‘Written from the rim of the far flung South African diaspora, these poems by John Mateer roll back the tide of forgetting, giving us one glimpse after another of a multifarious and beloved homeland.’ JM Coetzee This interview refers to a poem African City which can be found here. Where is your home? This should [...]
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The Brazilian paradox in Australia
Last night, Brazilian academic and curator Ilana Goldstein explored the Brazilian paradox in the second talk of the Southern Perspectives series. How can a country that embraces racial mixing fail to support Indigenous arts? Why is it that a country like Australia, that takes whiteness as a norm, puts so many resources into developing indigenous [...]
CIHA Colloquium Second Call For Papers
South African Visual Arts Historians (SAVAH) Comité International d’Histoire de l’Art (CIHA) Colloquium, organised by SAVAH under the aegis of CIHA, to take place at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 12 – 15 January 2011. Other Views: Art History in (South) Africa and the Global South CIHA has recently been addressing concerns about the [...]
Permaculture Strategy for the South African Villages
Notice of a new book about agriculture from a southern perspective… Permaculture Strategy for the South African Villages uses permaculture ideas to recommend practical approaches that can be used by government planners, extension workers and aid organizations alike. Written in accessible language and with a clear structure of chapters, the book explains a set of [...]
Other Views: Art History in (South) Africa and the Global South – Call for papers
South African Visual Arts Historians (SAVAH) Comité International d’Histoire de l’Art (CIHA) Colloquium Organised by SAVAH under the aegis of CIHA, to take place at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 12 – 15 January 2011 FIRST CALL FOR PAPERS Other Views: Art History in (South) Africa and the Global South CIHA has recently been [...]
