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Book launch 🚀
ROCKLANDS
On Becoming the First Generation of Black Psychologists in Post-Apartheid South Africa
by Liezille Jean Jacobs
Date — Thursday, 5 September 2024
Time — 17h00 for 17h30 (SAST)
Place — Exclusive Books, Cavendish
RSVP — africanminds.cmail19.com/t/r…
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‘My training & experience at @UWConline was to turn #psychology upside down & look at ways in which you need to #stop #oppressing people’- #Rocklands: 1st generation of #blackpsychologists @African_Minds @JJ_Stellies @StellenboschUni @Rhodes_Uni
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Thank you @African_Minds for bringing #truth to #power for #Academics and helping to shape minds @RhodesResearch @HSRCPress @UWConline @DrLiezille @FabAcademic
African Minds retweeted
NEW POST: 'Documenting Database as Book and Lively Community Archive'
This post explores how we'll document the database-as-book experimental project, integrating the PECE platform into @African_Minds publishing workflow:
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#OAbooks #OpenAccess
LAUNCH: Rocklands by Liezille Jacobs.
In conversation with @JJ_Stellies, and with family and colleagues @StellBusSchool
africanminds.co.za/rocklands…
#OpenAccess #psychology
#Rocklands written by @DrLiezille offers us a courageous and captivating read and the book is both #inspired and #inspiring says #ProfNormanDuncan - launch of her book takes place on Tuesday 6 August at @StellBusSchool @IsJyOpit
African Minds retweeted
“When I first read the manuscript - #Rocklands. I was excited and disturbed in equal measure” - Prof Jonathan Jansen @JJ_Stellies @DrLiezille @UWConline @StellenboschUni @African_Minds @Rhodes_Uni @Stanford @HowardU @MRCza @HSRCza
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The African Open Science Platform (hosted by the NRF) and the @ird_fr invite abstract submissions for the Open Science in the South Conference 2024.
Please follow this link for details and to access the submission form: aosp.org.za/open-science-sou…
Deadline: 30 June 2024.
African Minds retweeted
Africa’s postdoc workforce is on the rise — but at what cost? @Nature nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
For the situation in South Africa see: doi.org/10.17159%2Fsajs.2024…
#postdoctoral @TshotshiQueen @CREST_SU
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The future of the Humanities and Social Sciences is looking brighter than ever.
The diversity of topics and perspectives explored in the submissions adds to the anticipation for the event. View full long list for a glimpse into the impactful contributions of this year's entrants
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"What makes #FicSci01 special is the mix of writers involved... they all bring something different to the table, making each page in the book exciting & fresh." What an amazing review by @ishmael__mokone! Read the full review: ow.ly/Watc50QIFLo | @African_Minds @WamuwiM
African Minds retweeted
My short story got published this month!
This project has my heart #FicSci01. A group of writers responding to a scientist’s work. There are so many beautiful explorations in this anthology and I’m grateful to be here.
To read ow.ly/LHQf50PgcY5
New perspectives on Africa!
"The Politics of Housing in (Post-)colonial Africa" examines power dynamics shaping housing rights in Africa.
"Transforming Research Excellence" challenges research norms & centers Southern knowledge production.
africanminds.co.za/ #OpenAccess
Findings in the Nature Index represent the reality for scientists in low-income countries. The #openaccess monograph Who Counts? relates the experiences of those in Ghana navigating the international science-publishing system.
nature.com/articles/d41586-0…
africanminds.co.za/who-count…
African Minds retweeted
Since 2020, ScienceOpen and @African_Minds have collaborated to promote and disseminate their scholarship through a user-friendly interface that generates streamlined, machine-readable #metadata and quickly integrates rich #book records into #ScienceOpen.
blog.scienceopen.com/2023/12…
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'(u)#Mzantsi Classics: Dialogues in #Decolonisation from Southern #Africa' @African_Minds
scienceopen.com/hosted-docum…
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“Scientists and their knowledge are positioned as resources for creative writers to think with, and vice versa” - Prof Iqani & Dr @WamuwiM. Learn more about the motivation of the #FicSci anthology by freely downloading “flow”: africanminds.co.za/flow/ #Imidibaniso | @African_Minds
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Got my hard copy today 😊❤️. My short story ‘Abazindla’ published in Flow FicSci 01. So grateful 🙏🏾
The great power lies with the one brave enough to search within 🧬.
@imidibaniso_sc @African_Minds
