The Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) cordially invites you to the 2021 Humanities Book Award Ceremony.

Date:  20 April 2021

Time:  16:00 – 18:00

Venue:  Zoom

RSVP:  Click here to register. 

Programme

16:00 – 16:10         Opening and Welcome – Prof Crain Soudien, Chair of the Humanities Standing Committee                                        

16:10 – 16:25         Background and Process – Prof Himla Soodyall, Executive Officer, ASSAf

16:25 – 16:40         Book Award and Acceptance –  Prof Jonathan Jansen, President, ASSAf & Prof Charles Van Onselen, Awardee

16:40 – 17: 25        The Night Trains – an Experiment in the Reclamation of Forgotten Histories –  Prof Charles Van Onselen

17:25 – 17:50         Discussion

17:50 – 18:00         Closure – Prof Himla Soodyall, Executive Officer, ASSAf