Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study (JIAS)

Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study (JIAS) is a Global South research hub and community space for experimental thinking and creative practice

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Today, we had the pleasure of welcoming legendary South African actor, playwright and author Dr. John Kani to the Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study for a special visit.

Keep an eye on our socials for more from this special visit.

#JIAS #JohnKani

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Yesterday, we celebrated 20 years of Prof. Shireen Hassim’s landmark book, Women and Democracy in South Africa: Contesting Authority.

Thank you to Prof. Hassim, Dr Sithembile Mbete and Prof. Natasha Erlank for a powerful conversation on feminism, democracy and organising in SA

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This August, JIAS celebrates Women’s Month with a series of engaging seminars featuring leading scholars and public intellectuals. Stay tuned for more. 🧡 #JIAS #UJ #WomensMonth

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Join us tomorrow for From Script to Screen: The Art and Journey of Adaptation with bestselling author Vikas Swarup (Q&A/Slumdog Millionaire) in conversation with Prof Siphiwo Mahala.
📅 14 July 2026
🕑 14:00 SAST
📍 Online
Register: https://t.co/1r6VYLpyoF
#JIAS

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Join us for a JIAS Writing Fellowship seminar with Dr Mosa M. Phadi, exploring how W.E.B. Du Bois helps us rethink class formation, the state, local governance, and ideas in South Africa.

11 June 2026 | 15:00–17:00
JIAS Westdene & Zoom (Hybrid)
RSVP: ⁠ https://t.co/wUrNPU658Y

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Thank you Ditsong Museum team for hosting us and creating an opportunity for such insightful engagement🧡

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Knowledge exchange in action! 🌍🏛️ On Friday, 29 May 2026, our Anthropology Section had the pleasure of hosting the Global Blackness fellows from @JIAS_UJ (@go2uj).

An inspiring day of deep dialogue, research, and heritage exploration! 🎓🇿🇦

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Join Prof. Shahana Rasool as she explores how socio-cultural norms shape women’s responses to domestic violence and their help-seeking decisions.

📅 4 June 2026 | 15:00–17:00
📍 JIAS Westdene & Zoom (Hybrid)

RSVP link [ https://t.co/odPIbmYTqw ]

#JIAS #JIASWritingFellowship

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JIAS Seminar Reminder

Join us at JIAS tomorrow evening for a hybrid seminar on “Counter-Accumulation as an Aesthetics of Repair”

Thursday, 28 May 2026
17:30 for 18:00 (SAST)
Hybrid (In-person & Online)

RSVP here: https://t.co/kMypL6bkRl

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Counter-Accumulation as an Aesthetics of Repair

How are Black Miami artists experimenting with form to serve as both a call for, and instantiation of, repair?
Prof Donette Francis is our 2026 Writing Fellow.
RSVP: https://t.co/OClAkcDkvy

#JIAS #JIASWritingFellowship #JIAS2026

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Counter-Accumulation as an Aesthetics of Repair

How are Black Miami artists experimenting with form to serve as both a call for, and instantiation of, repair?
Prof Donette Francis is our 2026 Writing Fellow.
RSVP: https://t.co/OClAkcDkvy

#JIAS #JIASWritingFellowship #JIAS2026

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AI and African Literary Studies: Data Inequality and Diversification

Exploring how African literature remains vulnerable to biases embedded in datasets created in and for the Global North.

25 May 2026
16:00 – 18:00
Venue: JIAS & Online

RSVP here: https://t.co/PoqKCOFDcQ

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What Does It Mean to Be an African Daughter?

Itoro Bassey examines what daughters inherit from families shaped by love, sacrifice, displacement, ambition, grief, humor, and survival.

In-person at JIAS & via Zoom

Rsvp here: https://t.co/yNwdTJ9yiA

#JIAS #JIASWritingFellowship

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Flashback Friday to our 2 recent seminars with our 2026 JIAS Writing Fellows, namely Pulane Mlilo Mpondo & vangile gantsho.

Through dialogue, reading, and shared inquiry, our fellowship continues to create room for writers and thinkers to engage the complexities of our world.

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“smallgirl ramblings on spiders” and ghosts happening tomorrow at JIAS led by 2026 Writing Fellow, vangile gantsho.

Thursday, 14 May 2026
18:00
Hybrid: In-person at JIAS & via Zoom

Rsvp here: https://t.co/otltYBeaJ9

#JIAS #JIASWritingFellowship #JIAS2026Fellows

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JIAS had the privilege of hosting the launch of Ndibhala Intando Yam, the isiXhosa translation of Bantu Steve Biko's translation of I Write What I Like.

Thank you to Dr Thandokazi Maseti, Mr Nkosinathi Biko & Prof Bhaso Ndzendze for their thoughtful engagement on translation.

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smallgirl ramblings on spiders and ghosts

A reading from a work-in-progress. Led by JIAS 2026 Writing Fellow vangile gantsho, a poet, healer, and teaching artist.

Hybrid: In-person at JIAS & via Zoom

Rsvp here: https://t.co/otltYBeaJ9

#JIAS #JIASWritingFellowship #JIAS2026

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The Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study (JIAS) is honoured to host the launch of Ndibhala Intando Yam, the isiXhosa translation of I Write What I Like by Steve Biko.

Be part of the conversation — RSVP here: https://t.co/u4x0CJag2a

#JIAS
#BookLaunch #NdibhalaIntandoYam

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Have you RSVPd for Izimvo Zesintu?

Just 1 day to go until this audio-visual presentation led by JIAS 2026 Writing Fellow Pulane Mlilo Mpondo.

RSVP here: https://t.co/JbT9ImjO8w

#JIAS #JIASWritingFellowship #JIAS2026Fellows #WritingFellowship #CreativeResearch

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Join us for Izimvo Zesintu (The voice of tradition), an audio-visual presentation exploring isintu (humanity) as a non-linear knowledge. 

RSVP here: https://t.co/JbT9ImjO8w 

#JIAS 
#JIASWritingFellowship
 #JIAS2026Fellows 
#WritingFellowship
#CreativeResearch

[Johannesburg Institute for Advanced Study (JIAS) @JIAS_UJ]

Join us for Izimvo Zesintu (The voice of tradition), an audio-visual presentation exploring isintu (humanity) as a non-linear knowledge. 

RSVP here: https://t.co/JbT9ImjO8w 

#JIAS 
#JIASWritingFellowship
 #JIAS2026Fellows 
#WritingFellowship
#CreativeResearch

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Save the dates!

From April through June, JIAS will host a series of gatherings, conversations, and moments of shared thinking.

Join us across the season.

More details on each event will follow.

#JIAS #JohannesburgEvents #CulturalConversations

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Meet vangile gantsho, one of the JIAS 2026 Writing Fellows.

At JIAS, she will be developing a new body of work rooted in memory, spirituality, and collective healing.

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#JIASWritingFellowship #JIAS2026Fellows