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The humanities have long been vital to the creative and critical energies of societies in the throes of profound change. HUMA – the Institute for Humanities in Africa – is a new initiative at the University of Cape Town (UCT), intended to create a dynamic interdisciplinary community for scholars and students in the humanities at large. Fostering top-end academic research, HUMA seeks to drive critical public debate, promoting UCT’s vision of itself as a civic university contributing to the making of democratic citizenship.

We are celebrating the launch of the institute with a two-week programme of events starting on Monday, 11 October. Please download the full programme. You can also download more information about HUMA, our research themes and our people.

Be sure to add your email address so that we can let you know when our full website is launched.

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