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| − | [[Ari Sitas]] ( | + | [[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. | ||
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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://www.sahistory.org.za/people/ari-sitas | ||
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| + | https://herri.org.za/9/zoe-boshoff-sabitha-satchi/ | ||
Latest revision as of 15:56, 9 October 2023
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
