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CALL FOR CHAPTERS: Anthem Handbook on New Directions in Decolonial Theory
The editors invite chapter submissions for the Anthem Handbook on New Directions in Decolonial Theory.
Aug 12


CANCELLATION: ACUSAfrica 2026 Winter School – Cancellation
Unfortunately, we have to cancel the 2026 ACUSAfrica Winter school.
Aug 7


NEW BOOK: Racism's Knowledge: Disciplines, Decolonisation, and the Renewal of the Academy
We are excited to announce the publication of Racism's Knowledge: Disciplines, Decolonisation and the Renewal of the Academy (2026), edited by Prof André Keet (Nelson Mandela University) and Prof Shirley Anne Tate (University of Alberta). A collection of new and previously published work, the book opens with a provocation that runs through every chapter: What if racism does not merely infiltrate knowledge but owns it? You can purchase the book via African Sun Media, Google Pl
Jun 18


2026 ACUSAfrica 2026 Winter School - Call
The Call for the 2026 ACUSAfrica Winter School is out and motivations are due 29 May 2026.
Apr 30


BOOK: Higher Education Institutional Change - Perspectives from South Africa
In this reflective piece, Dr Joseph Besigye Bazirake traces the intellectual, institutional, and personal journey that culminated in the book Higher Education Institutional Change: Perspectives from South Africa (2025), published by Palgrave MacMillan. Drawing on his experiences as a student, researcher, and scholar working within South African higher education, Dr Bazirake offers an insider’s account of how questions of history, inequality, and institutional change came to
Feb 9


VIDEO: Mandela and Science
What does it mean to think science through the lens of Mandela? Can we imagine a Mandela-inflected physics? Oceanography? Medicine? These...
May 20, 2025


VIDEO: Decolonisation and Deracialisation in Universities by Suren Pillay
On 10 April 2025 , a thought-provoking hybrid book launch was held at the South End Museum in Gqeberha to launch Predicaments of...
May 5, 2025


SEMINAR: Mandela & Science
Nelson Mandela University invites you to a hybrid seminar on Mandela & Science.
Apr 15, 2025


BOOK LAUNCH: Predicaments of Knowledge - Decolonisation and Deracialisation in Universities by Suren Pillay
Join us for the launch of Predicaments of Knowledge: Decolonisation and Deracialisation in Universities by Suren Pillay , a...
Mar 31, 2025


PUBLIC LECTURES & WORKSHOPS: Researching Race
The Anti-Racism Lab will be hosting a series of lectures and workshops on the topic of Researching Race on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of April...
Mar 28, 2025


NEWS: Release of first ACUSAfrica book - Emancipatory Imaginations: Advancing Critical University Studies
We are pleased to announce that Emancipatory Imaginations: Advancing Critical University Studies is now available. Edited by Dina Zoe...
Mar 27, 2025


NEWS: ACUSAfrica Uganda Conference Photos & Videos Now Available
The ACUSAfrica Conference 2024 at Makerere University, Kampala, was more than just a gathering; it was a space of critical engagement,...
Feb 11, 2025


NEWS: Researching Race Doctoral Series - First Workshop with Shirley Anne Tate
The Anti-Racism Lab is thrilled to announce the inaugural workshop of the Researching Race Doctoral Series , an initiative dedicated to...
Jan 20, 2025


WORKSHOP: Critical Sustainability Literacies & the Civic University
Nelson Mandela University is pleased to invite you to an engaging hybrid inter-university workshop titled, Critical Sustainability...
Nov 4, 2024


WEBINAR: Collective Care as Black Feminist Praxis in Academia - Sweden
We’re thrilled to invite you to the " Kollektiv Omsorg: Collective Care as Black Feminist Praxis Within, Outside , and Against the...
Oct 28, 2024


CALL FOR PAPERS: Decolonizing the University - A Route to Intersectional (In)Equity?
This special issue, titled " Decolonizing the University: A Route to Intersectional (In)Equity? ", prioritizes a Black-Indigenous...
Oct 25, 2024
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