Horizon 2055, ISCIA Seminar 15: "Dystopias of hope" by Belinda Du Plooy, 26 Sept, 2025
Hurst, Andrea (Prof) (Summerstrand Campus South)
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Links to previous seminars in the series below
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· Please note that the sessions are automatically recorded and your participation in them indicates acknowledgement of this.
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Links to previous seminars in the series
Seminar 1: The Substance meets Zizek: Unpacking the concept of the future, Andrea Hurst. https://youtu.be/a8tN2dl35Kw
Seminar 2: What will home us in 2055? Gary Koekemoer. https://youtu.be/vmwVoxC5tEM
Seminar 3: Wild ethics and feathered friends. Emma Hay. https://youtu.be/gGZR4H37jxI
Seminar 4: “The Dinner” A Short Story. Anton Botha. https://youtu.be/Jsq-xq7vipA
Seminar 5: Moments in the Making. Vulindlela Nyoni. https://youtu.be/czyEsv-nX9s
Seminar 6: The Tragedy of the Transhuman. Richard Swinney. https://youtu.be/C5go4h32oqI
Seminar 7: How can art shape the future of Medicine. Alex Pennington. https://youtu.be/z41Gf0eX7NA
Seminar 8: Barbarians of the Minoritarian Imagination. Matthias Pauwels. https://youtu.be/JIVZivUjgb0
Seminar 9: The Oracle in the machine. Farhang Erfani. https://youtu.be/Vqjy3SkA2eE
Seminar 10: Art for relating to the Earth. Erin Smith. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veZpXbtmtnU
Seminar 11: Sonopoietics. Aragorn Eloff. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAgq9SDQ_so
Seminar 12: Fake Music and Fantastic Sounds. Glenn Holtzman. https://youtu.be/yNQqFHxvKpI
Seminar 13: Entanglements. Brian Castellani. https://youtu.be/YCN5VBxBpRA
Seminar 14: Making something out of nothing. Taryn Jade. https://youtu.be/6vlSYIzN91c
Prof Andrea Hurst
Professor of Philosophy
SARCHI Chair – ISCIA (Identities and Social Cohesion in Africa)
Nelson Mandela University
Office 103a, Eendrag Building (Bird Street Gallery)
Bird Street Campus
Tel: 041-504 4848
Email: andrea.hurst@mandela.ac.za
Website: https://isciachair.mandela.ac.za/
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