For the second year running I’ve taught in the Literary Tourism in KZN course at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. My focus is on the digital resources the project has developed over the past ten years. These include a number of online, literary documentaries, audio interviews, a database of over 100 KwaZulu-Natal writers and a interactive, …
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The Ulwazi Programme in 20 Slides from McNulty on Vimeo. Niall McNulty introduces the Ulwazi Programme at the Durban PechaKucha evening, 2nd February 2012.
The Ulwazi Programme is an initiative run through the Libraries & Heritage Department of the eThekwini Municipality, which uses Web 2.0 technology, the public library and the community to collect indigenous knowledge and local history. Presentation given at PechaKucha Durban. Click here to download …
AFRICA, CRADLE OF WRITING AND ITS IMPERILED MANUSCRIPT TREASURES Presented by Jacques Habib Sy, Ph.D, Coordinator Africa Codicology Institute Venues in Pretoria, Durban and Cape Town (Videoconferencing facilities: see below) Date: Tuesday 13 March 2012 Time: 12:15 for 12:30 to 14:00 African scholars across various branches of knowledge have undertaken to challenge the myth that Africa …
