SUN MeDIA Bloemfontein launches new publication at Protea Bookshop

The launch of Jihad – A South African Perspective, published by SUN MeDIA Bloemfontein, took place on 20 August. The author, Hussein Solomon, shared some thought-provoking insights from the book. He is currently senior professor in the Department of Political Studies and Governance at the UFS, and senior research associate with Research on Islam and Muslims in Africa (RIMA).

Although this book is a product of scholarly research output, it is written is such a way that it will also appeal to the general reader.

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POLITIEKE WETENSKAPDEPARTEMENT

OF POLITICAL SCIENCEDEPARTMENT

Die kliëntediensspan van SUN MeDIA Stellenbosch het ’n groot verskeidenheid rolbaniere vir die Universiteit Stellenbosch se Opedag in Augustus gemaak. Hierdie hoëgehalte baniere is in die aanleg deur die bekwame produksiespan gedruk en gemonteer. Een van vele tevrede kliënte stel dit so:Ek wil julle hartlik bedank vir die diens van die afgelope week. Julle het die baniere op baie kort kennisgewing ontwerp en gemaak, dit word baie waardeer. Die baniere is pragtig!! Baie dankie weereens vir julle goeie diens. Magda van Niekerk – Departement Politieke Wetenskap, US

LARGE-CLASS PEDAGOGY

I highly recommend this edited collection. It is a timely intervention when universities around the world are facing changes akin to the newspaper industry a decade ago. The authors remind us of the potential power of the lecture and that there does not need to be a trade-off between the size of the class and the quality of the delivery ... Professor James Arvanitakis

2012 recipient of the Prime Minister’s Teaching and Learning Award

University of Western Sydney, Australia

This is the first book of its kind that considers the complex issues of large classes. As such, it makes a very important contribution and provides a deep insight into large-class pedagogy from a conceptual and practical perspective.

Dr Mandia MenitsMassey University, New Zealand

If the thought of teaching large classes fills you with dread; if you think that pedagogic innovation is impossible in the face of burgeoning student numbers; or if you simply wish to understand more about the dynamics of this increasingly common environment in higher education, then this is the book for you. Written by highly experienced academics, it is a valuable (and long overdue!) resource for supporting good practice in the large-class context. Dr Jenny Hadingham

University of Rochester, New York

This book faces up squarely to a hard reality that most do not want to talk about: the necessity of teaching large classes in contemporary cash-strapped universities, especially in developing world contexts. It does this with great conceptual clarity, mapping the territory for future research. Moreover, the work has a strong empirical grounding, providing ample demonstration of how high quality teaching is, in fact, possible in large-class settings, enabling the kind of student learning needed in the 21st century. Professor Jenni Case

University of Cape Town, South Africa

LARGE-CLASS PEDAGOGY

DAVID J HORNSBYRUKSANA OSMANJACQUELINE DE MATOS-ALA

EDITORS

EDITORSHORNSBY, OSMAN & DE MATOS-ALA

In terdisc ip l inary perspect ives for qual i ty h igher educat ion

SUN PRESS SERIES: RESEARCH INTO HIGHER EDUCATION

SUN PRESS

SUN MeDIA MeTRO published Large-Class Pedagogy – Interdisciplinary perspectives for quality higher education by DJ Hornsby, R Osman and J De Matos-Ala (eds). Being the third title in the SUN PReSS Higher Education series, this book explores the dynamics of large-class pedagogy from both conceptual and practical perspectives.Written by highly experienced academics, it is a valuable (and long overdue!) resource for supporting good practice in the large-class context. Dr Jenny Hadingham – University of Rochester, New York

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Conference Proceedings

Conference Proceedings

Conversations on human dignity,

theology and disability

Editors | Julie Claassens, Leslie Swartz & Len Hansen

This is a challenging book. It initiates some overdue debates about disability and Christianity in South Africa. Instead of editing out contributions with which they disagree or which do not easily fit into existing canons of writing on disability studies, the editors have produced

a volume which challenges one’s preconceptions and fondly-held beliefs. It is a fact that many people with disabilities (probably the majority in our context) are unlikely to ever in their lives engage directly with disability politics, but are likely to be profoundly affected by dominant religious views. For people with disabilities, many services, including schools, rehabilitation facilities and opportunities for social inclusion, are available only through religiously-aligned organisations. At the same time that religious groups offer much-needed services, disability is commonly viewed as punishment by God (or as a perverse ‘gift’ from God). People with disabilities have been viewed as objects of charity or pity, instead of as agents within our own lives, worthy of the same respect, rights and responsibilities. If we are serious about disability rights, we must be serious about robust engagement with the faith sector. This book, interspersed as it is with contradictions and differing opinions, constitutes an important start. Shuaib Chalklen UN Special Rapporteur on Disability

This publication fills a unique gap in the theological and religious engagement with the issue of human disability in South Africa. Combining the contributions of scholars, practitioners and people living with disabilities, it stands out for the way in which it promotes an interdisciplinary

debate on disability and human dignity from a theological point of departure and interest. The end result is a collective effort with a critical approach to the role of religion (and the Christian faith tradition in particular) in the social and life worlds of people living with disabilities. A forceful argument is thus constructed about ways in which religion and the Christian faith tradition should change their own discourses, practices and ideological presuppositions regarding the issue of human disability.CobuS van Wyngaard Department of Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology , University of South Africa

Dignity

Searching for DignityEdited by Julie Claassens, Leslie Swartz and Len Hansen, this title was published by SUN MeDIA Stellenbosch. It comprises the conference proceedings of the international and interdisciplinary conference on Theology, Disability and Human Dignity held in May 2011 which was hosted by the Faculty of Theology, in conjunction with the Centre for Rehabilitation Studies (Faculty of Health Sciences), Stellenbosch University.If we are serious about disability rights, we must be serious about robust engagement with the faith sector. This book, interspersed as it is with contradictions and differing opinions, constitutes an important start.

Shuaib Chalklen – UN Special Rapporteur on Disability