Apply now for two Master's internships
THE Youth, Gender and Reproductive Health Programme at FHISER, in partnership with the Higher Education AIDS (HEAIDS) office at the University of Fort Hare, are offering two full time Master's internships. READ MORE
FHISER announces new Masters programme in African Studies
Fort Hare Institute of Social and Economic Research (FHISER), in partnership with the African Studies Programme at Oxford University and the Rhodes-Mandela Foundation, will be offering a taught two-year Masters programme in African Studies through the Faculty of Humanities and Social Science at Fort Hare from 2009. READ MORE
Monica Hunter Wilson exhibition opened EL Museum
An exhibition which marked the opening of the historic Monica Wilson Centenary Conference earlier this year is now open at the East London Museum. READ MORE
Exploring the narratives of shipwreck survivors in the 16th and 17th centuries
Retired former head of the East London Museum, Gill Vernon, has had a lifelong love affair with the history of this region. Now she is indulging her passion by researching what she calls a pre-colonial history of South Africa's south-east coast by examining texts detailing shipwreck survivors' accounts of their journeys to Delagoa Bay (modern-day Maputo in Moçambique). READ MORE |
FHISER is currently hosting an African Film Seminar Series, showing and introducing 11 films by African or Caribbean directors. The seminar series is aimed at Fort Hare staff and students and is being presented by African film expert Max Annas and FHISER visiting fellow, Henriette Gunkel. 
