MY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho Mwamburi

In this episode i intend to shed light on daring the undaring from a textual approach. My fellow literature lovers,I want to believe  that from the onset of this series we have progressively been unwrapping what it means to dare the undared. I am sure you are getting your personalised take away points. One thing to note, as  i explore the various African books, i must say, i give respect to our le...

A kind reminder , if you are new in my channel  please subscribe  and if you are sort of on and off - kindly kindly revisit the former episodes to understand any current episode. My previous episode -part 1;  entailed an interpretation of daring the undaring based on literary global context with a mix of self perceptions. This episode (part 2 ) is designed to give a laid back ,random yet tangible,...

As a sequel of the previous episodes, Daring the Undaring streams from the postmodernist idealogy that gives preminence to the individual. It is a wide umbrella of unfathomed deep- imaginations of individual ideas put together collectively to tell a global story of African Literature! The gradual dorminance of this daring the undaring perspective in African literature has call into question the no...

A descry of the daring the undaring African literature is an echo of the perspective of Prof. Simon Gikandi's interview on "The Genealogies of African Literature ' interviewed by Tinashe Mushakavanhu as posted by the Brittle paper website on Sept. 2020; the interview had a mind-boggling question- "... Can we speculate the futures of African Literature?" For brevity sake, the key highlight as a tak...

This video is a prelude to my next series dubbed  African Literature: " Daring the Undaring ' Please listen till the end.  You will definitely have food for thought! Let us sail in! My fellow literature lovers allow me to take you on this next journey in African Literature where I share my thoughts and perceptions of the new look of African literature that I call it- Daring the Undaring. Why- you...

The first one is Blood Feast-The complete short stories by Malik Moustradaf translated by Alice Guthrie; It is prudent to state that the writer, Malik, is a renown feminist icon as far as contemporary Moroccan literature is concerned; she has shown her undying passion in addressing the gender and sexuality concerns in North Africa. This is to say, Blood Feast is not any different !  It is a short...

QUICK GLANCE Intro: Are you a Literature lover?  Are you tired of reading Literature that does not resonate with our time?  Do you have questions about Literature?   If so, welcome to the podcast ‘My Two cent’s worth’. The platform that discusses Literature in relation to our times.   I am uniquely Kenyan and relevantly African... hence my focus, African Literature. In this video, I will be giving...

Hashtag: ' Relevantly African' ( A Mouthpiece of an African Literature Fanatic) Are you a Literature Lover? Are you tired of reading Literature that does not resonate with our time? Do you have questions about Literature? If so, do hear this out! Albeit, you will have food for thought! In a moment of self reflection, have you ever bothered to read atleast 3 newly released African Literature books...

RECAP SUMMARY ON THE SERIES ‘TRACING THE FOOTSTEPS IN AFRICAN LITERATURE’ Are you a Literature lover?  Are you tired of reading Literature that does not resonate with our time?  Do you have questions about Literature?   If so, welcome to the podcast ‘My Two cent’s worth’. The platform that discusses Literature in relation to our times.   I am uniquely Kenyan and relevantly African... hence my focu...

Hello Literature lovers, this is a reflective clip after the entire series on Tracing the Footsteps in African Literature; the last footstep being the postmodernism. As an extension in a realistic way of understanding postmodernism are the topical issues that we may deem not worth of our attention, but on the flip side, they are fiercely-pricking! Take a pause. However much one may want to object...

Vaclav Havel puts it, We live in a world where everything is possible and almost nothing is certain " The last footstep is our present reality the - postmodernist period that became predorminant in the end of  20th century to the present-21st century. In layman's understanding, quote & quote: Postmodernism is a movement that focuses on the reality of the individual and denies statements that claim...

The fourth footstep that will usher us into our today’s postmodernism reality is the modern African literary period. This period became prevalent in the early twentieth century where there was a dramatic change of thought bringing about a reform in all the spheres of life with the aid of technology and experimentation sought to improve the environment. African literature at this moment in time, wa...

The third footstep is the postcolonial period, this is the period that immediately came after the political independence of various African countries which were formerly subjected to European colonial rule. African Literature at this time took the role in perpetuating and challenging colonial imperialism. The effects of colonization were way too deep that even after independence , many countries c...

The second footstep is the colonial period. In layman's definition,  Colonialism  is where a superior nation or country takes governship of another country through the use of power and control.  Interestingly, the history of colonialism  began decades ago during the times of ancient Greece, ancient Rome and Ancient Egypt taking popularity over other areas. Colonialism heightened during the age of...

Someone once said, open quote: Footsteps are the wonders of staying alive to move forward end quote. This is my entry point on how African literature should be viewed. Is there anyone out here who sounds like he/she is tired of being heard? Being heard talking what naysayers say about African literature that we have copy-paste ideologies’ , that we have no form of originality, that we have not sou...

Teaser on 3 Must- Read Literature Pieces

Some of the glaring optimism that is highlighted to us is: In  Nadine Gordinmer’s endless unshrinking bravery in her novels to speak into the human thoughts by drawing associations of what is personal and communal  in seeking freedom. A good example is in ‘No Time Like the Present’ that explores the bridging of the gap from pre to post apartheid in South Africa which elevates the greatness of what...

’21st century African Youth; is a person I perceive to be a representation of a timeline between dependence and independence yet fully aware of what he/she wants by communicating candidly at times, might seem somewhat  dismissive but at the very core of their communication, there is a an admirable level of wanting a platform to be listened to and being taken seriously. Let me reiterate Ojaide rema...

African literature is literature that goes beyond the borders of nationality, ethnicity and geography but one that is universal yet appealing to the personal depths of inner self. In this definition,I therefore set aside the idea of looking and expressing truths from a group perspective but from an individual perspective. An individual who at the sound of these words will make deliberate effort to...