In order to consider the lasting legacy of the #MustFall movements in South Africa and their reverberations across the globe, including at Oxford University (UK) and in several universities across the USA, the Dr Anye Nyamnjoh and I convened in May a two-day research colloquium with early career higher education researchers who have researched the student movement.
Among the participants were:
Back row, left to right: Lindokuhle Mandyoli (University of the Western Cape, SA), Taabo Mugume (University of the Free State, SA), Dr Leigh-Ann Naidoo and Dr Michael Smith (University of Cape Town, SA), Dr Josh Platzky-Miller (University of the Free State, SA), Mbalenhle Matandela (Sexual and Reproductive Justice Coalition, SA), Krystal Wang (Nelson Mandela University, SA), Wandile Ngcaweni (Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection, SA), and Dr A. Kayum Ahmed (Columbia University, NYC, USA).
Front row seated, left to right: Nobubele Phuza (Nelson Mandela University, SA) Dr Anye Nyamnjoh (University of Cape Town, SA), Dr Keamo Morwe (University of Venda, SA), Boikanyo Moloto (Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, SA) and Dr Thierry Luescher (Human Sciences Research Council and Nelson Mandela University, SA).
A brief overview of some of the debates held at the colloquium has recently been published by University World News.
