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The African college of excellence in the social and human sciences

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2025-04-15 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisa champions indigenous languages in academia

The university's College of Human Sciences continues to raise awareness regarding the importance of using indigenous languages in teaching and learning in higher education through a project supported by the Department of Higher Education and Training.

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2025-04-09 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Lead, Featured, Dept linguistics, Corporate

Unisan elected as PanSALB Deputy Chairperson

Dr Napjadi Letsoalo, Chair of the Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages in the College of Human Sciences, has been appointed as the new Deputy Chairperson of the Pan South African Language Board.

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2025-04-08 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

UNILISA 2025 urges academics to be part of the Fifth Industrial Revolution

The largest department of information science in Africa recently hosted its fourth University of South Africa Biennial International Conference on Library and Information Science in Africa under the theme "Information science for futuristic scholarship and practice: partnerships and collaborations across boundaries towards Society 5.0".

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2025-03-31 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Lead, Featured, Dept Communication, Corporate

Generative AI in electoral campaigns: A double-edged sword for democracy

The Department of Communication Sciences in the College of Human Science recently hosted a research seminar on Generative AI in electoral campaigns and the future of democracy in Africa led by digital rights specialist, Phumzile van Damme.

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2025-03-17 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

Unisa linguists participate in the 2025 AFLC

Recently, the Department of Linguistics and Modern Languages in the College of Human Sciences had the privilege of taking part in an online panel discussion as part of the African Languages Conference.

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2025-03-17 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

The role of storytelling in decolonising archival practices in the digital age

Scholars from Unisa's College of Human Sciences recently gathered to celebrate Prof Isabel Schellnack-Kelly as a full professor during her fascinating inaugural lecture on the critical integration of postmodernism and storytelling within oral history methodologies.

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2025-03-17 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Featured, Corporate

The art of reinvention: How Mamoya turned her mistakes into a masterpiece

During International Women’s Month, the College of Human Sciences celebrates Mamoya Letseleha, a junior lecturer in the Department of African Languages, who, in the midst of darkness, never gave up. She is a true inspiration to young women in South Africa.

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2025-03-14 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Dept art and Music, Featured, Corporate

Passion for music and the arts leads to the highest academic honour

In his inaugural lecture, Prof Thomas Pooley of the College of Human Sciences explored the ways in which the melodic features of language and music coalesce in song.

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2025-03-13 00:00:00.0 | Category: College of Human Sciences, Lead, Featured, Corporate

Landmark exhibition reflects Unisa's Pan-African vision

The Unisa Art Gallery is currently proudly hosting Introspect II, a solo exhibition by renowned artist Thonton Kabeya. Hailed as a major success, the exhibition has drawn art enthusiasts, artists and scholars alike, and aligns with the university’s agenda of inclusivity and continental connectivity.

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