South African History Online, the Wits History Workshop, the Department of History at the University of the Free State, the Department of Development Studies at Nelson Mandela University, the Archie Mafeje Chair in Critical Humanities and Decolonial Studies and the AC Jordan Chair at the Centre for African Studies at the University of Cape Town, and the Department of History at the University of Johannesburg hosted a series of webinars and other events to mark the centenary of the South African Communist Party in 2021.
The programme, which ran from July to November 2021, aimed to present new research on the history of the party and other left traditions, and to reflect on their role and legacy today.
See the list of webinars below:
- The SACP and Early Socialist Traditions
27 July 2021
Hosted by University of Johannesburg. Convenor: Natasha Erlank.
- Red Lives
24 August 2021
Hosted by Wits University Workshop. Convernor: Arianna Lissoni.
- Socialism, Culture and Networks
15 September 2021
Hosted by South African History Online. Convenor: Omar Badsha.
- Strategic Debates, the ANC - SACP alliance and the Soviet Union
20 October 2021
Hosted by University of the Free State. Converor: Tshepo Moloi.
- Forward to Socialism/Socialist Futures (Panel 1)
15 November 2021
Hosted by Nelson Mandela University. Convenor: Janet Cherry.
- Forward to Socialism/Socialist Futures (Panel 2)
15 November 2021
Hosted by Nelson Mandela University. Convenor: Janet Cherry.
- Debating Socialist Lineages
25 November 2021
Hosted by University of Cape Town. Convenors Shahid Vawda and Lungisile Ntsebeza