Thinking Africa

LAUNCH 6 July 15 July; 25 31 July 2011

In association with the Grahamstown National Arts Festival: 1. FORMAL LAUNCH OF THINKING AFRICA ANNUAL PUBLIC LECTURE DELIVERED BY V.Y. Mudimbe. TOPIC Fanon: 50 years later 5pm, Wednesday 6 July 2011 at Eden Grove Blue FOLLOWED BY Launch of Nigel Gibsons Fanonian Practices in South Africa, 7pm at the Department of Political and International Studies 2. FROM 7 10 JULY, THE SCREENING OF: 7 July: Frantz Fanon: his life, his struggle, his work; 8 July: Black Skin, White Mask 9 July: The Battle of Algiers; 10 July: Driving with Fanon 6pm, Eden Grove Blue

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE INVITED TO THE FOLLOWING EVENTS

EVENTS OPEN TO INVITED PARTICIPANTS, FELLOWS OF THINKING AFRICA AND THE RHODES COMMUNITY:
3. THREE-DAY COLLOQUIUM ON FANON: 50 YEARS LATER 7 9 JULY SPEAKERS INCLUDE Lewis Gordon, Ato Sekyi-Otu and V.Y Mudimbe, Pumla Gqola, Mandisi Majavu and Grant Farred.

4. WINTER SCHOOL 11 15 JULY DAILY SEMINARS to be presented by Mabogo More (UKZN), Lewis & Jane Gordon (Temple), Ato Sekyi-Otu (York), Nigel Gibson (Emerson). 5. MA AND PHD PROPOSAL WRITING WORKSHOP 25 31 JULY 2011 CONDUCTED BY David Szanton (formerly of UCLA and UKZN). Hosted by Thinking Africa in association with Rhodes Humanities faculty.
THE COLLOQUIUM WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE RHODES POST-GRADUATE VILLAGE AND THE WINTER SCHOOL IN THE MARIAN LACEY SEMINAR ROOM IN THE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES. For more information on either of these events or on the Thinking Africa project in general, contact L.Praeg@ru.ac.za or visit ru.ac.za/politics/thinkingafrica

A project of Rhodes Universitys Department of Political and International Studies