Given the progression of the covid-19 pandemic, the faculty will be offering physically distanced learning as per the university guidelines in Semester 1. Given the size and complexity of the humanities faculty, the majority of our courses will not require students to be on campus in the first semester with a few exceptions in the performing and creative arts, languages, and professional degrees. Please consult the list below very carefully.
In commemoration of 11 February – the 55th anniversary of District Six being declared a whites-only area – ballet master, UCT alumnus and honorary doctorate recipient Johaar Mosaval shared his memories of the much-loved community.
Four UCT Faculty of Humanities academics were awarded two UCT Creative Works Awards for 2020: Associate Professor Nadia Davids and Professor Jay Pather for their production What Remains, and Nkule Mabaso and Associate Professor Nomusa Makhubu for their exhibition The Stronger We Become.
Professor Herman Wasserman of the Centre for Film and Media Studies won the 2020 UCT Book Award, while Kharnita Mohamed of the Department of Anthropology scooped the Meritorious Book Award.