Programme: Samespraak | incoko (isiXhosa) | Same(n)spraak (Afrikaans–Nederlands) | Conversations (English)
28 February 2024
- Yves T'Sjoen in conversation with Alwyn Roux about Weerskyn live from Hermanus Library
18:00–19:00
7 March 2024
- Klara du Plessis en Khashayar “Kess” Mohammadi: Ğ
16:00–17:30Yves T'Sjoen (U.Gent/UStellenbosch): Call for papers
In conversation with Kess and Klara
20 March 2024
- Alwyn Roux and Tom Dreyer live from the Poëziecentrum in Ghent: Weerskyn and Nou in infraooi
10:00–11:00
27 March 2024
- 10:00–10:20
AVBOB Poetry Competition, in all our official languages: Adriaan Bester and Christo van der Westhuizen (interview with Alwyn Roux and/or Yves T'Sjoen)
- Sabata Mokae (Sol Plaatje University): The multilingual poetry of Keorapetse Kgositsile
10:30–10:50
- Karen Ferreira–Meyers (University of Eswatini): Artificial Intelligence tools as enhancers of multilingual literature
11:00–11:20
20 April 2024
- Jolene Raison (Unisa): Translanguaging: possibilities within the ODFL space
10:00–10:20
- Busisiwe Mahlangu (Unisa): Beyond Words: The Body's Language in Poetry
10:30–10:50
- Jessica Van Wynsberghe (Poëziecentrum): Greetings from Czechoslovakia, I wish you could come visit by bike.
11:00–11:20
30 May 2024
- Siza Nkosi (Sol Plaatje University): finding the spirit of NTU in Isabella Motadinyane’s poetry
10:00–10:20
- Nkateko Masinga (Africa in Dialogue): The Italicsisation of the Mother Tongue as Self-Betrayal
10:30–10:50
- Deirdre Byrne and Jolene Raison (Unisa): Travelling suitcases: A multicultural poetic engagement
11:00–11:20
- Alwyn Roux (Unisa): Overview of the first semester’s programme
11:30–11:50
Extras (to be confirmed)
Writers’ residency (special event) with Ms Lynthia Julius and Dr Jolyn Phillips; also, announcement of the next writer in residence
A research paper by Drs Dzunisani Sibuyi (Unisa)
Enquiries: erouxap@unisa.ac.za