Project Updates

Local artists interpret research on GBV in exhibition: Sunday World

11 December 2022

"Academic research, art and dialogue come together in a study on gender-based violence (GBV) in South Africa and India, with local artist Philiswa Lila tasked with interpreting it in an exhibition. The research known as the GendV Project – which is headed by the University of Cambridge in collaboration with the University...

GendV Artist Philiswa Lila named on the Mail & Guardian's "Top 200 Young South Africans List 2022"

30 August 2022

Philiswa Lila has been named as one of the Mail & Guardian's "Top 200 Young South Africans List 2022", for her work as a Visual Artist and Storyteller. The Mail & Guardian writes; 'Lila is a visual artist and storyteller. She is influenced by the nuances of memory, brought about by the sensory explorations of...

Could nurses track domestic violence from stomach pains and headaches?

30 May 2022

"A long forgotten plan would have helped clinic nurses trace the signs of domestic violence and get people help. The policy was drawn up in 2001, but never made it off the page. Now, researcher Lisa Vetten says it’s time for the document to be resurrected." Written by Lisa Vetten. Read the full article on Bhekisisa here.

Watch our Panel Events on our YouTube Channel

24 January 2022

Two-Part Panel Event on Urban Transformation and Gendered Violence in India and South Africa In October we hosted a two-part panel event, one for our India team and one for our South Africa team. We were joined by guests Henrike Donner, Madhu Mehra, Margaret Abraham and Lisa Vetten for their comments and insight. You can...

Women's Gurgaon: A story sharing platform for women in Gurgaon

24 November 2021

Women's Gurgaon: Meri Life Meri City Urban change does not just mean a new, modern landscape of highways, buildings and malls. It also involves transformation in people’s aspirations, identities and experiences. Even as new opportunities arise, new pressures, dangers and anxieties also affect the lives of people. In our...

Johannesburg: Stories from the Field by Dr Shannon Philip

15 October 2021

shannon_headshot_590x288.png Across the road from where I currently live, Alexandra township has been battered and bruised by the violence in South Africa over the last few days. Several places in the township like the Pan African Mall where I carried out interviews have been completely destroyed and looted. Amongst...

Doing Sociology in conversation with Manali Desai: Gendered Violence, Party Politics, And Colonial Histories: A Conversation with Manali Desai

15 July 2021

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Our Creative Artist, Philiswa Lila, presents her exhibition at the Durban Art Gallery

15 June 2021

Our Artist-in-Residence Philiswa Lila is currently showcasing her exhibition at the Durban Art Gallery, titled Skin, Bone, Fire: The First Album . The exhibition runs until 25th July. Read more about Philiswa Lila here .

ODID-Oxfam India Webinar - Time to Care: The intersection between social norms, unpaid care work and gender-based violence

30 April 2021

The GendV Project's Co-Investigator Professor Nandini Gooptu from University of Oxford, is chairing a webinar with Oxford Department of International Development (ODID) and Oxfam India : 'Time to Care:The intersection between social norms, unpaid care work and gender-based violence'. Speakers Amitabh Behar , CEO of Oxfam...

Register for The GendV Project Launch Event! Friday 22nd January, 1pm GMT

13 January 2021

Join us in conversation with Professor Pumla Dineo Gqola and Professor Srimati Basu on Gendered Violence in India and South Africa. The first of a series of public events hosted by The GendV Project. The GendV Project aims to explore the many urban transformations and changing gender relations in Gurgaon and Delhi, India...

New Blog Post: The Infrastructures of Gendered Violence Reading Group

7 October 2020

With a lively and flexible format—we do not follow a specific set of readings but rather decide what to read during our sessions—the Infrastructures of Gendered Violence (IGV) reading group at the Department of Sociology has allowed us to think about different frameworks and entry points to discuss the complexities of...

Solidarity statement on the caste and gender based violence in Hathras, India

15 September 2020

On 14th September 2020, a 19 year old woman of the Dalit Valmiki caste was gangraped and mutilated by four men of the upper Thakur caste in a village named Hathras, in the state of Uttar Pradesh in north India. She was left severely paralyzed and fought for her life in the hospital for two weeks before finally succumbing...

New Blog Post: Performing Masculinities and Class in Contemporary India and South Africa

7 September 2020

Dr. Shannon Philip interviews Prof. Langa from the University of Wits about his book: 'Becoming Men: Black Masculinities in a South African Township', and the paralells and differences in their work on masculinities in India and South Africa: Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing Professor Malose Langa from the...

The GendV Project's Co-investigator Sanjay Srivastava speaks about his article on 'Sexuality, Masculinity, the City and ‘Indian Traditions’ in the Contemporary Hindi ‘Detective’ Novel’

1 September 2020

Watch Prof Sanjay Srivastava speak about his article for Taylor & Francis: ‘Thrilling Affects: Sexuality, Masculinity, the City and ‘Indian Traditions’ in the Contemporary Hindi ‘Detective’ Novel’ from Interventions: International Journal of Postcolonial Studies. You can watch the video below, or read the full article...

New Blog Post: Rethinking Domestic Violence Laws in South Africa

11 June 2020

The GendV Project’s Lisa Vetten has recently contributed some recommendations to South Africa’s Domestic Violence Amendment Bill, 2020. The recommendations from Lisa and her colleagues cover a range of definitions as well as the need to include new terms, services and mechanisms for the safety and wellbeing of people...

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