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Action on humanities urgent

by Francois Tredoux on Aug 19, 2011 • No Comments

Articles concerning the various reports of the state of the humanities in South Africa has appeared on both the 4Humanities and University World News Report websites. The article below is by Sharon Dell and is a reproduction of her article on University World News Report. The inclusion of the images...

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A ‘Crisis’ in the Humanities: The Conversation

by Francois Tredoux on Jun 27, 2011 • Comments Closed

South African Humanities Deans’ Association (SAHUDA) met last week at Rhodes University to discuss the future of the humanities in South Africa. Discussion ranged from calls for liberal arts renaissance in higher education, to self-critical examinations of the shortcomings in humanities programmes. Underlying the discourse was the belief that these...

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Initiative to strengthen liberal arts

by CHSS on Mar 21, 2011 • Comments Closed

The South African government has launched an initiative to revive and strengthen the social sciences and humanities in universities. A charter of recommendations, to be published in mid-2011, will put these oft-neglected areas back on the higher education agenda so that students who want a true liberal arts education can...

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From where I sit: Scholarship, ubuntu and hope

by CHSS on Mar 21, 2011 • Comments Closed

South Africa is a young society, unsure of itself. The Union was formed in 1910, a republic was declared in 1961, and the black majority won the franchise in 1994. South Africa 3.0 is at a crossroads between leading a resurgent Africa as the fifth nation in an expanded Bric...

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Final Charter Report Released

by CHSS on Jun 30, 2011 • Comments Closed

Acknowledgements: It has been a demanding and exhausting road to this Charter and its recommendations. The work of the Task Team would have been impossible without the warm and challenging support of the Reference Group both here and abroad, the tireless administrators who worked beyond the call of duty and the 1 453 individuals who gave generously...

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Proposals and recommendations

by Francois Tredoux on Jun 23, 2011 • 3 Comments

The Proposals/Recommendations a. We propose six key interventions which will occur in two phases – Phase 1: 2012–2015, Phase 2: 2015–2018: The formation of an Academy/Institute/Entity of Humanities and Social Sciences which will be the special purpose institution used to dynamise the fields of inquiry through five primarily virtual Schools in the first phase (2012-2015)...

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Are the humanities in crisis?

by CHSS on Mar 23, 2011 • 2 Comments

Do you think humanities is in crisis? What are the reasons for your answer? Is your view shared amongst your classmates/friends/colleagues?

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What do you think is the importance of humanities to broader society?

by CHSS on Mar 23, 2011 • 2 Comments

Tell us what you think is the importance of humanities to broader society. All comments are welcome!

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What was your experience as a humanities student?

by CHSS on Mar 23, 2011 • 2 Comments

What was your experience as a humanities student at your institution? We’d love to hear from you! All comments welcome!

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Cross university collaboration

by CHSS on Mar 21, 2011 • Comments Closed

To compile the charter Sitas and his task team is assisted by Sarah Mosoetsa of the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits). Together they have co-ordinated and conducted workshops and interviews with a large, broad-based South African reference group. The advisory group consists of a wide range of universities across South Africa. The quality of South...