The prevalence of and fear of gender-based violence really cannot be overstated. The statistics and stories and experiences invade our lives, we encounter it in the news, fiction and non-fiction. For every story we read we raise our guard, we feel more afraid. And on the other side of this [...]
Why Men Hurt Women and Other Reflections on Love, Violence and Masculinity by Kopano Ratele Publication Date: 1st Sep 2022 Publisher: Wits University Press This book seeks to imagine the possibility of a more loving masculinity in a society where structural violence, failures of government and economic inequality underpin much of [...]
Does life writing offer opportunities to reveal something about the nature of care? Leslie Swartz’s award-winning book, How I Lost My Mother (2021), illuminates many insights about the nature of care. The book tells, among other things, the circuitous route by which this prominent South African, Jewish psychologist came to [...]
One day, long after A-rated researcher Prof Leslie Swartz of Stellenbosch University’s (SU’s) Department of Psychology has retired, a practical symbol of his dedication to the disability cause will remain: an elevator in the Krotoa Building on the main campus. Swartz first started advocating for better wheelchair access to the [...]
Prioritising mental health is becoming more important than ever in the face of ongoing global health such as economic and social inequalities but addressing these problems can also make finding solutions seem like an insurmountable task, writes Bronwyne Coetzee and Maria Loades. Read full article here: https://www.news24.com/news24/opinions/columnists/guestcolumn/opinion-where-do-we-begin-in-making-mental-health-and-wellbeing-a-global-priority-for-all-20221010
When Dr Ronita Mahilall, Chief Executive Officer of St Luke’s Combined Hospices in Cape Town, lost her beloved husband and son 14 years ago, she searched for answers to her questions about life, death and what happens after we die. A devout Hindu, she became increasingly fascinated with spirituality and [...]
View this email in your browser. Looking back at 2021 This has been another busy and productive year for our journal. I personally was lucky enough to join a very welcoming and productive team in January 2021, and it has been an honour and a pleasure to work [...]
Desmond Painter het genoem dat Edward Said vir digter Magmoed Darwiesj situeer as dieselfde soort digter as Yeats, as ’n antikoloniale digter wat ’n baie spesifieke verhouding het met die mense oor wie hy skryf. https://voertaal.nu/op-reis-in-darwiesj-se-poesie/
The 2nd State of South Africa’s Fathers Report (SOSAF 2021) was launched on 18 November 2021. SOSAF 2021 is the second issue of an evolving report, planned for publication every three years. It can be used in the development of policy and legislation for families, labour market regulations, educational curricula, [...]
Season 1, Episode 8: Prof Leslie Swartz Revise, Rebut & Resubmit Professor Leslie Swartz is another somewhat unusual guest on this podcast, in that he published his first paper many, many years ago. With an h-index of 62, Leslie has certainly walked the road of revising and resubmitting his work [...]
