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Collaboration between Poland and UP Tercia Klopper Posted on 28 Feb 2013 A group of Polish students from the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan visited the Department of Afrikaans in February. [Read More] |
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Tribute to the late Jakes Gerwel by Hein Willemse of the Department of Afrikaans, UP Tercia Klopper Posted on 29 Nov 2012 Professor G.J. (Jakes) Gerwel (66) passed away on Wednesday, 28 November 2012. He was a professor in Afrikaans literature, erstwhile rector of the University of the Western-Cape and the first post-1994 director-general in the office of President Nelson Mandela. After his retirement he served on the boards of several scientific and business institutions. Since 2003 he was an honorary professor in the Department of Afrikaans at the University of Pretoria. [Read More] |
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Prof Andries Visagie and Ms Jacomien van Niekerk elected to the management committee of the Afrikaanse Letterkundevereniging Faculty/Fakulteit Posted on 25 Oct 2012 The UP Department of Afrikaans has been approached to host the next conference of the ALV in 2014. [Read More] |
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ALV Conference Tercia Klopper Posted on 24 Oct 2012 Prof Andries Visagie and Ms Jacomien van Niekerk elected to the management committee of the Afrikaanse letterkundevereniging [Read More] |
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Profile of a writer: Elsa Joubert - seminar by Prof Willie Burger Tercia Klopper Posted on 18 Oct 2012 On 19 October 2012, the Afrikaans writer Elsa Joubert celebrated her ninetieth birthday. [Read More] |
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Seminar Tercia Klopper Posted on 17 Sep 2012 Seminar by Prof. Henning Pieterse [Read More] |
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Seminar by Jacomien van Niekerk: “The poetry of I.L. de Villiers (1936-2009)” Tercia Klopper Posted on 13 Aug 2012 Jacomien van Niekerk will present a paper titled “The poetry of I.L. de Villiers (1936-2009)” on Thursday, 23 August 2012. I.L. (Izak) de Villiers is often described as the first pastor-poet in Afrikaans since Totius. [Read More] |
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Congress of the ALV to take place in Pretoria from 25 to 27 September 2012 J van Niekerk Posted on 12 Jun 2012 The 15th Congress of the Afrikaanse Letterkundevereniging (ALV) will be held in Pretoria from 25 to 27 September. This year’s biennial Congress will be hosted by UNISA’s Department of Afrikaans and Literary Theory. Several members of UP’s Department of Afrikaans will present papers. [Read More] |
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Tydskrif vir Letterkunde Prof H Willemse Posted on 02 Mar 2012 The autumn edition of Tydskrif vir Letterkunde, housed in the Afrikaans department of the University of Pretoria, has been published. [Read More] |
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"Why can't they just speak Dutch? Minority Language Policies and Language Attitudes in Friesland." T Klopper Posted on 22 Feb 2012 Nanna Haug Hilton, Associate Professor of Sociolinguistics, Department of Frisian Language and Culture, University of Groningen, is visiting the Department of Afrikaans, UP, on Monday, 27 February, and will present a talk. [Read More] |
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Members of Department of Afrikaans contribute to Cambridge publication J van Niekerk Posted on 21 Feb 2012 Two members of the Department of Afrikaans contributed to the recently published and long-awaited Cambridge History of South African Literature (edited by David Attwell and Derek Attridge from the University of York, United Kingdom). [Read More] |
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Department of Afrikaans: Seminaar by Prof Visagie T Klopper Posted on 20 Feb 2012 You are invited to the first seminaar of 2012 by the Department of Afrikaans on Thursday, 23 February at 8:30 in HM 15-31. [Read More] |
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Patryspoort Conference T Klopper Posted on 17 Feb 2012 Modernism in Afrikaans and Dutch Literature; Cognitive Linguistics [Read More] |
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Shourt course in Afrikaans offered by CE at UP and the Department of Afrikaans J van Niekerk Posted on 16 Feb 2012 Beginners courses of 10 weeks long are scheduled for people wanting to learn the basics of Afrikaans. [Read More] |
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Spring Seminar T Klopper Posted on 15 Feb 2012 The annual Spring Seminar for Afrikaans teachers, hosted by the Department of Afrikaans, will take place on Friday, 12 October 2012. The seminar will be held on the Groenkloof Campus of the University of Pretoria. [Read More] |
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Tydskrif vir Letterkunde turns 75! Department of Afrikaans/Departement Afrikaans Posted on 23 Sep 2011 Professor Hein Willemse of the Department of Afrikaans at UP has been the editor of the literary journal Tydskrif vir Letterkunde since 2003. The journal's 75th birthday was celebrated on the 8th of September 2011 with a small function held in the Merensky library. It is not only the oldest literary journal in South Africa, but on the African continent. [Read More] |
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The semantics of eating and drinking: a comparison between Afrikaans and Northern Sotho Jacomien van Niekerk Posted on 19 Sep 2011 Two UP linguists, Dr. Nerina Bosman (Department of Afrikaans) and Prof. Elsabé Taljard (Department of African Languages) are presenting a seminar on Friday, 30 September 2011 at 10h30 in HSB 15-31 on "The semantics of eating and drinking - a comparison between Afrikaans and Northern Sotho". [Read More] |
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Thought-provoking seminar by the well-known Antjie Krog Jacomien van Niekerk Posted on 09 Sep 2011 On Thursday, 8 September 2011, Antjie Krog delivered a paper in die Faculty Seminar Series of the Faculty of Humanities as guest of the Department of Afrikaans. [Read More] |
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Dutch Bursaries T Klopper Posted on 05 Sep 2011 Application forms now available [Read More] |
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Faculty Seminar by Antjie Krog: 'Consequential pictures: Suske, Wiske and Mandela' Tercia Klopper: 012 420 4075 Posted on 22 Aug 2011 Antjie Krog, writer, poet, journalist and academic will present a seminar in the Faculty of Humanities on 8 September 2011 titled "Consequential pictures: Suske, Wiske and Mandela". [Read More] |
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Tydskrif vir Letterkunde 48.2 Jan Stander Posted on 11 Aug 2011 The spring edition of Tydskrif vir Letterkunde, housed in the Afrikaans department of the University of Pretoria, has just appeared. [Read More] |
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West African Research Association conference Prof H Willemse Posted on 29 Jul 2011 Hein Willemse attended the West African Research Association conference, "Carrefours Sahariens: Vues du Sud / Saharan Crossroads: Views from the South " in Niamey, Niger in July 2011. [Read More] |
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SAVN Congress Prof A Visagie Posted on 28 Jul 2011 Four lecturers and students represented the Afrikaans Department of UP at the recent conference of the South African Association of Dutch Studies (SAVN) held at the University of the Western Cape, Bellville. [Read More] |
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Creative Writing Winter School Prof H Pieterse Posted on 28 Jul 2011 The fifth Winter School for Creative Writing was presented from 27 June - 1 July on UP's main campus. [Read More] |
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Congress - Dr Bosman Dr Bosman Posted on 27 Jul 2011 Dr Nerina Bosman and a colleque from NMMU, prof Annél Otto, presented a lecture at the Afrilex-congress in Windhoek (5-7 July). [Read More] |
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Seminar by Andries Visagie: 'Walter van den Broeck's utopian challenge to global capitalism in Terug naar Walden' Posted on 09 Jun 2011 On Friday, 24 June at 10:30 in HSB 15-31 Prof Andries Visagie of the Department of Afrikaans (UP) will present a seminar titled "Walter van den Broeck's utopian challenge to global capitalism in Terug naar Walden". The presentation will be in Afrikaans and all are welcome to attend. [Read More] |
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Seminar: Affiliations in the work of Afrikaans poet S.V. Petersen Posted on 24 May 2011 On Friday, 3 June at 10H30 in HSB 15-2, Prof Hein Willemse (Afrikaans Department, UP) will present a seminar titled "S.V. Petersen se poësie van verwantskap" ("Affiliations in the poetry of S.V. Petersen"). The presentation will be in Afrikaans and all are welcome to attend. [Read More] |
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New Talatala publication from the Department of Afrikaans: The Afrikaans of the Cape Muslims by Achmat Davids Posted on 19 May 2011 Profs. Hein Willemse (University of Pretoria) and Suleman E. Dangor (University of Kwazulu-Natal) co-edited The Afrikaans of the Cape Muslims, a path-breaking study authored by the late Achmat Davids (1939-1998). [Read More] |
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Seminar by Hein Willemse: 'Towards a more diverse conception of Afrikaans' Posted on 11 Apr 2011 On Friday, 13 May at 10:30 in room 15-2 of the Humanities Building, Prof Hein Willemse of the Department of Afrikaans will present a seminar, "Towards a more diverse conception of Afrikaans". The presentation will take place in Afrikaans and all are welcome to attend this interesting event. [Read More] |
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Tydskrif vir Letterkunde: Autumn issue about Nigeria Posted on 07 Mar 2011 The autumn issue of Tydskrif vir Letterkunde, a journal for African literature (edited by Prof Hein Willemse of the Department of Afrikaans at the University of Pretoria) has just been published. [Read More] |
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Nation-wide Writing Contest of Bloemfontein Writers' Association for adults and learners Posted on 02 Mar 2011 Entries for the BSV's National Writing competition close 6 May 2011. [Read More] |
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Welcome to Groenkloof students from Department of Afrikaans Posted on 11 Feb 2011 As from 2011 the Department of Afrikaans will be involved in the teaching of Afrikaans as a subject to students on the Groenkloof campus doing their teacher's training. [Read More] |
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Hein Willemse speaks at CASAS and the Suidoosterfees Posted on 03 Feb 2011 Hein Willemse, professor in the Department of Afrikaans, took part in public intellectual debates about pertinent issues in Afrikaans twice in the past week. [Read More] |
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Globalization, literature and culture: Andries Visagie publishes in important new book Posted on 02 Feb 2011 Andries Visagie, professor in the Department of Afrikaans, contributed a chapter in an exciting new book published December 2010 by Routledge. [Read More] |
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Andries Visagie joins the Department of Afrikaans as professor Posted on 28 Jan 2011 The Department of Afrikaans is happy to welcome prof. Andries Visagie as a new member of staff from 1 January 2011. [Read More] |
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Short courses in Afrikaans offered by CE at UP and the Department of Afrikaans Posted on 26 Jan 2011 Afrikaans for Beginners is not only offered as a course for full-time students at UP. We also have short 10 week courses available for people wanting to learn the basics of Afrikaans. [Read More] |
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Honours Symposium show and tell Posted on 01 Nov 2010 The Department of Afrikaans's Honours Symposium was held on Saturday, 23 October 2010 on the Hatfield Campus. This annual symposium gives students the opportunity to give short presentations on their individual honours research projects. [Read More] |
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Spring Seminar 2010 once again a big success Posted on 25 Oct 2010 The Department of Afrikaans's 21st seminar for Afrikaans teachers was presented on Friday, 15 October 2010 in the Auditorium on the Groenkloof Campus. Approximately 240 teachers attended this year's event. [Read More] |
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Afrikaans Honours student attends Summer School in the Netherlands Posted on 13 Aug 2010 The 55th summer course on Dutch language and culture, presented by the Dutch Language Union, was held in Zeist from 19 July to 7 August and attended by 141 participants from 30 countries. Three students represented South Africa, one of which was Shaun de Jager, an honours student of the Department of Afrikaans at UP. [Read More] |
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Department of Afrikaans rewards top students at prize giving function Posted on 16 Mar 2010 On Friday, 12 March 2010 the Department of Afrikaans had its annual prize giving function. [Read More] |
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Breyten Breytenbach visits UP as guest of the Department of Afrikaans Posted on 15 Mar 2010 Professor Willie Burger, head of the Department of Afrikaans, was instrumental in bringing the renowned Afrikaans poet and artist, Breyten Breytenback, to the University of Pretoria campus on Friday the 5th of March. Breyten did not deliver a formal lecture, but answered questions and spoke freely on various topics in conversation with prof. Burger. The venue was the Musaion on the main campus. [Read More] |
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Voices of former Tukkies immortalised in special volume Posted on 17 Nov 2008 On Wednesday, 12 November 2008, the launch of Amfiteater. Skrywerstemme van oud-Tukkies took place in the Merensky Library. This volume commemorates the centenary of the University of Pretoria in the form of more than twenty creative contributions by Tuks alumni of several generations. [Read More] |
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