Humanities

Graduates in disciplines such as sociology, development, philosophy, gender and politics have the analytical tools to unpack social nuances, historical context and ethical…

The Population and Health Research Entity at the North-West University (NWU) brings together both budding and veteran researchers with a singular mission: to illuminate and…

As educators, we must not just check our privilege but own up to it – and wield it for good

Untrue allegations made by disgruntled humanities academic dismissed by labour court as his leave for appeal is refused

Though it’s based in fact and measurement, science teaching needn’t only foreground individuals, but can situate itself in a web of knowledge and try to lower barriers to learning

Africa, with its ancient conceptions of the relations between being and matter, is fertile ground for digital technologies.

The divergence of democracy and capital will defy reason and politics will become brutal survivalism.

What futures do varsities globally have? Peter Vale interviewed Craig Calhoun, director of the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Oh, the humanities – hindered by politics, yet offering such depth to democracy and debate.

Study of the arts cannot claim to be essential to democracy or economic success but it is the intrinsic value of the arts that keeps us coming back.

Universities, industry and the state need research that includes input from civil society.

A new set of initiatives in South Africa plans to situate the field of arts-in-medicine and the "medical humanities" within an academic context.