Joel Cabrita | Mapping Apartheid in South Africa Through the Regina Twala Archive

Abstract: This seminar discusses my ongoing work with the Regina Twala Archive. Twala was a pioneering South African intellectual and political activist, and I will talk about how her archive uncovers new perspectives on everyday life, intellectual networks, and political thought in twentieth-century South Africa. I will also highlight the innovative research of undergraduate Geoffrey Franc, who used the archive to develop a compelling project on racial segregation and the politics of green spaces in apartheid-era Johannesburg. Together, these projects demonstrate how archival research at Stanford can generate fresh insights into urban inequality, environment, and race under apartheid in South Africa.

Lunch will be served at 11:45 a.m. for in-person attendees. Register to join online. 
 

About the Speaker  

Joel Cabrita is Professor of African History at Stanford and Susan Ford Dorsey Director of the Center for African Studies. Geoffrey Franc is a first year undergraduate at Stanford, who took an Intro sem on the Twala Archives with Joel in his first term at Stanford.