UWC Women's and Gender Studies Department

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The Women’s & Gender Studies (WGS) Department is an inter- and transdisciplinary department that emerged out of gender and anti-apartheid activism at UWC in the 1980s and early 1990s. The Women’s and Gender Studies Department explores questions of social and gender justice and processes of societal and institutional transformation, as well as critical scrutiny of the way that dominant knowledges a

nd practices acquire authority and public visibility. We are particularly concerned with foregrounding and thinking with alternative knowledges, and the project of reconceptualising orthodox scholarly practices within the larger goal of decolonial, feminist scholarship. Our focus on systemic and structural expressions of power is undertaken through combining interdisciplinary research employing a feminist intersectional approach as well as through our pedagogical practices which employ innovative, critical and feminist pedagogies for social justice.

Our very own Professor Tammy Shefer hold a Chair hosted in the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies. A great achieve...
05/08/2026

Our very own Professor Tammy Shefer hold a Chair hosted in the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies. A great achievement for us. 🥳🥳

With 31 SARChI Chairs, the University of the Western Cape is building research capacity, advancing specialised expertise and contributing knowledge that can shape South Africa and beyond. Meet the researchers behind this work and discover the breadth of UWC’s research excellence in the 2026 SARChI Chairs booklet: https://bit.ly/UWC-SARCHi-Chairs-2026

The Department of Women’s and Gender Studies mourns the sudden passing of Dr Mpho Motseki on Thursday, 19 March 2026. Dr...
27/03/2026

The Department of Women’s and Gender Studies mourns the sudden passing of Dr Mpho Motseki on Thursday, 19 March 2026. Dr Motseki graduated with her PhD in Women’s and Gender Studies in December 2025 and was a lecturer at the University of Mpumalanga.

Mpho’s PhD dissertation was ground-breaking having engaged incarcerated male perpetrators of intimate partner violence. Her research work was well received and was gaining traction amongst those vested in gender-based violence matters in South Africa.

We are saddened by the passing of Dr Mpho Cynthia Motseki and convey our sincere condolences to her family and loved ones.

The Women’s and Gender Studies Department cordially invites you to Pushing The Boundaries of Colonial Academy: Violence,...
25/03/2026

The Women’s and Gender Studies Department cordially invites you to Pushing The Boundaries of Colonial Academy: Violence, Healing & Knowledge Production In The University.

Join us celebrating the launches of Reimagining Social Justice Scholarship (Eds. Prof. Tamara Shefer, Dr. Carmine Rustin & Prof. Floretta Boonzaier) & In Pursuit of Epistemic Healing in South African Universities (Dr. Wanelisa Xaba).

* Date: 8 April 2026
* Time: 17h00 for 17h30
* Location: Iyatsiba Lab, Centre for Humanities Research, Woodstock.

Please RSVP by the 31st of March for catering purposes: [email protected]
https://forms.gle/XSRCL7NcQNrrknnK9

Graduate Research Assistant Position | Leadership Through/And Diversity BookApplications are invited from registered UWC...
10/03/2026

Graduate Research Assistant Position | Leadership Through/And Diversity Book

Applications are invited from registered UWC PhD candidates for a Research Assistant position supporting a book project on Leadership Through/And Diversity, led by Prof Robert J Balfour.

Deadline: 20 March 2026 | Enquiries: [email protected] / [email protected]​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

We’re getting things started!
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We’re getting things started!

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Robert Sobukwe Road, Bellville
Cape Town
7535

Opening Hours

Monday 08:00 - 16:00
Tuesday 08:00 - 16:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 16:00
Thursday 08:00 - 16:00
Friday 08:00 - 16:00

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+27219592234

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