First face-to-face meeting at Mont Fleur, Stellenbosch 26 - 29 November 2014

On the 26 November 2014 the principal researcher invited all project members to join a face-to-face seminar at Mont Fleur in Stellenbosch, South Africa. For three and a half days project team members productively engaged in developing an analytical framework, planed future activities and received training by analysing data. This seminar also gave an opportunity to engage with theories on the post-humanism and the Affective Turn and engage with presentations by fellow project team members. Three PhD students were given an opportunity to present and receive feedback on their work

In preparation for the seminar the following areas were highlighted for discussion:

• Creation of an analytical framework for socially just pedagogies based on post humanism, social justice and the affective turn
• Engagement with and analysis of CSI and ET data collected by principal researcher using participatory action learning techniques.
• Engagement with critical post-humanist theories and affective turn theories
• Planning and review of current project plan
• Preparation for a submission of an application for ethical clearance by the NRF   

    

Present at the seminar (from left to right):

Abdullah Bayat, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
Jakob Pedersen, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Daniela Gachago, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
Karin Murris, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Veronica Mitchell, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Paul Prinsloo, UNISA, South Africa
Siddique Motala, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
Lindsey Nicholls, Brunel University, United Kingdom
Tammy Shefer, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
Ronelle Carolissen, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
Michalinos Zembylas, Open University of Cyprus, Cyprus
Denise Wood, Central Queensland University, Australia
Vivienne Bozalek, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
Brenda Leibowitz, University of Johannesburg, South Africa

Via Skype: Professor Rosi Braidotti, Ultrecht University, The Netherlands