children on the front page of the future
Emeritus Professor Marian Jacobs spoke about children’s rights in the Vice-Chancellor’s Open Lecture.
18 May 2016
Children on the front page
Emeritus Professor Marian Jacobs, former dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at UCT.
16 May 2016
'Diverse societies should not curtail free speech'
Kenan Malik delivered the 50th TB Davie Memorial Lecture on academic freedom on 13 August 2015.
14 Aug 2015
Translating Yeats into music like 'creating a garment for a specific body'
Professor Hendrik Hofmeyr explains the creative process behind translating WB Yeats' Byzantium '“a poem that in itself is a metaphor for the creative process'“ into music.
27 Oct 2014
A sense of place: new frontiers for the law
At the heart of Professor Loretta Feris' exploration of the legal context of a "sense of place" at her 2014 inaugural lecture lies the idea that human rights and environmental rights are inextricably linked.
16 Oct 2014
Sitting on the fence as it gets cut from below
South Africa's colonial and apartheid history meant that the majority of its people were denied their rights to its land. Meanwhile, the country's biodiversity was dwindling at an alarming rate.
14 Oct 2014
Towards a philosophy of measurement in the science teaching laboratory
If the university is to do justice to its mission of producing science graduates of the highest quality, it needs to embed a philosophy of science that places the role of observation at the forefront of its curricula.
26 Sep 2014
Engineering responses to global challenges
If the disciplines of engineering strive to maximise benefit while minimising risk, what role should chemical engineers play in balancing human development with the creation of an environmentally sustainable society?
02 Sep 2014
'Our freedom is shrinking' - Max du Preez
Max du Preez delivered the 49th TB Davie Academic Memorial Lecture on 28 August.
01 Sep 2014
Sharing of tax information potentially perilous
Professor Jennifer Roeleveld does not believe this exchange of information is necessarily a bad thing, but is concerned that it could infringe on people's right to privacy.
01 Sep 2014
Homegrown paediatric care in Africa
Professor Jo Wilmshurst is working with the International League Against Epilepsy, through the Paediatric Commission, to develop international guidelines for use at local level, with pilot studies in Kenya, South America and India scheduled.
13 Aug 2014
The Evolution of the Universe
Professor Prof John Barrow, Mathematical Sciences at Cambridge University and director of the Millennium Mathematics Project
09 Jul 2014
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