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Monday, 6 April 2020
A tribute to poet and professor Harry Garuba: we continue to learn with you

A moving tribute to the late Prof Harry Garuba by Natasha Himmelman, Nicole Sarmiento and Thuto Thipe, of UCT's Centre for African Studies, was published in The Conversation on 31 March.

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Publication Date:
Wed, 01 Apr 2020 - 08:45
Academic freedom in times of Covid-19

Corona Times, a public-engagement project launched by the Institute for the Humanities in Africa (HUMA), has published its first article, 'Academic freedom in times of Covid-19'.

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Publication Date:
Mon, 30 Mar 2020 - 10:30
Lockdown: how to survive working from home

Assoc Prof Kevin Thomas, head of the Department of Psychology, and Dr Memory Muturiki, director of Student Wellness at UCT, give their take on how best to navigate the 'new normal' of working from home.

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Publication Date:
Mon, 30 Mar 2020 - 09:45
Love, laughter and tears for the ‘lion of Africa’

Laughter and tears became one as the University of Cape Town (UCT) celebrated the life of the late, great Professor Harry Garuba on Friday, 6 March. Family, faculty, students and staff came together at the Centre for African Studies Gallery to remember and honour the 'lion of Africa'.

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Publication Date:
Thu, 12 Mar 2020 - 10:45

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UCT Faculty of Humanities has a reputation for demanding excellence from our staff and students. We are home to some of South Africa's most celebrated intellectuals, including: award-winning composers and singers; renowned artistic directors and literary critics; world famous novelists and poets; national policy makers and advisors to government; sought-after economists; and highly respected social science researchers.

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