杏吧原创

The Institute of African Studies is pleased to announce a one day conference focused on South Africa since the end of Apartheid.

With the generous support of 杏吧原创’s Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences and the Department of History and the Institute of African Studies, we have brought together leading South African and North American scholars, public figures, and commentators who will provide their insight and analysis to facilitate probing discussions of the past, present and futures of South Africa, a leading economic and political state in Africa and beyond.

The keynote speaker was to be 聽, General Secretary of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), but due to increasing debates within the trade union movement in South Africa concerning its future directions, particularly concerning the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU), he has had to regretfully cancel his participation.

Other speakers include: Hein Marais (South African author and political analyst); (Boston College); (Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Montr茅al); (York University); (Queen’s University); and (杏吧原创 University).

This is part of a number of events concerning South Africa.

On Wednesday, November 5th, at 7pm, John S. Saul will be launching and discussing two of his latest books, A Flawed Freedom: Rethinking Southern African Liberation 补苍诲听A Flawed Freedom: Rethinking Southern African Liberation and South Africa (co-authored with Patrick Bond).聽 More information .

The evening before, Thursday November 6, at 7pm, there will be a screening of the award-winning South African documentary (2014) about the police shooting of striking mine workers in South Africa.聽 This will occur in St. Patrick’s Building, Room 100.

Please also join us for a concert after the conference at 8pm, Friday November 7th, with and at (750 Gladstone), $5 at the door.聽 See the for more details

Please rsvp at african_studies@carleton.ca

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Conference schedule (Conference is free):

“South Africa after Apartheid: Critical Reflections鈥�
A One-Day Conference by the Institute of African Studies, 杏吧原创 University

Thursday and Friday, November 6 and 7, 2014

Thursday November 6
Location: St. Patrick鈥檚 Building 100

7:00 p.m. Canadian premier of documentary film by Rehad Desai
Chair: Toby Moorson, Sessional Lecturer, Institute of African Studies and PhD Candidate, Department of History, Queen’s University

Discussant: Irvin Jim, General Secretary of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa

Friday November 7
Location: Dunton Tower 2017 (Arts Lounge)

8:00 a.m. Registration

8:30 to 9:00 Opening Remarks
John Osborne, Dean of Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, 杏吧原创 University

Blair Rutherford, Director, Institute of African Studies, 杏吧原创 University

9:00 to 10:30 Panel 1: 鈥淩eflecting Back and Taking Stock鈥�
Chair: Linda Freeman, Professor, Political Science, 杏吧原创 University

Dan O鈥橫eara, Professor, Political Science, University de Quebec a Montreal:
鈥淒ismantling the Political Economy of Apartheid? A Road Not Taken鈥�

Hein Marais, author of聽South Africa Pushed to the Limit — the Political Economy of Change聽补苍诲听Limits to Change:
“Arrested Development: Critical Reflections on South Africa after Apartheid”

10:30 to 11:00 Coffee Break

11:00 to 12:30 Panel 2: 鈥淪outh Africa and the Region鈥�
Chair: Monica Patterson, Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies/Child Studies, 杏吧原创 University

Linda Freeman, Professor, Political Science, 杏吧原创 University:
鈥淪outh Africa and Zimbabwe – Paradox and History鈥�

Richard Saunders, Associate Professor, Political Science, York University:
鈥淓xtracting Value from Crisis: Bargains, Benefits and SA Investment in Zimbabwe鈥檚 Minerals Sector鈥�

12:30 to 2:30 Lunch聽

2:30 to 4:00 Panel 3 鈥淪ocial and Cultural Issues in the 鈥楴ew South Africa鈥欌��

Chair: Susanne Klausen, Associate Professor, History, 杏吧原创 University

Zine Magubane, Associate Professor, Sociology, Boston College:
鈥淐ritical Reflections on Gender聽Politics and Policy in the Post-Apartheid Era鈥�

Allison Goebel, Associate Professor, Environmental Studies, Queen鈥檚 University:
鈥淯prising of the Urban Poor: The Right to the City, Environmental Justice, and Sustainable Urbanization in the 鈥楴ew South Africa鈥欌��