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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">The African Centre for Epistemology of Philosophy of Science (</span><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/uDNUCD1vlpTO8AoY0tWfYcjblIU?domain=uj.ac.za"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">ACEPS</span></a><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">)
at the University of Johannesburg invites abstract submissions for:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Bearing Witness: Citizens and The Law in Post-Apartheid South Africa</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p align="center" style="margin-left:1.0cm;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Melville Community Centre Chiesa di Pazzo Lupi</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif"><br>
19–21<sup>st</sup> June 2025</span> <span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The legacy of Apartheid in South Africa is defined by an oppressive, coercive, and violent dynamic between
the state, citizenry and the law </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">where both political power and epistemic authority were monopolised</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">.
In the post-apartheid context, this historical injustice has precipitated a multitude of epistemic wrongs, manifesting in the suppression of marginalised voices and the systematic erasure of entire knowledge systems and practices.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> This workshop uses the framework of bearing witness to epistemic wrongs, pioneered by Jennifer Lackey,
to reflect on such wrongs. The aim is to foster critical dialogue and explore avenues for epistemically reparative action, through an intergenerational and cross-disciplinary inquiry into the moral, epistemological, and practical imperatives for reforming
and repairing the relationship between the people and the institutions that govern them. This involves not only confronting the enduring injustices inherited from apartheid but also examining additional wrongs that persist in contemporary society, thereby
reimagining how practices might be reconfigured on a broader scale. Through the integration of historical analysis, philosophical and academic inquiry, dialogue with Freedom Fighters, Indigenous law experts, and artists, this event aspires to chart a course
towards a more equitable and accountable society, ultimately restoring trust between the state, law enforcement and the communities they serve.
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The workshop will feature academic presentations, discussion panels and spaces dedicated to artistic expression through poetry, painting, drumming and beadwork, thereby grounding the discussions in the tangible realities of people’s lived experiences.
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">ACEPS will also be collaborating with the Seth Mazibuko Foundation, who are organising an event for next year’s commemoration of the 50<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the 1976 Youth
Uprising.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"> This partnership reinforces the commitment to historical memory and social justice and underscores the importance of linking
past struggles with ongoing contemporary efforts to achieve reparative transformation towards the future.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Abstracts are invited for academic flash-talks on the following topics (this list is not exhaustive)</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The legacy of epistemic injustice in policing<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Historical antagonism between law enforcement and communities<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The role of traditional and new media in constructing legal narratives and public perceptions of criminality<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Decolonial responses to the marginalisation of African legal traditions and worldviews<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">The incorporation of Indigenous epistemologies in judicial practices within and beyond customary law
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Feminist and queer perspectives of the legal and justice systems<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Bearing witness to untold stories and silenced narratives<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Potential avenues and opportunities for community reparations and the future of justice in South Africa<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Student Protests and The Law<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:0cm;mso-add-space:auto;line-height:normal;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Impacts of disproportionality in sentencing on marginalised communities<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">All accepted presenters will be expected to submit a written piece to be provided to participants and published on the ACEPS platform. Authors will present a 10-minute ‘flash’
talk at the event followed by 10 minutes of Q&A. While we expect the written piece to be richly representative of the author’s discipline, the presentation should strive to be as accessible to as wide an audience as possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Abstract length</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">: 300-500 words<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Submission deadline</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">: 15 April 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Notification of acceptance</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">: 30 April 2025<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Email abstracts</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">:
</span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="mailto:shened@uj.ac.za?subject=Inquiry%20for%20ACEPS%20June%20Event%202025"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">shened@uj.ac.za</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Email queries</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">:
</span><span lang="EN-GB"><a href="mailto:dimphom@uj.ac.za?subject=Inquiry%20for%20ACEPS%20June%20Event%202025"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">dimphom@uj.ac.za</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Postgrad funding</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">: Accepted postgraduate students will be at least partially funded.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Funding</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">This event is a part of the
</span><a href="https://url.au.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/Z0iBCE8wmrt6Zxl4Muwh7c7TAzw?domain=buffett.northwestern.edu"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Epistemic Reparations Global Working Group</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif"> supported
by the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs at Northwestern University. It is also the fourth event of a three-year collaboration on
<i>Epistemic Wrongs, Blame, and Reparation</i>s between Jennifer Lackey (Northwestern University), Cameron Boult (Brandon University), and Veli Mitova (University of Johannesburg).
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<p style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">Organisers:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif"> Dimpho Moletsane, Shené de Rijk, Paige Benton, Nomaswazi Kubeka, Harry Wilson Kapatika,
Veli Mitova <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0cm;background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Veli Mitova</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Director: African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science (ACEPS)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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