Open Book PodcastFeb 22, 2021
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OBF2024: Living Dystopian RealitiesThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024. In this discussion, Nick Clelland, Olivia Coetzee and Tanya Meeson speak to Keely Shinners about creating fictional worlds which reflect our reality.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Dec 12, 202401:00:18OBF2024: Patriarchy and DesireThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024. In this event, Busisekile Khumalo, Hamza Koudri and Zukiswa Wanner speak to Wanelisa Xaba about sex and power. This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Dec 10, 202401:03:36OBF2024: The DispossessedThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024. In this event, Haidar Eid, Uhuru Phalafala and Lebogang Seale speak to Aphiwe Ngalo about land, forced removal, and the settler colonial story. This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports,Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Dec 06, 202401:00:23OBF2024: The Archive of EverydayThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024. In this discussion, Shubnum Khan, Nathan Trantraal and Ivan Vladislavić talk about living histories with Nkgopoleng Moloi.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Dec 05, 202458:21OBF2024: Trust IssuesThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024. In this discussion, Oyama Mabandla, Alan Storey and Joy Watson speak to Rebecca Davis about how to engage with institutions which have disappointed in our democratic era.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Dec 03, 202459:42OBF2024: Cities of TraumaThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024. In this discussion, Karen Jennings, Alistair Mackay and Niq Mhlongo speak to Athambile Masola about the intersection of urban spaces and characters' lived experiences. Presented by African Literary Cities.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Nov 27, 202401:04:37OBF: Reading the StreetsThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024.In this conversation, Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti, Gothataone Moeng and Ivan Vladislavić speak to Amrita Pande about vulnerability, safety and meaning in the city. Presented by African Literary Cities. This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll FoundationNov 26, 202401:03:11OBF2024: Uncontrollable BodiesThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024. In this conversation, Busisekile Khumalo, Siya Khumalo and Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu speak to Amogelang Maledu about subversive characters.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Nov 22, 202401:01:39OBF2024: Listening Party | Koleka PutumaThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024. A sonic conversation with Koleka Putuma and Dani Kyengo O'Neill.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Nov 20, 202401:06:44OBF2024: Family and ForgivenessThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024. In this discussion, Michèle Betty and Damilare Kuku speak to Sue Nyamnjoh about paths to acceptance.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Nov 19, 202457:30OBF2024: The Absent and the PresentThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024. In this discussion, Charmaine Africa, Alistair Mackay and Thobeka Yose speak to Lester Kiewit about writing fathers. This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Nov 14, 202401:04:38OBF2024: Class ActsThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024. In this discussion, Nicky Greenwall, Alistair Mackay and Zibu Sithole discuss writing privilege in their entertaining novels in the company of CA Davids. This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Nov 12, 202401:01:55OBF2024: Colonialism and FractureThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024. In this discussion, Siphokazi Jonas, Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu and Lebogang Seale speak to Mapule Mohulatsi about rebuilding the past to make sense of the present. This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Nov 12, 202401:03:15OBF2024: Love and Other ToxinsThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024. In this discussion, Sven Axelrad, Shubnum Khan and Alex Latimer speak to Dela Gwala about the many faces of love. This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Nov 05, 202401:00:02OBF2024: Queerness and the DivineThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024. In this event, Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti, Siya Khumalo, Maneo Mohale and Eloghosa Osunde speak to Lwando Scott about acts of reimagination.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Nov 01, 202401:28:56OBF2024: The Personal as PoliticalThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024.In this discussion, Barbara Boswell, Margie Orford and Buntu Siwisa chat to Andrew Brown about their latest books. This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll FoundationOct 29, 202401:02:56OBF2024: Poetry as MedicineThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024. In this discussion, Michèle Betty and Shari Daya speak to Bibi Burger about the possibilities of writing as a bridge to healing.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Oct 25, 202401:01:21OBF2024: Feminist Imaginings | Creative PracticeThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024. Barbara Boswell, Pumla Dineo Gqola and Gothataone Moeng speak to Mbali Sikakana. This event is in collaboration with the NRF SARChI Chair in African Feminist Imagination at Nelson Mandela University. The festival was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Oct 24, 202401:02:19OBF2024: Stories to Save LivesThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024. In this discussion, Siphokazi Jonas, Lesedi Molefi and Margie Orford speak to Buhle Ngaba about writing mental health.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Oct 22, 202401:09:40OBF2024: Conversations with Mohale | Celebrating Unruly WomenThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024. Pumla Dineo Gqola, Damilare Kuku and Zukiswa Wanner celebrate unruly women with Mohale Mashigo.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the Heinrich Böll Foundation. and the City of Cape Town.Oct 17, 202401:29:22OBF2024: Finding Ways to TalkThis is a live recording of an event that took place at OpenBook Festival in September 2024. Megan Choritz, Haidar Eid and Nathi Ngubane discuss softening the hard lines in conversations about Gaza. Chaired by Pippa Green.This event was made possible by the support of theDepartment of Sports, Arts and Culture, the Heinrich Böll Foundation and the City of Cape Town.Oct 15, 202401:07:16OBF2023: Black and FemaleThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023. In this event, Lebohang Masango, Thandiwe Ntshinga and Sue Nyamnjoh talk to Dela Gwala about navigating postcolonial reality.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Nov 14, 202358:60OBF2023: Heritage PoliticsThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023. In this event, Tessa Dooms, Nadia Kamies and Patric Tariq Mellet speak to Lester Kiewit about grappling with the past to imagine a future.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Nov 14, 202301:11:25OBF2023: Coming of AgeThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.In this event, Marina Auer, Diane Awerbuck and Moshitadi Lehlomela speak to Sara-Jayne Makwala King about the vulnerabilities of young women.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Nov 02, 202358:51OBF2023: Queerness and Cape TownThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.In this event, Zoey Black, Maneo Mohale and Manila von Teez explore Cape Town's "queer capital" claims in the company of Lwando Scott.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Nov 02, 202359:23OBF2023: Reimagining RitualsThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.Hugo ka Canham, Maneo Mohale and Jarred Thompson speak to Pumla Dineo Gqola about finding new ways to live.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Nov 01, 202301:12:17OBF2023: The Performance of NormalThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.In this event, Sarah Isaacs, Wisani Mushwana and Gail Schimmel speak to Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni about the pervasive impacts of shame.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Nov 01, 202358:03OBF2023: Enduring ConnectionsThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.In this event, Sven Axelrad, Sam Beckbessinger and Busisekile Khumalo speak to Daniella Djan about complex friendships.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Oct 31, 202301:07:08OBF2023: Motivations for WritingThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.Athambile Masola, Nombeko Nontshokweni and Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, speak to Pumelela Nqelenga about writing to fill in gaps, unsilence and heal.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Oct 31, 202359:58OBF2023: Acts of WarThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.In this event, Andrew Brown, Craig Higginson and Farai Mudzingwa speak to Ziyanda Stuurman about the impact on the people who have to fight.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Oct 31, 202301:09:18OBF2023: Based on TruthThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.In this event, Craig Higginson, Wanjiru Koinange and David Ralph Viviers speak to Christy Weyer about blending research and fiction and blurring boundaries between past and present.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Oct 30, 202301:02:17OBF2023: Cape Town City Stories | African Cities as TextThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023. In this event, Caryn Dolley, Patric Tariq Mellet and Chase Rhys speak to Barbara Boswell about writing the memories and (sub)cultures of Cape Town. Brought to you by the African Literary Cities Project. This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Oct 27, 202301:05:02OBF2023: Constructed IdentitiesThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.In this event, Lynsey Ebony Chutel, Thandiwe Ntshinga and Pieter Odendaal speak to Nadia Sanger about the roots of racial identity in South Africa.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Oct 26, 202357:00OBF2023: FractureThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023. In this event, Sarah Lubala, Maneo Mohale and Uhuru Phalafala talk to Nondwe Mpuma about finding words to speak about the shatterings of life.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Oct 26, 202359:53OBF2023: Compelled to SpeakThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.Festival Coordinator, Frankie Murrey, is forced on stage by Mervyn Sloman to talk about her exquisite collection of short stories.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Oct 26, 202359:47OBF2023: Collecting the WordsThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023. In this event, Diane Awerbuck, Sue Nyamnjoh and Zibu Sithole speak to Karina Szczurek about their writing journeys.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Oct 25, 202358:19OBF2023: Surviving MasculinityThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.In this event, Sipho Banda, Hugo ka Canham and Morabo Morojele speak to Koketso Sachane about changing the narrative.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Oct 24, 202301:02:06OBF2023: Connecting to the SelfThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.In this event, Nadia Kamies, Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu and David Ralph Viviers speak to Wamuwi Mbao about the need to find the past in order to find oneself.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Oct 24, 202301:00:54OBF2023: The Way of WaterThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023. In this event, Ron Irwin, Farai Mudzingwa and Marita van der Vyver speak to John Maytham about the significance of water in their novels.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Oct 24, 202358:44OBF2023: Feminist ImaginingsThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023. In this event, Pumla Dineo Gqola, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah and Hilda Twongyeirwe imagine the intergenerational communication of the future in the company of Mbali Sikakana. This event is in collaboration with the NRF SARChI Chair in African Feminist Imagination at Nelson Mandela University. This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Oct 23, 202301:34:13OBF2023: The Good, the Bad and the UglyThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.In this event, John Maytham talks to Mills Soko about scenario planning and influencing the future. This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Oct 23, 202301:01:54OBF2023: Conversations with MohaleThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.In the annual event hosted by Mohale Mashigo, Pumla Dineo Gqola, Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, Lebohang Masango and Maneo Mohale speak sex, pleasure and consent.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Oct 23, 202301:39:39OBF2023: Queering the PageThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.In this event, Wisani Mushwana, SJ Naude and Pieter Odendaal speak to Branden Grant about queerness and masculinity.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Oct 23, 202301:06:35OBF2023: Poets in ConversationThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023. This platform offers the poets an opportunity to consider their experiences following the Hear My Voice Poetry Retreat, and respond to the query, "What does collaboration entail in the face of contemporary issues?"Curated by Hear My Voice with support from the delegation of Flanders: Embassy of Belgium and Göteborgs Litteraturhus.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Oct 20, 202301:04:30OBF2023: The Future of PublishingThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023. In the context of a drastically weaker rand, loadshedding woes and concerns about representation, Mervyn Sloman talks to Eugene Ashton (JB), Mbali Sikakana (NB) and Karina Szczurek (Karavan) about their thoughts and plans for the future. This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Oct 20, 202301:14:56OBF2023: The Mother WoundThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.Megan Choritz, Moshitadi Lehlomela and Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu speak to Buhle Ngaba about damaged mothers, wounded daughters and the possibilities of healing.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Oct 20, 202301:00:31OBF2023: Post-apartheid UniversitiesThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023. In this conversation, Jaco Barnard-Naude, Desiree Lewis and Joel Modiri speak to Barbara Boswell about improving the university experience for all.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Oct 19, 202301:07:21OBF2023: Writing the Natural WorldThis is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.In this conversation, Isobel Dixon, Pieter Odendaal and Bridget Pitt explore spiritual connections to the land in the company of Kanya Viljoen.This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.Oct 18, 202301:01:50