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African Gender Institute

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AGI is a feminist research institute located within the Department of African Feminist Studies in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Cape Town (UCT).

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African Gender Institute @agiuct.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Come join us 📢‼️ We look forward to engaging with you ☝🏼🗓
#Feminist #advocacy #law
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African Gender Institute @agiuct.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
You're warmly invited to our seminar hosted by the Children, Feminism and Voice students. Details are on the invite. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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African Gender Institute @agiuct.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
A story that refuses silence. Voices that won't stay buried. QFFF and the AGI present the premier screening of Demockery, a documentary exploring democracy, identity and feminist resistance. RSVP at this link forms.gle/JAxQzc4iy2Z9... by 7th May.
A poster that says, "Demockery, a watch party. Official premier screening of Demockery,a documentary film produced by The Queer Feminist Film Festival. 9th May. HUM3A, 3rd Floor, Humanities building, UCT Upper Campus. 5pm-8pm. Food & snacks catered"
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African Gender Institute @agiuct.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
A story that refuses silence. Voices that won't stay buried. QFFF and the AGI present the premier screening of Demockery, a documentary exploring democracy, identity and feminist resistance. RSVP at this link forms.gle/JAxQzc4iy2Z9... by 7th May.
A poster that says, "Demockery, a watch party. Official premier screening of Demockery,a documentary film produced by The Queer Feminist Film Festival. 9th May. HUM3A, 3rd Floor, Humanities building, UCT Upper Campus. 5pm-8pm. Food & snacks catered"
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African Gender Institute @agiuct.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Last week's Conversation with Zubayr Charles was a great success. His discussions with our masters students and the broader audience was beautifully engaging and exciteful. We cannot recommend 'Haram' and 'The Sad Boy's Starter Pack and Other Poems' enough
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African Gender Institute @agiuct.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
We're proud to have celebrated the graduations of our students with their families last week. These are the feminists of the future and we're excited to see what they do next!
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African Gender Institute @agiuct.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
The AGI and AFS department invite you to join us for a conversation with Zubayr Charles on his debut novel and poetry anthology on Thursday, 9th April at 17h00. We hope to see you there!
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African Gender Institute @agiuct.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
The AGI and AFS department invite you to join us for a conversation with Zubayr Charles on his debut novel and poetry anthology on Thursday, 9th April at 17h00. We hope to see you there!
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African Gender Institute @agiuct.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
We are excited to announce a new postgraduate course for Semester 1: Children, Feminism and Voice, available at the Honours and Masters level for students from all departments and faculties. All information is on the attached advert. Registration is now open!
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African Gender Institute @agiuct.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Please join us for a screening of and discussion on Tehran Taxi on Wednesday, 4th February. RSVP at tinyurl.com/irfilming
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African Gender Institute @agiuct.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Dr. Neziswa Titi presenting "Decolonial African-centric Participatory Child-centric Research through Play"
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African Gender Institute @agiuct.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Today!
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African Gender Institute @agiuct.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Any photographers keen to volunteer should email cocreate.sun.ac.za
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African Gender Institute @agiuct.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Register by emailing neziswa.titi@uct.ac.za by 18 Sept 2025. The Pedagogy of Authenticity Workshop (23 Sept 2025) at the ASAA2025 conference in Cabo Verde will help you explore multilingualism and music, decolonising the curriculum and building trust with students through a Feminist ethics of care
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African Gender Institute @agiuct.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Please join us for a screening of A Home Called Vogue, followed by a Q&A session with the director, Yazeed Kamaldien
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African Gender Institute @agiuct.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Please join us for a screening of A Home Called Vogue, followed by a Q&A session with the director, Yazeed Kamaldien
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African Gender Institute @agiuct.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Please join us for our student-led panel discussion on masculinities. Note the venue change. All details are on the invite attached.
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African Gender Institute @agiuct.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Please join us for a seminar by Dr. Ashwini Tambe from George Washington University. All details are in the invite attached
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African Gender Institute @agiuct.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Please join us for a seminar by Dr. Ashwini Tambe from George Washington University. All details are in the invite attached
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African Gender Institute @agiuct.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Please join us for our student-led panel discussion on masculinities. Note the venue change. All details are on the invite attached.
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African Gender Institute @agiuct.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Dr Benita Moolman will be talking on Expresso about their participation in the third season of the docu-series Looking Into Darkness. She'll be discussing men's responsibility for and enjoyment of violence against women, specifically in relation to the murders of Vicky McLachlin and Nokuphila Kumalo
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African Gender Institute @agiuct.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Please join us for our upcoming book discussion with Jessica Horn. All details are in the invite attached.
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African Gender Institute @agiuct.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
Please join us for our upcoming book discussion with Jessica Horn. All details are in the invite attached.
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African Gender Institute @agiuct.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
🔊 PODCAST ALERT 🏳️‍🌈 Queering African Studies "Debunking the myth that queerness is un-African," listen to the full conversation on The Feminist Podcast Series on Spotify with Fidel Parks and Zamokuhle Zulu. shorturl.at/VorK6
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Queering African Studies
The Feminist Podcast Series · Episode
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African Gender Institute @agiuct.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Big thanks to everyone who came out to the film screening at AGI! We’re incredibly grateful to the filmmakers from the @filmandmediaUCT who shared their work with us. Onthou vi Fredo? Follow the filmmaker's page to catch their next screening @Onthou-Vi-Fredo
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African Gender Institute @agiuct.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Onthou vi Fredo? A documentary film screening and discussion This Thursday, 24 April 2025 | 14:00 -17:00 PM | CAS Gallery, Harry Oppenheimer Bld, Upper campus, Engineering mall, University of Cape Town www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAFS...
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Onthou vi Fredo Trailer
YouTube video by Joburg Film Festival
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African Gender Institute @agiuct.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Seminar @AfricanFeministStudies and @AfricanGenderInstitute 17 April 2025, 12 - 1:30 PM SAST, UCT CAS Gallery Upper campus.
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African Gender Institute @agiuct.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Episode 2 of The Feminist Podcast Series open.spotify.com/show/33p4CBH...
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African Gender Institute @agiuct.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Dr. Titi was honored to be a panelist at The Human Rights Collective event, held at the University of Cape Town (UCT). The distinguished panel covered crucial topics, including the right to healthcare and the rights of women, children, refugees, and the LGBTQIA+ community.
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African Gender Institute @agiuct.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
📯 Our podcast is now available on Spotify! 🥳 🎧 The Feminist Podcast Series (FPS): Our first episode is Queering African studies with Zamokuhle Zulu hosted by Fidel Parks. open.spotify.com/show/33p4CBH...
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The Feminist Podcast Series
Podcast · African Gender Institute (AGI) · The Feminist Podcast Series (FPS) seeks to promote the voices of African feminist thinkers and activists across disciplinary, institutional, and geographic ...
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African Gender Institute @agiuct.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Weaving Stories from the Margins (WEAVE): Women's Movements Against Violence A Virtual Commission on the Status of Women Side Event #CSW69 Associate Professor Benita Moolman will speak alongside WEAVE members, registration is free. More about the WEAVE: www.weave-collective.org
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The WEAVE Collective | Home
The Women Engaged Against Violence Everywhere (WEAVE) Collective was forged out of a shared commitment to uplift women’s movements that are addressing violence against women and girls (VAWG). It is ma...
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African Gender Institute @agiuct.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
The Department of Women and Gender Studies and the Centre for Humanities Research, University of the Western Cape (UWC), invite you to Freedom after Partition: Palestine, South Africa and the Making of Worlds
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African Gender Institute @agiuct.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Feminist Africa 2024, Volume 5, Issue 2 (2024) “Rethinking African Feminisms in the ‘New’ Normal” feministafrica.net/2024/08/30/f...
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African Gender Institute @agiuct.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Imam Muhsin Hendricks Statement Full statement available on the website. humanities.uct.ac.za/agi/articles...
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Imam Muhsin Hendricks Statement
In South Africa, often praised for its progressive constitution and legislation in matters relating to gender equality and sexual diversity, queer people have experienced horrendous forms of violence,...
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