🤯 No words, except that Dr. Jamila Moore Pewu Dr. Toniesha L. Taylor & @sunnygrrrl and Salem State's Institutional Advancement office are a dream team, as are @mscecire and the Higher Learning Program and Patricia Hswe and the Public Knowledge Program at Mellon Foundation.

Studies show that PhD students are six to seven times more likely to develop depression and anxiety than the general population (Evans et al., 2018). On World Mental Health Day, I gave a talk at Vienna BioCenter on mental health issues in academia and what to do about them. 1/n

Attended our Five Hundred Year Archive Workshop today to celebrate not only the work we have been doing on EMANDULO but also our principal investigator Prof Carolyn Hamilton who is retiring at the end of the year. Photo credits to Lalage Nuttall. Archive and Public Culture Research Initiative

It is the second day of the convening and we engage with and query previously established ways of looking at heritage, archival practices and museum institutions; there are discussions, performances, and so much more. Find the full programme at bit.ly/48eVXG3 #Museums

Attending Reimaging Heritage, Archives and Museums today/ tomorrow at the District Six Homecoming Centre. First time meeting Ngaire Blankenberg, a force to be reckoned with! Truly inspiring series of discussions, thank you to the panelists.

A shared academic exchange and collaboration programme between UCT & University of Bristol has led to researchers being awarded joint professorships & fellowships. The researchers will pave the way for collaborative research opportunities: bit.ly/3SJCXtL. #UCTCollaboration

📝Call for applications📝 Post-doctoral and Pre-doctoral Positions Deadline: 15 April 2024 More information available here ⬇️ khi.fi.it/en/aktuelles/c…

REPAIR is the theme of the Getty residential fellowship of 2025-2026, check details below.

The Taipei Liaison Office donates vital medical equipment, including 135 adult wheelchairs, 10 child-sized wheelchairs, and more, to support vulnerable Capetonians. A true testament to kindness and generosity! Read more: bit.ly/3QS6aCy #CTNews

Throw back to last week Wednesday when I got the chance to attend Gabeba Baderoon’s live poetry reading.

“We believe that by standing in solidarity with Palestinians and advocating for peace, we contribute to a more just and equitable society.”-Ms Xoliswa Daku, Chairperson of Council

Digitising documents does not guarantee long-term preservation but it does make them harder to eat

Published an interactive map for the Indian Ocean Exchanges Fellowship! See my piece alongside other fellow participants.

We’re always impressed with the projects our Getty Graduate Interns take on! Today we’re highlighting Emily Benoff, whose work involved decolonizing the Getty Vocabularies – databases offering standardized terminology for art & architecture. Read more: getty.edu/news/getty-voc…

I have been selected among 12 South African artists for the Unrecorded Voices explorative AI program hosted by the French Institute of SAfrica in partnership with u2p050 and Playtopia Festival. An exhibition will be held at the Homecoming Centre: 5-7 Dec. frenchinstitute.org.za/arts-and-creat…

Happy to be part of #PlaytopiaFestival as Unrecorded Voices with ⁦French Institute of South Africa⁩ ⁦IF numérique⁩

Table Kitchen organized by Rory Bester for Kitchen Histories at UWC. Thanks to Esinam Damalie for the Ghanaian meal and sharing us stories about your childhood kitchens.

Week 2 of Kitchen Table. After a seminar engaging with kitchens as archives we ended the day with lunch hosted at Inshaaf’s childhood kitchen in Surrey Estate.

Honored to present a Kitchen Table for Kitchen Histories at UWC. This was followed by a walkabout at N1 Chinese Supermarket, more than a place to shop but a reminder of my place within the vast and diverse Chinese diaspora. #kitchenhistories #foodculture #diaspora