TEDxJohannesburg Dialogues: Matriarchy and the Ethnographic Gaze

Join us for TEDxJohannesburg Dialogues: Matriarchy and the Ethnographic Gaze.

We'll explore the fabric of society, structures of the matriarchal system and how it connects to anthropological history and the "Other.” For centuries, anthropology looked outward from the West, describing other societies as objects to be studied and named, while the individuals and communities being described and studied were rarely asked how they saw themselves. The "Other" names that distance: the one who is watched and spoken about rather than with. In this conversation, we alter the view and look for a different perspective. We ask who gets to look, who is looked at, and what becomes possible when African artists and researchers reclaim the authority to describe their own worlds.

This dialogue will feature conversations with Tinyiko Makwakwa and Khensani Mohlatlole, as well as poetry from Philile Sekgothe.

Ticket includes a light lunch and drinks.

Supported by kumalo | turpin and Nine Yards