RESEARCH & ACTIVISM: Ruth First & Activist Research

Interrogates, celebrates, performs and opens up a projective
scholarship on Ruth First’s extraordinary body of knowledge that
also recuperates, recovers and rediscovers her. Convincingly argues
for forging activist research that speaks to contemporary challenges
and builds on First’s rich legacy.

In this stunning and timely volume, leading activist-scholars engage the extraordinary
and courageous life, work and legacy of Ruth First to explore the productive relationship
between research and activism. The authors show that knowledge production is not
neutral and plays a vital role in co-creating a world in which justice, care, and collective
knowledge—as opposed to powerful elite class interests—define the body politic. Research
and Activism: Ruth First and Activist Research takes us on a journey that is both historical
and contemporary, and reminds us that activist research is essential to navigate our
turbulent times.
– Michelle Williams, University of the Witwatersrand

Free 16 Jul 19:30 ATKV Boeke-oase Prof Saleem Badat, Vasu Reddy