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[[Ari Sitas]] (19**- ). A South African poet, dramatist and sociologist.  
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[[Ari Sitas]] (1952- ). A South African poet, dramatist, civic activist and sociologist.  
  
Founder member of the [[Junction Avenue Theatre Company]].
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Born in Limassol, Cyprus, on 5 December 1952 and grew up there. 
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He studied sociology and political philosophy at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]], Johannesburg and eventually completed an PhD on the emergence of a social movement of trade union workers on the East Rand in 1984.
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He was a founder member of the [[Junction Avenue Theatre Company]], and among his productions with them have been ''[[Will of a Rebel]]'',
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In 1978, he and the Company received the Olive Schreiner Award for the play, [[Randlords and Rotgut]], and, in 1981, won an award for his video [[Howl at the Moon]].[1] He completed his PhD on the emergence of a social movement of trade union workers on the East Rand under the supervision of Eddie Webster and David Webster (
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He was awarded The Order of Mapungubwe in Silver in 2021.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ari_Sitas
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https://www.arisitas.org/content/ari-sitas
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https://www.jstor.org/stable/40151858
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https://aoinstitute.ac.za/project/ari-sitas/
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https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/ari-sitas
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https://herri.org.za/9/zoe-boshoff-sabitha-satchi/

Latest revision as of 09:23, 23 August 2024

Ari Sitas (1952- ). A South African poet, dramatist, civic activist and sociologist.

Born in Limassol, Cyprus, on 5 December 1952 and grew up there. He studied sociology and political philosophy at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg and eventually completed an PhD on the emergence of a social movement of trade union workers on the East Rand in 1984.

He was a founder member of the Junction Avenue Theatre Company, and among his productions with them have been Will of a Rebel,

In 1978, he and the Company received the Olive Schreiner Award for the play, Randlords and Rotgut, and, in 1981, won an award for his video Howl at the Moon.[1] He completed his PhD on the emergence of a social movement of trade union workers on the East Rand under the supervision of Eddie Webster and David Webster ( . He was awarded The Order of Mapungubwe in Silver in 2021.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ari_Sitas

https://www.arisitas.org/content/ari-sitas

https://www.jstor.org/stable/40151858

https://aoinstitute.ac.za/project/ari-sitas/

https://www.sahistory.org.za/people/ari-sitas

https://herri.org.za/9/zoe-boshoff-sabitha-satchi/