The WISER Podcast

This two-part series addresses Travelling Technology. It draws on research spanning 15 African countries and focusing on various technical assemblages to reflect on the amalgamation of techno-science ...

8 Apr 202126min

Part 2 of our mini-series on Unsettlement explores the predicament of those who are stranded in states of indefinite displacement, deferred arrival and recurrent departure around the world today. It h...

31 Mar 202128min

Today we launch our 2021 Season of The WISER Podcast. This year, from March to September, we will run concept-based podcasts, each in two parts over two weeks. Our first edition of The WISER Podcast f...

25 Mar 202123min

Charne Lavery discusses how theory from the south can be taken further south, towards the currents and creatures of the Southern Ocean. Charne Lavery is a Lecturer in the Department of English at the ...

23 Okt 202014min

Keith Breckenridge discusses Biometric Capitalism and African economics in the 21st Century. The WISER Podcast is also available on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Keith Breckenridge is a Professor of Hist...

15 Okt 202017min

Using Covid-19 as a point of departure, Sarah Nuttall explores the “redistributed university”. She considers new and older challenges that have contributed to redefining institutions of higher learnin...

9 Okt 202015min

In Episode 4 of Season 2 of The WISER Podcast, Shireen Hassim and Sisonke Msimang discuss the life, politics and legacy of Winnie Mandela. Shireen Hassim is Canada 150 Research Chair in Gender and Afr...

25 Sep 202019min

Sisonke Msimang discusses the life, politics and legacy of Winnie Mandela. Sisonke Msimang is the author of  Always Another Country: A Memoir of Exile and Home (2017) and The Resurrection of Winnie Ma...

25 Sep 202014min