Reimagining The Humanities in a Changing World The Humanities and Social Sciences must confront the imperative to adaptin the face of shifting global dynamics. The upcoming inaugural lecture”Reimagining the Humanities in a Changing World” highlights the urgentneed to realign these disciplines within a rapidly evolving higher educationlandscape, providing leading experts and thought leaders to engage…
For over a century, there has been a view that the Humanities are in a crisis. Some scholars argue that the word “crisis” is inappropriate as it suggests that the Humanities are faced with extinction when all they are doing is what they have always done – reinventing themselves, staying relevant and thriving. Such scholars…
As SAHUDA and citizens worldwide mourn the passing of Pope Franciscus on 21 April 2025, we also reflect on and pay tribute to his significant and impactful contributions to the Humanities. In a world enveloped by greed, rife with unemployment, poverty, crime, and gender-based violence, and reflecting a sense of commodification, Pope Franciscus, in his…
Department Description The department offers an undergraduate major in African languages, linguistics, and literatures, as well as Honours, MA, and PhD degrees. In filling this vacancy, the department seeks to consolidate its profile in sociolinguistics, with a special focus on language policy and language planning. Brief Posting Description he Department of African Languages at the…
Since the Fallist Movements in 2015, the rhetoric of decolonisation entered the public imagination and very much revolved around social justice issues of access and knowledge production subsumed under the catch‑all verb ‘decolonising’. Much of the subsequent discourses at universities in South Africa, and even abroad, grappled with what decolonisation might mean and what it…
The Faculty of Arts and Design, Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), is delighted to announce a pioneering partnership with the Riky Rick Foundation for the Promotion of Artivism, Community Arts Network (CAN) and the Global Commons Alliance (GCA) for the highly anticipated inaugural Global Artivism Conference 2024, scheduled to take place in Tshwane (Pretoria) from…
The following statement is released by the South African Humanities Dean’s Association (SAHUDA) in condemnation of the ongoing and unparalleled violations of international law and human rights in the Gaza Strip and the Occupied Westbank of Palestine.The current siege on Gaza has surpassed its sixth month and the plight of the inhabitants of Gaza and…
Welcome, everyone Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules to attend and participate in the NIHSS 2023 Annual National Doctoral and Humanities and Social Sciences Conference, a conference that exudes a diverse spirit among its attendees and participants. As Vice President of the South African Deans Association (SAHUDA), I am privileged and…
It is with a sense of great loss and sadness that the South African Humanities Deans Association (SAHUDA) learnt of the passing of Professor Kgomotso Michael Masemola yesterday evening (19th August 2023). Professor Masemola was the Vice President of SAHUDA and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Human Sciences at the Vaal University of Technology…
The South African Humanities Deans Association (SAHUDA), in partnership with the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIHSS), are pleased to announce SAHUDA’s 2nd Biennial National Conference to be co-hosted by the University of Limpopo (UL) and the University of Venda (UNIVEN).
