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2019-03-15 00:00:00.0 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Featured, News, Corporate
Unisa mourns death of African scholar in Ethiopian plane crash
Friends and associates are organising an afternoon of tribute for Prof Pius Adebola Adesanmi at 15:00 on Friday (15 March 2019). The venue is the Kwame Nkrumah Hall in the Robert Sobukwe Building. Please join us if you can.
2019-03-01 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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From Molimo to the Christian God
Dr Sepetla Molapo interrogates the Protestant Christian missionaries’ translation of Molimo into the Christian God among the 19th Century Southern Africa Sotho speakers. He was hosted by Unisa’s College of Human Sciences in the Department of Religious Studies and Arabic.
2019-02-26 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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Are Africans linguistically alienated from their heritage?
Hosted by Unisa, UNESCO and the Puku Children’s Literature Foundation, a roundtable discussion to mark International Mother Language Day examined, among others, the marginalisation and erosion of indigenous languages.
2019-02-22 00:00:00.0 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Featured, News, Corporate
Translanguaging in the International Year of Indigenous Languages
Language intellectualisation is a complex process that is influenced by many non-linguistic factors, such as the lack of systematic approaches, the prevailing gap between policy and practice, continuing marginalisation, and the need for innovative approaches and strategies.
2019-02-19 00:00:00.0 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Featured, News, Corporate
Using simple vernacs as a step toward institutionalisation of indigenous languages
Unisa’s Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages in the College of Human Sciences, invited renowned linguist, Professor Mbulungeni Madiba to share his latest project on translingual approach and the intellectualisation of indigenous languages. The title of Professor Madiba’s paper was Simple vernacs for University students – a translingual approach to the intellectualization of indigenous languages.
2019-02-18 00:00:00.0 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Featured, News, Corporate
Breaking Gods by interrogation of African feminist literature
An ideal African feminist is one who believes in change within the African man, change that can overturn the toxic narratives and harmful practices to both women and men, says Dr Theresa Ennin during a seminar held by the College of Human Sciences entitled Breaking Gods.
2019-02-04 00:00:00.0 | Category:
College of Human Sciences, Featured, News, Corporate
Unisa’s Dr Nene is a South African dance champion
Dr Jabulani Nene from Unisa’s College of Human Sciences is a South African dance champion.
2019-01-30 00:00:00.0 | Category:
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Unisa hosts exciting Breytenbach exhibition
Unisa Art Gallery is pleased to announce The 81 ways of letting go a late self, an exhibition by Breyten Breytenbach, the iconic anti-establishment poet and author.
