The Academic Citizen

The Academic Citizen

A Podcast About Higher Education

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  • October 31, 2017

    54: New Universities

    Photo Cred: Naazira Ahmed Carina Truyts is part of the pioneers at South Africa’s newest university, Sol Plaatje University in Kimberly. She has established the Anthropology department there. Her teaching and research is focused on contextual knowledge production, sharing and engagement. Truyts’ Masters Research was on Nourishment in the ‘first thousand days’ in the context of precarious…

  • October 18, 2017

    53: Decolonizing Science

    Photo Cred: Ilya Pavlov In South Africa there has been a growing sentiment by student movements that education, including the sciences must become “decolonized”. But can science be realistically decolonized? In today’s episode, Kholeka Shange chats to a scientist, Ntombifikile Phaliso and they engage on the above question and more. Phaliso’s focus and responsibilities are…

  • October 11, 2017

    52: Politics of Academic Publishing

    Photo Cred: Dustin Lee Writing for academic journals is highly competitive. The common saying in academic circles is, “get published or perish!” There’s no simple formula for getting published, expectations vary both between and within subject areas. But there are some challenges that will confront all academic writers regardless of their discipline. How should you…

  • September 27, 2017

    51: Mental Wellness in Academia

    Photo Cred: Sam Burrell In the Netherlands, a study revealed that 1 in 3 academics suffer from mental health disorder. This then begs the question if the same applies to Academics here in South Africa? What could be the reasons? Is mental wellness an Institutional problem? Is mental health gendered? How can academics cope? Well,…

  • September 20, 2017

    50: Young People and HIV Research Discourse

    Dr. Beth Vale is a researcher at the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection. She is a Mandela Rhodes and a Rhodes Scholar. Dr. Vale was a postdoctoral fellow under the NRF Chair in Local Histories, Present Realities at Wits University. Her research explored Johannesburg nightclub cultures as sites of identity, attachment and place-making. Vale’s doctoral…

  • September 13, 2017

    49: In Conversation with SA’s Youngest Dean

    Prof Thabo Msibi, is South Africa’s youngest Dean and Head of School at the University of KwaZulu Natal. Kholeka Shange caught up with him and they spoke at length on various themes ranging from transformation in Higher Education, mentorship, issues of gender and sexuality, and African scholarship. In the interview, Prof Msibi cautions against creating…

  • August 30, 2017

    48: Bullying in Academia

    Photo Cred: Melanie Wasser Academic bullying is a prevalent but unexplored phenomenon in South Africa. In this week’s episode, Kholeka Shange and Dr Colette Gordon discuss how it manifests itself in the context of Higher Education and beyond. Edited, Produced, Researched and scheduled by: Simbarashe Honde

  • August 23, 2017

    47: Public Intellectuals Revisited

    In this episode, we continue our discussion on the role of public intellectuals and thought leaders in societies. Podcasts Hosts, Dr Nosipho Mngomezulu, Kholeka B Shange and guest Athambile Masola , a teacher, and a PhD researcher who blogs about education, feminism and politics, deliberate different forms of knowledge production and what qualifies for them to be accredited.…

  • August 16, 2017

    46: Welcome Back – Season 2

    Photo Cred: Simbarashe Honde The Academic Citizen team is back and refreshed from the semester break. In this episode Dr Nosipho Mngomezulu introduces new cohost, Kholeka B. Shange. Shange is currently pursuing a PhD in History of Art. Her research is focused on visual representations of uMntwana Magogo kaDinuzulu. She is a Wits University graduate…

  • July 6, 2017

    45: Season 4 Roundup

    From the left: Prof Mehita Iqani, Simbarashe Honde and Dr Nosipho Mngomezulu. The Academic Citizen this year, since its relaunch in March 2017 has produced 14 episodes. In this episode, Prof Mehita Iqani and Dr Nosipho Mngomezulu reflect and look back on some of the interesting and topical conversations exploring diversity of topics and opinions…

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