Since its founding in 2006, the Centre for Humanities Research (CHR) at the University of the Western Cape has fostered critical inquiry into post-apartheid freedom, placing the arts at the heart of its work. Engaging with the university’s complex history, CHR challenges inherited narratives, shaping a humanities discourse that connects Africa’s intellectual traditions to global debates. Through its graduate fellowship and artist-in-residence programmes, and partnerships across institutions, CHR cultivates scholars and cultural practitioners committed to rethinking society, politics, and technology.
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