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South Africa
Barney Pityana is part of the 2015 2nd Semester, 2016 2nd Semester, and 2017 2nd Semester cohorts at STIAS.
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STIAS Lecture Series 2016: Barney Pityana – Steve Biko and the Black Consciousness Philosophy: A Contribution to South Africa’s System of Ideas
Barney Pityana participating in the STIAS long term project The Effects of Race Professor Barney Pityana,Professor emeritus in Law at Unisa, Honorary professor, Philosophy Department, Rhodes University and STIAS fellow, will present a talk with the title: Steve Biko and the Black Consciousness Philosophy: A Contribution to South Africa’s System of Ideas Abstract It is indeed one of the ironies of our time that the influence of the late Bantu Stephen Biko on South African politics is widely acknowledged and yet the party and organisations founded in his name are almost invisible and receive scant electoral support, or even media recognition.
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When the Rainbow Melts, Celebrate the Thoughts that Tried to Find Out Why
Panel discussion and book launch of the three STIAS volumes: Persistence of Race (2020) Race in Education (2019) The Effects of Race (2018) Twenty-six years since the dawn of democracy and race is still a talking point in parts of South African society.
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STIAS Long-Term Project: Being Human Today -- The Effects of Race
Over the next five years, the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation will fund seven long term STIAS research projects on selected themes.
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Future must suffocate racism – STIAS seminar by Njabulo Ndebele
The Effects of Racegroup at STIAS: Back: Nina Jablonski, Aryan Kaganof and Zimitri Erasmus Front: Göran Therborn, Gerhard Maré, Barney Pityana, Crain Soudien, Njabulo Ndebele, Mikael Hjerm and Chabani Manganyi (Absent: Norman Duncan) Photo: Anton Jordaan Our new future must suffocate racism – racism must not continue to suffocate people, said Prof.
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Celebrity culture perpetuates old stereotypes - Fellows' seminar by Nina Jablonski
The privileging of light skin colour – both between and within groups – is now recognised as one of the most lamentable cultural universals that exist, said Prof.
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What do we wish to change with regard to race, racism and racialism? Fellows' Seminar by the 'Effects of Race' group
The project faces a daunting challenge.
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When the rainbow melts – trying to find out why
Twenty-six years since the dawn of democracy and race is still a talking point in South African society.