Ubuntu Dialogues

Ubuntu Dialogues Conference 2022: Revisit. Rethink. Reimagine.

Sessions: 27 October 2022

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09h00-10h30

Ubuntu and the Politics of Knowledge Production – Open Session

Moderator: Dr. Upenyu Majee

Keynote Speaker: Prof. Yusef Waghid

Respondent: Dr. Ashley Green

Ubuntu and the Politics of Knowledge Production – Open Session

11h00-13h00

Reimagining Ubuntu in a Diverse World – A Conversation about the Ubuntu We Take with Us into the Future

Facilitator: Dr. Phillip Effiong

Introduction: Dr. Precious Simba

Student Fellows: Anthony Martin Andrews, Lily Cross, Delecia Davids, Zama Mahlobo, Nosipiwo Matiwane, Tyler Musgrave, Benedict Nsenga, and Annelize Palmer

Voices From the Floor: Conference Reflections

14h00-15h30

Ubuntu and the Politics of Knowledge Production – Delegates Session

Facilitator: Mx. Ashwin Thyssen

Introduction: Dr. Sean Jacobs

Presenters: Dr. Allison Geduld, Dr. Sinethemba Makanya, Dr. Marcella McCoy-Deh, and Dr. Motsamai Molefe

Ubuntu and the Politics of Knowledge Production – Delegates Session

16h00-17h00

What Have We Heard and Seen this Week that Could Help Us to Rethink, Revisit, and Reimagine the Challenges Ubuntu Poses in the Worlds Where We Come From?

Leading the Reflection: Prof. Chris Long, Dr. Unifier Dyer, Dr. Sinethemba Makanya, Dr. Leslie van Rooi

18h00-20h00

Hip-Hopera: Dancing and Singing to the Sound of Ubuntu

Produced and Curated by Kirsten Pienaar