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Event Alert📌 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡: 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐏𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐬 Nelson Maldonado-Torres in conversation with Felwine Sarr thephilosopher1923.org/events/philoso…

Event Alert📌 Join talk by Professor Glenn Adams 𝐓𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐬𝐲𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲: 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥-𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 When: 23 March 2026 Time: 13:00 - 14:00 Where: In-person or online. teams.microsoft.com/dl/launcher/la…

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BaobabX Toolkit Launch Threads of Story: A Digital Journey Through Embroidered Artworks UNISA - Advancing African Digital Humanities Ideation Hub (ADHiH) in collaboration with Prof Puleng Segalo When: 26 March Time: 18h00 Register here: bit.ly/4sBak2N

From the Clinic to the Streets: Psychoanalysis for Revolutionary Futures By Lara Sheehi, the host of the Psychic Militancy podcast and academic associate at @ISHS_UNISA Pre-order now and get 30% off with code CLINIC30, available until May 20. plutobooks.com/product/from-t…

📌Guide to the ICCP Lagos 2026 (Sept 1–4, 2026)

The Psychological Society of South Africa (PsySSA) and the Pan-African Psychology Union (PAPU) have released a joint Position Statement: “Psychology’s Response: Wars on Civilians.” Click here to read and download the full statement: psyssa.com/joint-position…

While situated in South Africa, the book deals with global concerns about sexual and gender-based violence, as well as the politics of knowledge production in contexts of inequality."

The book shows how womxn resist, refuse and subvert dominant affective responses to rape, cultivating care, connection and solidarity in the face of denial, dismissal and dehumanisation.

To add to your reading list📌 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐑𝐚𝐩𝐞: 𝐀𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 by Rebecca Helman routledge.com/Affected-by-Ra…

Just peace, we believe requires dismantling systems of oppression, addressing historical inequalities, and fostering transformative processes that repair harm and foster self-determination.

The program supports research, education, practice/action, and/or activist initiatives that advance justice as a foundation for lasting peace.

Call for Proposals📌 2026 Pathways to Just Peace Small Grants Program of the Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence (APA Division 48) Application link: bit.ly/2026-Div48-app due date: June 1, 2026 by 11:59 p.m. (Eastern) Visit: peacepsychology.org/small-grants-p…

To add to your reading list📌 𝐍𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 by Mpho Mathebula and Hugo ka Canham journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.108…

1/23: "On the Necessity for Psychic Militancy" featuring Dr. #LaraSheehi (Research Fellow, @ISHS_UNISA) 🗓️Friday, January 23, 2026 ⏱️1:30 PM 📍3335 Dwinelle Hall (Level C), University of California Berkeley 🔗Register forms.gle/vc97dM4dwH8AkX… This event is free & open to public

Warm congratulations to Prof Nick Malherbe on his promotion to Associate Professor. 👏 We wish you every success as you take on this new role and look forward to your continued impact in advancing psychology in South Africa. Congratulations once again. 👏💙