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Look what came in the mail today!! #FicSci02 #NightSky
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Book launch 🚀 ROCKLANDS
On Becoming the First Generation of Black Psychologists in Post-Apartheid South Africa by Liezille Jean Jacobs   Date — Thursday, 5 September 2024   
Time — 17h00 for 17h30 (SAST) 
Place — Exclusive Books, Cavendish RSVP — africanminds.cmail19.com/t/r…
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‘My training & experience at @UWConline was to turn #psychology upside down & look at ways in which you need to #stop #oppressing people’- #Rocklands: 1st generation of #blackpsychologists @African_Minds @JJ_Stellies @StellenboschUni @Rhodes_Uni
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NEW POST: 'Documenting Database as Book and Lively Community Archive' This post explores how we'll document the database-as-book experimental project, integrating the PECE platform into @African_Minds publishing workflow: copim.pubpub.org/pub/documen… #OAbooks #OpenAccess
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LAUNCH: Rocklands by Liezille Jacobs. In conversation with @JJ_Stellies, and with family and colleagues @StellBusSchool africanminds.co.za/rocklands… #OpenAccess #psychology
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Buy a print copy or download the book for FREE africanminds.co.za/rocklands… #OpenAccess @RhodesUni
#Rocklands written by @DrLiezille offers us a courageous and captivating read and the book is both #inspired and #inspiring says #ProfNormanDuncan - launch of her book takes place on Tuesday 6 August at @StellBusSchool @IsJyOpit
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“When I first read the manuscript - #Rocklands. I was excited and disturbed in equal measure” - Prof Jonathan Jansen @JJ_Stellies @DrLiezille @UWConline @StellenboschUni @African_Minds @Rhodes_Uni @Stanford @HowardU @MRCza @HSRCza
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The African Open Science Platform (hosted by the NRF) and the @ird_fr invite abstract submissions for the Open Science in the South Conference 2024. Please follow this link for details and to access the submission form: aosp.org.za/open-science-sou… Deadline: 30 June 2024.
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African Minds retweeted
Africa’s postdoc workforce is on the rise — but at what cost? @Nature nature.com/articles/d41586-0… For the situation in South Africa see: doi.org/10.17159%2Fsajs.2024… #postdoctoral @TshotshiQueen @CREST_SU
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We had no idea!! Delighted nevertheless. 🌷🌺🦚 #openaccess #oabooks ⬇️ africanminds.co.za/flow/
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African Minds retweeted
The future of the Humanities and Social Sciences is looking brighter than ever. The diversity of topics and perspectives explored in the submissions adds to the anticipation for the event. View full long list for a glimpse into the impactful contributions of this year's entrants
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"What makes #FicSci01 special is the mix of writers involved... they all bring something different to the table, making each page in the book exciting & fresh." What an amazing review by @ishmael__mokone! Read the full review: ow.ly/Watc50QIFLo | @African_Minds @WamuwiM
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My short story got published this month! This project has my heart #FicSci01. A group of writers responding to a scientist’s work. There are so many beautiful explorations in this anthology and I’m grateful to be here. To read ow.ly/LHQf50PgcY5
Writers don't give their work enough visibility. Use this tweet to announce/promote your book, your new story, your new poems, and your forthcoming book.
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New perspectives on Africa! "The Politics of Housing in (Post-)colonial Africa" examines power dynamics shaping housing rights in Africa. "Transforming Research Excellence" challenges research norms & centers Southern knowledge production. africanminds.co.za/ #OpenAccess
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African Minds retweeted
Since 2020, ScienceOpen and @African_Minds have collaborated to promote and disseminate their scholarship through a user-friendly interface that generates streamlined, machine-readable #metadata and quickly integrates rich #book records into #ScienceOpen. blog.scienceopen.com/2023/12…
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“Scientists and their knowledge are positioned as resources for creative writers to think with, and vice versa” - Prof Iqani & Dr @WamuwiM. Learn more about the motivation of the #FicSci anthology by freely downloading “flow”: africanminds.co.za/flow/ #Imidibaniso | @African_Minds
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African Minds retweeted
Got my hard copy today 😊❤️. My short story ‘Abazindla’ published in Flow FicSci 01. So grateful 🙏🏾 The great power lies with the one brave enough to search within 🧬. @imidibaniso_sc @African_Minds
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