The Academic Citizen

In the latest episode of #TheAcademicCitizen, being delayed is not being denied. We explore the choppy waters of what it means to be success? with Adv Thato Toeba, who or what determines failure with Dr Sthabile Kolwa and unpacking the enabling conditions that aid us in taking risks and learning from our failure with Dr Dee Marco. Part 2 comprises of Dr Nosipho Mngomezulu, Dr Sthabile Kolwa and Dr...

In the latest episode of The Academic Citizen, being delayed is not being denied. We explore the choppy waters of what it means to be success? with Adv Thato Toeba, who or what determines failure with Dr Sthabile Kolwa and unpacking the enabling conditions that aid us in taking risks and learning from our failure with Dr Dee Marco. Part 1 comprises of Dr Nosipho Mngomezulu and Adv. Thato Toeba

Breath is life. In this episode, our academic citizens explore how breathing helps our mental and physical well-being with Dr. Ela Manga and the advocacy for improved air quality in our cities and health with A/Prof Tolullah Oni. A special thank you to Dr. Nosipho Mngomezulu for permission to use excerpts from her ethnographic audio Hold For Sixty, None, Two and Seven, which focuses on the use of...

Breath is life. In this episode, our academic citizens explore how breathing helps our mental and physical well-being with Dr. Ela Manga and the advocacy for improved air quality in our cities and health with A/Prof Tolullah Oni. A special thank you to Dr. Nosipho Mngomezulu for permission to use excerpts from her ethnographic audio Hold For Sixty, None, Two and Seven, which focuses on the use of...

An exploration of ancestors and lineage with reference to the academic and intellectual project. Part 3 explores placement and identity with Youlendree Appasamy as well as academic ancestors with Dr Mohammad Shabangu.

An exploration of ancestors and lineage with reference to the academic and intellectual project. Part 2 speaks to heritage and ancestry from rock art to archeology with Dr Sven Ouzman.

An exploration of ancestors and lineage with reference to the academic and intellectual project. This is an intro by Dr Nosipho Mngomezulu, podcast host of The Academic Citizen.

In this episode, we think about the other version of eluhlaza: Blue. This journey will take us into and below the ocean and beyond forms of earth-bound thinking. Listen to our guests, artist and oceanic academic Meghan Judge, zoologist and behavioural ecologist Professor Aliza Le Roux and artist and PhD candidate, Zayaan Khan as they help us imagine the deep colour Blue.

As universities grapple with what it means to take seriously the imperative to green our campuses and research practice, this episode explodes the colour green: to consider the importance of indigenous knowledge, the relationship between ecological and social diversity and how envy and competition shape our relationship to academic work. In this episode, we think out loud with the colour green wit...

This episode explores the complexities that arise when considering the financial status of our universities and the higher education sector in general. Like any institution in a capitalist economy, universities revolve around money, income, and expenditure. We explore some aspects of the bigger picture of how money makes the university go round.

Animating the Post-Pandemic Academic Experience After a 4 year break, the Academic Citizen podcast, has staged a comeback. In doing so, the team as led by Professors Mehita Iqani and Nosipho Mngomezulu are reanimating the commitment to growing space for the higher education community in South Africa and beyond to explore what we do and why it matters. This 6th season is being curated into inter-di...