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SUMMARY:African Literature And Human Rights In The Fourth Industrial Revol
 ution
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DESCRIPTION:Speakers: Thabisani Ndlovu (Walter Sisulu University)\nThe hum
 anities\, in this case\, African literature\, are under threat – a situa
 tion that should spur those in the field into relevant action towards rein
 vention\, increased relevance and survival in the Fourth Industrial Revolu
 tion (4IR). This paper proposes interdisciplinarity – in this case the i
 nterdiscipline of African literature and human rights – as one example o
 f the ways in which the humanities can reinvent themselves to prove their 
 worth and utility in struggles for human survival and flourishing. While t
 here is so much hype about the 4IR and technological advancements\, there 
 is increasingly less critical focus on ideas of human coexistence. There s
 eems to be a terrible assumption that technological advancements will be a
 ccompanied by increased understanding among humans when instead\, there ar
 e already strong signs\, such as the rise of the far-right and xenophobia 
 – proof that the 4IR needs an even stronger humanities presence and inte
 rvention than before. The centering of the human in African literature and
  human rights foregrounds notions of co-existence and reminds us that to b
 e aware of one’s and others’ humanity requires continual reflection an
 d practice – something that this paper\, drawing on humanising pedagogy\
 , will illustrate through examples from my teaching of African literature 
 and human rights.\n\nhttps://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/20
 63/
LOCATION:School of Tourism and Hospitality
URL:https://events.saip.org.za/event/171/contributions/2063/
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