This lecture series appraises (South) Africa’s contemporary art(ivism) as a key site and resource for direly needed ethico-political renewal and leadership often overlooked in the dominant focus on political, corporate, technological and scientific actors.
This panel (subtitled: “Re-imagining Human-Nonhuman Relations through Drawing, Film, Relational Art, and Sculpture”) was organised by Dr Nicola Grobler and Dr Matthias Pauwels at the inaugural conference of the Southern African Society of Environmental Philosophy (SASEP) at the Krüger National Park’s Skukuza Camp.
SASEP was established in 2023 thanks to a generous grant from the National institute for Human and Social Sciences as part of the Catalytic Research Programme. Our main aim was to create a formal association in South and Southern Africa dedicated to environmental philosophy, so becoming a permanent part of the academic landscape going forward. […]
On Friday, 29 July, the Institute for Contemporary Ethics (ICE), associated with the School of Philosophy, was launched. The launch was attended by the Chair, the Steering Committee, Prof. Mirna Nel – the Deputy Dean of Research and Innovation, and Prof. Nnenesi Kgabi – Director of Research Support, on behalf of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor for […]
