Sophie Peters
Sophie Peters
Day 2
9:00 – 11:00: Labour
English Department Seminar Room
An intersectional analysis of work place discrimination in South African labour markets – Jamela Hoveni (Rhodes)
Perpetuation of female dependency syndrome in South Africa mirrors religious narratives: The case of Ruth – Thembinkosi Twalo (HSRC)
The unfolding of African feminism in CODESRIA – Nimi Hoffmann (Rhodes University)
Chair: Pumla Gqola
9:00 – 11:00: African Feminist Literary Readings
School of Fine Art Seminar Room
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Demolishing the mountain within: Debunking patriarchy and self-reflexivity in African Women’s Writing – Susan Okpala (North-West)
Queering Domestic Space and Reproductive Time in Zöe Wicomb’s “Mrs Pringle’s Bed” – Jenny du Preez (Rhodes)
The Future of African Feminisms/ Miriam Makeba and Cosmo-existential Feminism – Palesa Mokoena (UCKAR)
Chair: Thando Njovane
11:15 – 13:15: Imaging Women
English Department Seminar Room
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Paw-Paw Politics: Lady Skollie and the Curating of Contradiction – Wamuwi Mbao (Stellenbosch)
Women in African Cinema: Female Identity on Screen – Lizelle Bisschoff (Glasgow)
Re-imagining African feminism through the Afro Futuristic Lens – Tshepiso Maleswena (Wits)
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The Message of Misogyny in HipHop Music and its Gender Dynamics – Mamaputle Boikanyo (Rhodes)
Chair: Neelika Jayawardane
11:15 – 13:15: Economics and Policy
School of Fine Art Seminar Room
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South African foreign policy and its implications for feminist International Relations: the legacies of Nkosazana Dlamini- Zuma and Maite Nkoana- Mashabane – Siphokazi Magadla (Rhodes)
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Chair: Yvette Abrahams
13:15 – 15:15: Sexuality
English Department Seminar Room
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Looking at disruption within feminist and anti-rape activism – Gorata Chengeta (Wits)
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Challenging sexism, misogyny and censorship: A search for alternative spaces for feminist discourses in Zimbabwe – Ncube Gibson
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#ThisIsMyVagina: A Political Peer Sexual Education Programme – Nyiko Lebogang Shikwambane (Wits)
Chair: Pumla Gqola
13:15 – 15:15: Life Writing
School of Fine Art Seminar Room
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(Re)visiting writing race-d queerness: a fictocritical exploration of writing the race-d queer South African Womxn – Chantelle Croeser (Stellenbosch)
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A song in the night: the feminist ordeals of Norah Mumba – Ranka Primorac (Southampton)
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Ekhaya nasemzini: Negotiating home in Noni Jabavu’s life narratives Drawn in Colour: African Contrasts and The Ochre People - Athambile Masola (Pretoria)
Chair: Lynda Spencer
16.00 – 17.00: Games Session
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19:00 - 22.30
Closing Remarks – Dr Lynda Spencer (Rhodes)
DINNER
