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We are pleased to let you know that we have added four free In Conversation sessions to the Summer School programme. Most of the authors are UCT alumni and staff. This will give you an opportunity to meet and engage with them.
There is no charge for the sessions, but it is essential to book via Webtickets so that we know how many people will be attending. The links to each session are included in the short descriptions of the sessions, which are in the body of this email.
In addition we have made the following course free of charge given that it is an important university initiative which we would like people to know about: Towards a proton beam facility for the treatment of cancer. Participants who paid for this lecture will be refunded by Webticktets.
We are encouraged by the very positive response to the 2025 programme and look forward to welcoming you all in January. The film programme, curated by Terrill Nicolay, is looking excellent so there will be many films to choose from when you are not attending lectures.
If you are having difficulties booking online with Webtickets you are more than welcome to come to the office to book your courses. Bronwyn and Nuraan will assist you in their usual efficient and friendly way.
There is plenty of parking as the academic year has come to an end.
Brochures can be obtained from our office or from Exclusive Books in Cavendish Square.
UCT authors in conversation at Summer School
Join us in celebrating UCT authors when you will have the opportunity to listen to UCT’s alumni and staff who are notable authors.
The poisoners: on South Africa’s toxic past
Imraan Coovadia and Zweletu Jolobe
Date: Thursday 23 January
Time: 15:00
Venue: Lecture Theatre 3, Kramer Law Building.
To book: https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/performance.aspx?itemid=1557644475
Imraan Coovadia will be in discussion with Zwelethu Jolobe about his book The Poisoners. The Poisoners is a history of four devastating chapters in the making of the region, seen through the disturbing use of toxins and accusations of poisoning circulated by soldiers, spies and politicians in Zimbabwe and South Africa.
First kudu: building a tech start-up in africa
Ben Shaw and Lorne Hallendorff
Date: Friday 31 January
Time: 11:15
Venue: Lecture Theatre 3, Kramer Law Building
To book: https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/Performance.aspx?itemid=1557644851
Ben Shaw and Lorne Hallendorff will be in discussion about their book First kudu: building a tech start-up in africa. From ‘naughty lists’ to sprinting swans, wandering ducks to Amarula-based incentives, The first kudu takes you on a roller coaster ride of a start-up and dives into real learnings along the way.
Glowfly dance: literature as a changemaker - insights into writing difficult stories
Jade Gibson and Beryl Eichenberger
Date: Friday 31 January
Time: 17:00
Venue: Lecture Theatre 2 Kramer Law Building
To book: https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/Performance.aspx?itemid=1557645163
Jade Gibson’s debut novel Glowfly dance is a powerful and haunting account of intimate partner violence as witnessed through the eyes of a young girl. The book was part of a major social change process in addressing domestic violence, including the #MeToo movment in 2017. Beryl Eichenberger from Woman Zone will discuss with author Jade Gibson as to how she wrote this very personal and difficult book for a broad audience, whilst retaining her authenticity. Although autobiographical, Glowfly dance was published as a novel but crosses memoir and fiction genres, loosely described as literary autofiction. Jade and Beryl will speak to the personal experience of navigating the difficult terrain between subjectivity and objectivity; how a novel can be part of a process of bringing about social change and the impact on her personal and professional life as a speaker and writer. The conversation will appeal to all those interested in the writing process, both memoir and fiction, and how personal stories can act as a catalyst for change.
My side of the ocean
Ron Irwin and Beverley Roos-Muller
Date: 24 January
Time: 11:15
Venue: Classroom 2A, Kramer Law Building
To book: https://www.webtickets.co.za/v2/performance.aspx?itemid=1557645952
Ron Irwin will be in conversation about his book, My side of the ocean, which is a novel of great empathy and insight, exploring essential questions about what it means to live and love, when the secure foundations of a life have been ripped away