12 FACULTY OF HUMANITIES ANNUAL REPORT 2021 relevant themes such as ‘COVID-19 and the impact on families’ and ‘LGBTIQ+ identities in Africa’. International Staff and postgraduate students have presented at a variety of local and international conferences and colloquiums, such as the South African Sociological Association Annual Congress and the International Sociological Association Forum. Prof Pragna Rugunanan was invited to give a keynote at the IV Forum of Sociology titled ‘Challenges of the 21st Century: Democracy, Environment, Inequalities, Intersectionality’ ISA Forum held virtually in Porto Alegre, Brazil, in February 2021. Prof Tina Uys, Prof Kezia Batisai, Dr David, du Toit, Siphelo Ngcwangu, Dr Muhammed Suleman and a number of postgraduate students also presented at the virtual conference. Prof Chagonda presented a paper on the effects of COVID-19 on research ethics at a webinar that was organised by the London School of Economics (LSE) and Oxford University. Prof Pragna Rugunanan was invited by the University of Namibia in March 2021, to present at their webinar on ‘Women in Research: Experiences in Building Resilience during Covid-19’. She was also invited by the Centre for the Study of Social Exclusion & Inclusive Policy (CSSEIP), the University of Hyderabad (UH) in collaboration with Southern Regional Centre, Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), to present at the “Online Seven Day International Research Methodology Course Workshop” Postgraduate students and scholars at University of Hyderabad. Prof Ingrid Palmary was appointed Associate editor for the Journal of Feminism and Psychology, a highly ranked international journal (Impact factor of 3.37 and ranked 5/34 for women’s studies). Prof Kezia Batisai was appointed as Associate Editor for Society and Social Change, a specialty section within the Frontiers in Human Dynamics journal. Prof Batisai is a member of the International Steering Committee - Research Network Law, Gender and Sexuality (LEX). Dr Luke Sinwell is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Labour and Society (published by Brill, Leiden). Dr Siphelo Ngcwangu was a panelist at a virtual workshop on ‘4IR and Youth Unemployment’ HSRC /DSI, in June 2021. Prof Nthabiseng Motsemme, was a programme director for a webinar where Prof Tshilidzi Marwala and Mr. Parks Tau, MEC for Gauteng Department of Economic Development, raised the possibility of a “Township Studies Economy” Chair being funded and housed at UJ. In 2021, the Department of Sociology hosted a Pan-African webinar series. Prof Tapiwa Chagonda invited Prof Onyeonoru from the University of Ibadan to present a webinar on the Challenges and Opportunities of Working from Home in the Context of COVID 19 in Lagos, Nigeria. The next webinar included scholars from the global south. Prof Pragna Rugunanan invited scholars to talk on Migrating Nations: Researching migration and gender. The panel included Prof Indongo, from the University of Namibia, Dr Mary Setrana from the University of Ghana, Prof Ajailiu Niumai from the University of Hyderabad and Ms Ragi Bashonga (our NGap lecturer) from UJ. Dr Smuts was invited to run the first in a series of annual workshops at the 4th International Conference on Gender and Sexuality. Prof Patrick Bond gave the keynote address at the online one-day workshop titled ‘Illicit Financial Flow and Gas Flaring as Albatross to Nigeria’s Climate Change Response: Building Momentum towards COP 26’ hosted by the Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) with leading European climate experts in Lagos. Prof Bond was also on in a panel discussion on various maladies across Africa at The International Symposium on Security and Peace at the University of Port Harcourt in Nigeria (online). Staff members have actively participated in engaging with the public through a variety of media platforms, such as SABC News, EWN, Daily Thetha on SABC 1 and various radio programmes such as Radio 702. For example: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=ashwin+desai+on+the+untold+stories+of+black+rugby. In November 2021, Prof Tapiwa Chagonda penned a piece for The Conversation which has attracted close to 10 000 reads to date across the world. The department also has a vibrant Twitter presence and would like to
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