House of African Feminisms: Feminist Practices and Knowledge

In this final conversation in the series, Françoise Moudouthe, founder of Eyala, a bilingual platform that amplifies the voices and lived experiences of African feminists and provides them with learning and solidarity spaces talks with Edwige Dro about setting up spaces, the need for knowledge production to amplify African voices, the relevance of intimate lives as a political tool, and sisterhood...

In this third episode Edwige Dro talks with  Axelle Jah Njiké , pagan feminist and author of Journal intime d'une féministe (noire) published by Editions du diable Vauvert in 2022. Edwige and Axelle discuss transmission and issues relating to intimacy, feminism and identity.    Axella child. Born in Cameroon and brought to France as a child, she was named by Le Monde as one of the n e Jah Njiké is...

In this third episode taped on Africa Women's Day 2024 Edwige Dro was joined by Dr Wunpini Fatimata Mohammed, assistant professor at Cornell University and a feminist activist-scholar to discuss African Women in the Digital Space. Dr Wunpini who was born and raised in Tamale Ghana is co-editor of the book “African Women in Digital Spaces: Redefining Social Movements on the Continent and in the Dia...

In this second conversation in the “ Leaving No One Behind” series, Edwige Dro sits down with Leonora Miano novelist, playwright and essayist to discuss intersectionality. Edwige and Leonora talk about " L'autre langue des femmes" (The Other Language of Women), Leonora Miano's essay published in 2021 by Grasset .   Born in Douala (Cameroon) in 1973, Léonora Miano is a leading figure in French-lang...

In this first conversation, Tolu Agbelusi and Edwige Dro discuss Tolu's book of poetry: Locating Strongwoman. The book reflects on “the embodiment of the fact that strength can and most often does exist in ordinary living, away from a podium, or the fabricated perfection that is sold to us as womanhood. The poems speak to unperformed living, the joy and the searching, the falling and the failing,...

In the second half of the conversation on African Feminisms and Polycrisis, Marilyn Kamuru and Brenda Wambui delve deeper into the embodiment of polycrisis and how it lives in the bodies of African women. They discuss how African women in particular can fight back against prevailing paradigms that create and perpetuate polycrisis, as well as the role of non-governmental bodies/NGOs in this fight....

This third episode in The Gathering series looks at the essential role of feminism and feminist principles in healing and community building. Specifically, it emphasizes the importance of ritual, ceremony, and the physical act of gathering in safe spaces as core methods for healing. 

In the first half of the conversation on African Feminisms and Polycrisis, Marilyn Kamuru and Brenda Wambui introduce the dimensions of polycrisis, the history of the term, and its implications on African women in particular. They discuss the role of the State, whose role tends to be invisibilised despite its perpetuation of polycrisis through either action or inaction. They also discuss critique...

The first series in The Gathering podcast series looks at the role of men in African Feminist Movements 

In this episode of One Foot In The Closet, our host Name Redacted, sits down with Abashese Azinee, as they talk about: How queer spaces on the continent feel like a hug How splitting oneself and being whoever they're allowed to be, instead of who they truly were, affects them over time?  How African feminist Twitter spaces saved their lives and more! Content warning for: alcoholism [17.24 - 22.00]

In this episode of One Foot In The Closet, our host Name Redacted, sits down with Double Dealer, as they talk about: Blurred lines between sex and love Why we need more queer representation in children's books, shows, and movies Existential questions on whether or not gender is real Navigating a homophobic family and more! Content warning for: Predators [10.50 - 16.53], bullying

In this episode of One Foot In The Closet, our host Name Redacted, sits down with Double Dealer, as they talk about: Icebreakers Double Dealer uses to gauge if someone is queer positive or not Bi-phobia, especially among queer people How heteronormativity in queerness affects queer Africans and more! Content warning for: sexual assault [32.00 - 37.25]

In this episode of One Foot In The Closet, our host Name Redacted, sits down with Queer African Reads, as they talk about: The erasure of queer African histories and the myth of queerness being Un-African The privilege of pronouns Being a Bookstagrammer and reading recommendations on queer African histories and queer fiction How to respond when someone comes out to you and more!  Content warning f...

In this episode of One Foot In The Closet, our host Name Redacted, sits down with Queer African Reads, as they talk about: How they both don't understand how metrosexual became a thing How people weaponize identity politics as a way of avoiding criticism and community The obliviousness behind queering the ballot in Kenya and how elite capture waters down movements Their fears of ever becoming weal...

In the second episode of One Foot In The Closet, our host Name Redacted, sits down with Nanseera, as they talk about:  Being queer and being lower middle class; simultaneously a dependent of your family while being your family's hope for upwards social mobility due to being the first degree holder in generations Balancing knowing that someone who loves you, and someone who loves you, doesn't love...

In the debut episode of One Foot In The Closet, our host Name Redacted, sits down with Nanseera, as they talk about:  Catholicism, including: Catholic Schools, the hypocrisy of Catholicism, Catholic guilt, our respective childhood dreams of Nunhood and the Priesthood, and Queer witch hunts in Catholic Schools Discovering atheism after leaving a hyper-religious environment  The false narrative that...

In this third offering from the House of African Feminisms in conjunction with Name Redacted they discuss being queer on the continent and the phenomenon of "coming out". In the season 1 premiere of One Foot In The Closet, our host Name Redacted, explains what One Foot In The Closet is; giving definitions for terms that folks might be unfamiliar with. They explain: the safety measures used for the...

In episode five of our Gender Justice series, Zippy Okoth and Queenter Mbori explore Gender Justice from the perspective of Dr. Zippy Okoth’s personal life.    

In episode four of our Gender Justice series, Mulenga Kapwepwe and Samba Yonga explore the history of Gender Justice fom a Zambian historical perspective.     

In episode three of our Gender Justice series, Sandrine Mignonne Iradukunda and Uwera Rutamu Fabiola explore Gender Justice particularly unequal pay from a Rwandan perspective. 

In episode three of our Gender Justice series, Sandrine Mignonne Iradukunda and Uwera Rutamu Fabiola explore Gender Justice particularly unequal pay from a Rwandan perspective. 

In episode two of our Gender Justice series, Nyambura Mutanyi and Maureen Wambui   explore domestic work as a site for gender-based violence and discriminatory labor practices.   

In episode one of our Gender Justice series, Noma Pakade and Rudo Chigudu discuss Gender Justice in  schools specifically in the South African context in a three part series. They discuss the education system as well as the challenges that youths face in their day to day lives. 

In episode one of our Gender Justice series, Noma Pakade and Rudo Chigudu discuss Gender Justice in  schools specifically in the South African context in a three part series. They discuss the education system as well as the challenges that youths face in their day to day lives. 

In episode one of our Gender Justice series, Noma Pakade and Rudo Chigudu discuss Gender Justice in  schools specifically in the South African context in a three part series. They discuss the education system as well as the challenges that youths face in their day to day lives.