Department of History
Mr Irvin Sifiso Jiyane
| College of Human Sciences | |
|---|---|
| School of Humanities | |
| Department: History | |
| Lecturer | |
| Tel: | 012 444 8819 |
| E-mail: | jiyanis@unisa.ac.za |
Qualifications
- MA (Historical Studies) (UJ) 2021
- BA Honours (Historical Studies) (UJ), 2018
- BA (Tourism Development) (UJ), 2017
Currently teaching
- Undergraduate: HSY2601 (Themes in 19th Century History)
- Postgraduate (Honours): HSY4803 (Forging South African Identities)
Field of Specialisation
- History of Mining
- History of Geology
- History of Cartography
- History of Science and Technology and Science and Technology Studies
- Economic History (Africa)
Paper presentations
- “The Vertical Factor in the History of Mining: Geological Knowledge, Labour, and Mining Operations in the Territorial Construction of the Witbank Labour District, c.1890s to 1930s’’, UNISA Department of History Webinar series, 20 July 2022.
- “Experts of the Surface and Underground: Part I: Cartography and the Proclamation Process in the Territorial Construction of the Witbank Labour District’’, Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research (Wiser) WISH Seminar Series, 25 October 2021.
Professional positions, fellowships & awards
- Member of the International Cartographic Association (ICA), Commission on the History of Cartography.
- MA Research Fellow: Global Excellence and Stature (GES) Fourth Industrial Revolution (4.0) Scholarship, University of Johannesburg, 2019 to 2020.
- Level 3 International Tutor Certification (x2) by the College Reading and Learning Association: International Tutor Training Program Certification, 2020 and 2021.
Projects
Ph.D. Student and Researcher at the University of Johannesburg’s Department of History, working as part of the Apartheid Modern and STS in Africa research group.