Colonial tales, alter-narratives and the enduring value of anthropology
- Authors: Boswell, Rose
- Subjects: Anthrology , Oral tradition , f-sa
- Language: English
- Type: text , Lectures
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/20989 , vital:29425
- Description: Stories and story-telling are fundamental to human beings. What stories do we choose to tell, hear and relate? From childhood through to adulthood, stories and story-telling provide social content, example, advice, therapy, continuity, connection and entertainment. Story-telling is also a space for hidden resistance, embodiment and the invocation of rank. Accompanied by song and dance, those intangible heritages which must remain dynamic to endure, stories facilitate an aural and oral community that engenders its own understanding of time, place and identity. In anthropology, the study of humanity in all its complexities, there is the collection, collation and retelling of stories for audiences who would otherwise not understand or seek to essentialise those deemed ‗other‘. In this inaugural lecture I focus on the value of stories gathered from anthropological field research in the southwest Indian Ocean Islands. The stories (often constitutive of a multiply-situated self), shed light on the finer details of gendered, ethnic and raced existence in the island communities. They also offer deep insight into the nature and possible ‗evolutions‘ of contemporary societies. Finally, I suggest that alter-narratives, those stories rarely told, provide access not only to multiple worlds, they are part of an aural epistemology which might lead to alternative ways of connecting with others and thereby conceptualising and articulating identity in our contemporary global society.
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- Authors: Boswell, Rose
- Subjects: Anthrology , Oral tradition , f-sa
- Language: English
- Type: text , Lectures
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/20989 , vital:29425
- Description: Stories and story-telling are fundamental to human beings. What stories do we choose to tell, hear and relate? From childhood through to adulthood, stories and story-telling provide social content, example, advice, therapy, continuity, connection and entertainment. Story-telling is also a space for hidden resistance, embodiment and the invocation of rank. Accompanied by song and dance, those intangible heritages which must remain dynamic to endure, stories facilitate an aural and oral community that engenders its own understanding of time, place and identity. In anthropology, the study of humanity in all its complexities, there is the collection, collation and retelling of stories for audiences who would otherwise not understand or seek to essentialise those deemed ‗other‘. In this inaugural lecture I focus on the value of stories gathered from anthropological field research in the southwest Indian Ocean Islands. The stories (often constitutive of a multiply-situated self), shed light on the finer details of gendered, ethnic and raced existence in the island communities. They also offer deep insight into the nature and possible ‗evolutions‘ of contemporary societies. Finally, I suggest that alter-narratives, those stories rarely told, provide access not only to multiple worlds, they are part of an aural epistemology which might lead to alternative ways of connecting with others and thereby conceptualising and articulating identity in our contemporary global society.
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Exploring plants as medicine: an in vitro approach
- Authors: Van de Venter, Maryna
- Subjects: Medicinal plants , Oncology , f-sa
- Language: English
- Type: text , Lectures
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/55562 , vital:52968
- Description: Introduction: Plants as medicine Archaeological evidence for the use of plants as medicine dates as far back as 60,000 years ago from the area now known as Iraq, and 8,000 years ago from China. The first written records are from the Sumerians from 5,000 BC and the Ancient Egyptians from 1,500 BC. Two well-known plants that were already used in that time are the opium poppy, and cannabis. The first pharmaceutical medicine was only developed in 1804 when the German Friedrich Sertürner isolated morphine from the opium poppy (Pan et al 2014).
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- Authors: Van de Venter, Maryna
- Subjects: Medicinal plants , Oncology , f-sa
- Language: English
- Type: text , Lectures
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/55562 , vital:52968
- Description: Introduction: Plants as medicine Archaeological evidence for the use of plants as medicine dates as far back as 60,000 years ago from the area now known as Iraq, and 8,000 years ago from China. The first written records are from the Sumerians from 5,000 BC and the Ancient Egyptians from 1,500 BC. Two well-known plants that were already used in that time are the opium poppy, and cannabis. The first pharmaceutical medicine was only developed in 1804 when the German Friedrich Sertürner isolated morphine from the opium poppy (Pan et al 2014).
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Foreign portfolio investment conference
- ANC
- Authors: ANC
- Subjects: ANC
- Language: English
- Type: text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/153921 , vital:39536
- Description: It would be desirable to establish a "platform" to market South Africa as an investment destination for foreign investors. The platform should not be limited to portfolio investors only, but should also include marketing to potential direct investors, lenders and development aid granters. The platform should relate to a "defined range" of potential investments. The group did not feel competent to define the range because it was not adequately representative. However the group did feel that the defined range should exclude the extreme left and the extreme right. By way of example the extreme right would be a short-term investment in a project in Botshabelo and an investment of the extreme left would be a non-income generating social upliftment project.
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- Authors: ANC
- Subjects: ANC
- Language: English
- Type: text
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/153921 , vital:39536
- Description: It would be desirable to establish a "platform" to market South Africa as an investment destination for foreign investors. The platform should not be limited to portfolio investors only, but should also include marketing to potential direct investors, lenders and development aid granters. The platform should relate to a "defined range" of potential investments. The group did not feel competent to define the range because it was not adequately representative. However the group did feel that the defined range should exclude the extreme left and the extreme right. By way of example the extreme right would be a short-term investment in a project in Botshabelo and an investment of the extreme left would be a non-income generating social upliftment project.
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Relationship marketing in retail banks: superannuated concept?
- Authors: Tait, Madele
- Subjects: Relationship marketing , Banks and banking , f-sa
- Language: English
- Type: text , Lectures
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/20923 , vital:29418
- Description: All business is based on relationships. The firm only has to make them meaningful for its customers – provided that the customers want this (Grönroos 1994). Relationship marketing concerns the facilitation and managing of the relationships between the business and its customers and was developed as a response to the realisation that businesses were spending vast resources in time and money to attract new customers but very little on retaining existing ones. Relationship marketing is particularly relevant when a customer has alternative service providers to choose from, when the customer makes the selection decision and when there is an ongoing desire or need for a product or service, such as in the banking industry (Morgan & Hunt 1999).
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- Authors: Tait, Madele
- Subjects: Relationship marketing , Banks and banking , f-sa
- Language: English
- Type: text , Lectures
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/20923 , vital:29418
- Description: All business is based on relationships. The firm only has to make them meaningful for its customers – provided that the customers want this (Grönroos 1994). Relationship marketing concerns the facilitation and managing of the relationships between the business and its customers and was developed as a response to the realisation that businesses were spending vast resources in time and money to attract new customers but very little on retaining existing ones. Relationship marketing is particularly relevant when a customer has alternative service providers to choose from, when the customer makes the selection decision and when there is an ongoing desire or need for a product or service, such as in the banking industry (Morgan & Hunt 1999).
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The Interplay between Universal and Unique Contexts in Shaping Child Developmental Assessment
- Authors: Stroud, Louise
- Subjects: Child development -- Testing , Developmental psychology , f-sa
- Language: English
- Type: text , Lectures
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/21088 , vital:29437
- Description: In this lecture the revision of the Griffiths Scales of Child Development, or Griffiths III as it is now known, will be described. It is not a description or story that falls easily and smoothly into sequence. It is one that has been garnered from many sources and from many people. Some of it comes in the form of fragments from professional men and women who have looked upon developing children with a unique and unrelenting eye. It comes from men and women who carry the germ of knowledge, implanted somewhere deeply in their beings, a place where a curious, natural rhythm exists and a kind of magic. Additionally a suggested plan for the future or “what next” phase in the interplay between universal and unique contexts in shaping child developmental assessment specifically using the Griffiths III will be described and proposed.
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- Authors: Stroud, Louise
- Subjects: Child development -- Testing , Developmental psychology , f-sa
- Language: English
- Type: text , Lectures
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/21088 , vital:29437
- Description: In this lecture the revision of the Griffiths Scales of Child Development, or Griffiths III as it is now known, will be described. It is not a description or story that falls easily and smoothly into sequence. It is one that has been garnered from many sources and from many people. Some of it comes in the form of fragments from professional men and women who have looked upon developing children with a unique and unrelenting eye. It comes from men and women who carry the germ of knowledge, implanted somewhere deeply in their beings, a place where a curious, natural rhythm exists and a kind of magic. Additionally a suggested plan for the future or “what next” phase in the interplay between universal and unique contexts in shaping child developmental assessment specifically using the Griffiths III will be described and proposed.
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The role of renewable energy in de-urbanizing post COVID Africa
- Authors: Phillips, Russell
- Subjects: Renewable energy sources -- Africa , Telecommuting -- Africa , f-sa
- Language: English
- Type: text , Lectures
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/52484 , vital:43673
- Description: The world is becoming increasingly urbanized with more than half of the world population living in cities. In many instances urbanization is seen as a positive phenomenon, however in Africa, urbanization is shown to result in a large proportion of the urban population living in slum conditions. The recent COVID pandemic has necessitated that many persons work remotely and has shown that this arrangement can be both cost effective and efficient. The notion of promoting a remote work concept beyond the pandemic with a view to encouraging de-urbanization is proposed in this research. To achieve meaningful levels of de-urbanization in Africa, particularly in remote, rural areas two major challenges need to be overcome, namely internet connectivity and energy supply. The imminent rollout of Low Earth Orbit Satellites (LEO) for affordable remote connectivity coupled with the maturity of the current solar photovoltaic offerings present seemingly perfect solutions to the identified challenges. Additionally, the record low prices recently reached by Photovoltaic modules and Lithium-ion batteries seem to present fortuitous timing for a mass de-urbanization drive which may have the potential to improve the lives of many people in Africa.
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- Authors: Phillips, Russell
- Subjects: Renewable energy sources -- Africa , Telecommuting -- Africa , f-sa
- Language: English
- Type: text , Lectures
- Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10948/52484 , vital:43673
- Description: The world is becoming increasingly urbanized with more than half of the world population living in cities. In many instances urbanization is seen as a positive phenomenon, however in Africa, urbanization is shown to result in a large proportion of the urban population living in slum conditions. The recent COVID pandemic has necessitated that many persons work remotely and has shown that this arrangement can be both cost effective and efficient. The notion of promoting a remote work concept beyond the pandemic with a view to encouraging de-urbanization is proposed in this research. To achieve meaningful levels of de-urbanization in Africa, particularly in remote, rural areas two major challenges need to be overcome, namely internet connectivity and energy supply. The imminent rollout of Low Earth Orbit Satellites (LEO) for affordable remote connectivity coupled with the maturity of the current solar photovoltaic offerings present seemingly perfect solutions to the identified challenges. Additionally, the record low prices recently reached by Photovoltaic modules and Lithium-ion batteries seem to present fortuitous timing for a mass de-urbanization drive which may have the potential to improve the lives of many people in Africa.
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