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The event below may be of interest to students and researchers who are interested in webscraping and digital ethnography methods, with a focus on Africa. For information about the speakers, and to register for these events, please see the Foundation’s website.   On February 15th, 16th and 25th the Wenner-Gren Foundation is sponsoring a series of webinars entitled, New Tools …

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Join us this Wednesday (21 October, 2020) at 13:00 (GMT+2) for the 3rd session of this year’s Lesser Violence Reading Group.  VIAD & GALA are honoured to welcome Dee Marco and Kathleen Eberson as our facilitators for the session! As co-hosts of the Mamas with Attitude podcast, Dee and Kathleen will be speaking to feminist parenting and radical and everyday …

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SUBMISSIONS DEADLINE EXTENDED TO OCTOBER 15  The Aidoo-Snyder book prize is awarded by the Women’s Caucus of the African Studies Association for an outstanding book that prioritizes African women’s experiences. Named in honor of Ama Ata Aidoo, the celebrated Ghanaian novelist and short story writer, and Margaret Snyder the founding Director of UNIFEM, this …

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Power & Loss in South African Journalism: News in the age of social media Without a strong independent media and in-depth investigative journalism, South Africa’s democracy is in grave danger. The media’s long-held position as the fourth estate of political life is buffeted by market forces and contested by social media, while the digital networks …

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for 2021 AGENDA Journal – BEIJING + 25 Contributors are invited to submit manuscripts on the above topic from the point of view either of researchers or activists. Abstracts and contributions must be written in English and in a style accessible to a wide audience. Please submit abstracts to Lou Haysom : louhaysom@mweb.co.za or admin@agenda.org.za. GUEST EDITORS: Editors: …

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University of Johannesburg School of Communication in collaboration with the Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Studies (JIAS) DATE Friday, 17 July TIME 16:00 -18:00 VENUE Zoom / Virtual TITLE Media Studies: Critical African and Decolonial Approaches (Oxford University Press, 2019) SPEAKERS: Sarah Chiumbu (University of Johannesburg) Mehita Iqani (University of the Witwatersrand) RESPONDENT: Tanja Bosch (University …

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A Post- Doctoral fellowship position has become vacant in the Department of Communication, at the University of Fort Hare, Alice Campus. Eligibility criteria are: Doctoral Degree in Communication; not older than 5 years; Internal /External permanent staff members do not qualify for this programme, irrespective of where the doctorate was obtained Applicants must be South …

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The Premise • Why is Don’t Panic Important? It is a rough time especially for our little ones. We have created a free Motion Book to explain this situation to our children. People lose their jobs, stay in quarantine, kids can’t go to school or even play outside with their friends. Download the Madefire Motion …

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Earlier this year we sent out an email announcing that we would delay the Call for Papers for our yearly conference due to the COVID-19 virus and restrictions surrounding it. We strive to make decisions that prioritise your safety and wellbeing. We also have to contend with realities around what is possible for the ExCo, …

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