Open Book Podcast

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Open Book Podcast

A limited series presents a taste of the incredible conversations characteristic of the Open Book Festival.

  1. 12 HR AGO

    OBF2024: Poetry as Medicine

    This 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.

    1h 1m

  2. 1 DAY AGO

    OBF2024: Feminist Imaginings | Creative Practice

    This 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.

    1h 2m

  3. 3 DAYS AGO

    OBF2024: Stories to Save Lives

    This 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.

    1h 10m

  4. 17 OCT

    OBF2024: Conversations with Mohale | Celebrating Unruly Women

    This 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.

    1h 29m

  5. 15 OCT

    OBF2024: Finding Ways to Talk

    This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book 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 the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the Heinrich Böll Foundation and the City of Cape Town.

    1h 7m

  6. 14/11/2023

    OBF2023: Black and Female

    This 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.

    59 min

  7. 14/11/2023

    OBF2023: Heritage Politics

    This 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.

    1h 11m

  8. 02/11/2023

    OBF2023: Coming of Age

    This 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.

    59 min
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A limited series presents a taste of the incredible conversations characteristic of the Open Book Festival.

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  • Creator
    Open Book
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2024
  • Episodes
    102
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Open Book
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    Open Book Podcast

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