Download or read book Writing Grandmothers Africa Vs Latin America Vol 2 written by Rinos Mwanaka and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2019-04-06 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing Grandmothers, Africa Vs Latin America Vol 2 is a continuation of the cross-continental anthologies series, particularly focussing on African and Latin American writers. It continues on from where Experimental Writing, Africa Vs Latin America, Vol 1. The anthology has 6 nonfiction pieces, 10 fiction pieces, and 67 poems and translations of poems in the two dominant languages of the two continents, English and Spanish. There is work from poets and writers from Honduras, Mexico, USA, UK, Cuba, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Peru, Argentina, Brazil, Chile Puerto Rico, Spain, Nigeria, South Africa, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Equatorial Guinea, and Ghana all collaborating on the theme of using the folktale or oral African story telling traditions and finding solutions to problems bedeviling the two continents, which were felt as a result of colonialism and or post colonialism.
Download or read book Experimental Writing written by Rinos Mwanaka and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2023-01-10 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This project comes from our need to harness voices in Africa and Latin America, giving these voices an opportunity to converse, argue, synthesize, agree, and share ideas on the craft of writing, on life, on being, on thinking, so that we will all benefit. Sixty-two writers and poets are included, of which 19 were purely fiction writers, six were mixed genres writers, one a non-fiction writer, one a playwright, and 35 are poets. Altogether there are 92 pieces in two languages: English and Spanish.
Download or read book Writing Robotics written by Rinos Mwanaka and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2020-11-11 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Writing Robotics, Africa Vs Asia Vol 2 follows Writing Language, Culture and Development, Africa vs Asia, Vol 1. Writing Robotics features 18 writers and poets from the two regions, Asia and Africa collaborating around the issue of Robots, in whatever form. From the traditional African robotics science, to the latest robots and the imagined robots of tomorrow, how the two regions Africa and Asia are coming to terms with the oncoming Robotics revolution, the so-called 4th industrial revolution. The book serves to encourage rather than to scare the inhabitants of these regions to embrace the revolution, and to show them robots are already a part of us as we are a part of them.
Download or read book Nationalism Mis Understanding Donald Trump s Capitalism Racism Global Politics International Trade and Media Wars written by Mwanaka , Tendai Rinos and published by Mwanaka Media and Publishing Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2019-05-28 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Nationalism: (Mis)Understanding Donald Trump’s Capitalism, Racism, Global Politics, International Trade and Media Wars, Africa VS North America Vol 2, we have 10 essays, 3 fiction pieces, 51 poems, 2 plays from leading and upcoming writers, essayists, academicians and poets from the two regions, Africa and North America and their Diasporas, in these among other countries, USA, Canada, Sweden, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Botswana, Kenya, UK etc…, coming together to transact around issues to do with the nationalism espoused by Donald Trump. Cornell dissects issues to do with blackness and racism using Fanon’s theories, Nyongesa deals with the Fetishism of Donald Trump’s policies known colloquially as Trumpism, Opicho calls it ‘inoracy’, Donald Trump’s statement, “Shit-hole”, some essayists took to the personal narrative you would find in Mhondera and Kantey’s essays, yet Pravda used the middle ground between playwriting, Filmmaking and the essay form, Ofodile investigates the problematic issue of Boko Horam terrorism in North Nigeria, Bearly looks at capitalism, so does Koffi with his French Language essay which is also translated into English, Ifeachor in his poem has praise for Donald Trump, Hall goes back to apartheid South Africa period and as a direct tangent Matshoba deals with Xenophobia in his letter written from the future. Smith looks at the white supremacist demonstrations, for or against Trump, Thompson and Swanson encourage us to unfocus on Donald Trump, and Thompson rightly blames us for allowing the likes of Donald Trump and the kind of Nationalism and Capitalism he stands for to grow. Thus this collection of writings is rich, robust and very interesting and will be invaluable to scholarship to do with Nationalism, Capitalism, Media freedoms, Global Politics, Racism and International trade.
Download or read book Writing Woman Anthology written by Tendai Mwanaka and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2023-09-18 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stars are in alignment. Her dramatists and scholars have spoken on the tapestry of these pages as a testament to the powers that be and the knowledge of the ancients. The language and the expertise involved will speak to your heart in praise of Africa. These word artists, these scholars and dramatists bring their life experience to the book, a noble kind of variety, an energy, their particular aura, the juxtaposition of the effervescent flux of ideas, ideals, innovation and ideology. The narrative in the essays and plays is based on reality and non-reality, the substance of dream killers in some very captivating and enticing lines, it is Africa’s time to shine. This volume is anchored to a dream, and tethered to a goal. Since ancient times there have been generational curses in the bloodline and strongholds that are determined not to let us go. Terrain that in a nutshell has been deposited in our genetic code, but now it is time for the divine awakening of our ancestors and for divine wisdom and new insights to prevail. We owe our ancestors that much. There is truth that speaks to power on these pages.
Download or read book Zimbolicious Anthology An Anthology of Zimbabwean Literature and Arts Volumen 6 written by Tendai Rinos Mwanaka and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2022-09-30 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zimbolicious Anthology: An Anthology of Zimbabwean Literature and Arts is the 6th yearly volume of Zimbabwean Literature and the arts. This year's anthology is extra-special in that we feature Zimbabwe's upcoming young visual artists who recently won or got highly recommended and exhibited their artworks through the National Art Gallery, in a competition sponsored by Morgan & Co and in association of the National Gallery of Zimbabwe. These artworks varies from installation, mixed media, drawings, paintings and tackled the issue of being "Masked", resultant of Covid 19 pandemic. These artworks are accompanied by Tinashe Muchuri's illuminating critical reception essay. Chrispah Munyoro's artworks are personal and are of struggle, and Tendai Rinos Mwanaka's artworks deal with a number of issues such as US racism, the issue of Jihad terrorism, climate change and global warming. The poetry section tackles a gamut of issues from governance, spirituality, environmentalism, love, relationships, etc... and the fiction section has 4 bittersweet short stories dealing with illegal mining mob deaths (Mathew T Chikono), coming of age love story (Christopher Kudyahakudadirwe), a slice of bus travelogue (Nicole Kazembe), writing mother's body (Oscar Gwiriri). The nonfiction has two essays; Chipo Martha Bute deals with a personal journey to discovery and worthiness and Tendai Rinos Mwanaka deals with Zimbabwe's politics.
Download or read book Zimbolicious Anthology Volume 8 written by Tendai Mwanaka and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2024-01-23 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the current economic and political situation in our country, poets, writers, artists, and other creatives have defied the odds and continued to churn their works and submit to produce this marvelous anthology. This eighth installment continues the tradition of giving new writers the platform to shine and to the seasoned writers, a shebeen to meet again and prolong the tradition. We hope you continue to read and follon the Zimbolicious anthology series.
Download or read book Family Law and Politics with Biology and Royalty in Africa and North America written by Ateh-Afac Fossungu and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2021-06-25 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book comes to educate, re-enlighten, entertain curious minds, and stiffly challenge traditionalism in the academia - all at the same time. It is frantalkist (calls a spade a spade), crisebacological (balanced critical thinking), expibasketical (experience-based learning and taeching) and highly informative. It aims at reversing the abstract-learning trend by relating education and living to people's day-to-day realities. It brings to the entire world the Immaculate Freedom, Unity and Development Theory from Africa that is anchored on the trinity of Crisebacology, Frantalkism and Giveantakism. You wouldn't expect to hear everything here from me, of course. Better go inside where I have actually done the lecturing and discover the treasure for yourself!
Download or read book Best New African Poets 2019 Anthology written by Rinos Mwanaka and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2020-05-19 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 600 poets have been given voice in this series which was started five years ago, making it an important archive of new African poetry. Every year space is given to as many poets as can be accommodated; it takes at least 10 years to make a poet! The greatest positive aspect of this series is the poems received from writers who contribute each year: Archie Swanson, Chaun Ballard, Chengetai Mhondera, Troydon Wainwright, Tendai Rinos Mwanaka and Soberano Canhanga, and several who have poems in the 2016, 2017, and 2018 anthologies, and so many new ones. Many poets have gone on to publish their first collection and more, several have won prizes all over the world, some have become academics, some influential performers of their work and some have travelled all over the world presenting their work. This years Best New African Poets 2019 Anthology there is 197 poems from a more than one hundred poets (including collaborations) writing in English, Portuguese, French, and a whole host of African indigenous languages. Featured are poems which deal with love, relationships, politics, governance, spirituality, existence, identity and place. We invite you to this years anthology to engage with the most important new African poets writing from the continent and the diasporas and enjoy this African pot-pouri of art and life.
Download or read book Parks and Recreation written by Abigail George and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2020-08-24 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pushcart Prize nominated Abigail George is a South African blogger at Goodreads, essayist, poet, playwright, short story writer and novelist. She briefly studied film at the Newtown Film and Television School in Johannesburg. Her writing has appeared in many anthologies in South Africa and online in e-zines across Africa, Asia, Europe, and the United States.. She is the recipient of writing grants from the National Arts Council in Johannesburg, the Centre for the Book in Cape Town and ECPACC (Eastern Cape Provincial Arts and Culture Council) in East London.
Download or read book School Based HIV Education Affecting Girls in Selected Countries in Sub Saharan Africa written by Musa Charmaine and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2022-10-13 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An in-depth, accessible study of school based intervention programs that affect girls in Kenya, South Africa and Zimbabwe, as a representative subset of Sub Saharan Africa. This book indulges in the reasons why HIV goals are lagging behind particularly with adolescent girls and young women. It tackles issues such as access to quality HIV education and delivery methods used by teachers. It discusses culture and religion as barriers to HIV education. It concludes by suggesting ways for a multi-sectoral approach and transformational change in order to reach the Sustainable Development Goals 2030 and the 90-90-90 targets.
Download or read book Africa s Contemporary Food Insecurity written by Nkwazi Mhango and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2023-09-18 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The contribution works toward achieving its mentality-changing goals by essentially providing Afrikentication lessons radiating principally around the theme: Making African education relevant to African liberation and progress. The linchpin of the book is that we Africans truly need to cease dangling uselessly and reclaim our authentic roots if we have to independently move forward. This is an objective we clearly cannot correctly achieve when our intellectuals and universities (among others) who are supposed to be furnishing our liberation movements with sane policy and thought-leadership do continue in the same old colonial way of sheepish ‘theorising’ that excessively indulges in obliterating genuine African perspectives. Indigenous African education is the way to go! An inevitable rethinking in education, culture, and religion in Africa is recommended, basing on innovation and critical thinking which are sure highlights of communalism, which is a defining feature of the African way of life. The book thus harps on the need to recentralise African values and philosophy in the freedom and governance of the continent, as well as stressing the dire need for unity and visionary, dedicated and patriotic leadership.
Download or read book Battling Language Rights Governance in Africa written by Ateh-Afac Fossungu and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2021-09-17 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book seeks to use the burning issue of multiculturalism (bilingualism particularly) to offer an appreciation of the roots and dynamics of the Ambazonia-Cameroun war, which has been raging for the past five years and counting. An understanding of Cameroon's language management and national unity policies is provided here through a comparative survey of the language politics of four other countries: two of them European (Belgium and Switzerland), one North American (Canada), and the other Third World and Asian (Indonesia). The author argues better language governance policies that gainfully protect minorities, as well as fostering the goals of national and continental unity and development, Cameroon (and, by extension, the anticipated UDA) must emulate from European countries like Belgium and Switzerland rather than from Canada which is traditionally regarded as 'the Cameroon of North America'.
Download or read book Shaping Up Art drawings Essays Poetry and Interpretations written by Rinos Mwanaka and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shaping Up is more personal and intimate than the author's previous works. The poems and images reflect a period while he was living outside of Zimbabwe, in South Africa. The immigrant experience gives the work a more personal, closed, abstracted feel driven by loneliness of the exilitic condition. Living in the element, uninhibited and careless can help deal with confounding, controversial issues more easily, this theme can be dissected from the drawings to do with sex, sexuality and gender issues. The line breaks, whirls, thins out, sometimes is bold, sometimes is barely there, thus the drawings straddle the tenuousness of time and life.
Download or read book The day and the dweller written by Jonathan Thompson and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2020-08-28 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mixture of personal experience and magical realism, the author explores the teachings of the Emerald Tablets through the lens of his life. A tortured soul seeking peace, a journey to find meaning, Thompson invites you into his world where adventure, misery, discovery and learning merge in seeking enlightment.
Download or read book Best New African Poets 2018 Anthology written by Mwanaka, Tendai Rinos and published by Mwanaka Media and Publishing Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2019-02-10 with total page 486 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Best “New” African Poets 2018 Anthology follows volumes in 2017, 2016 and 2015. In this fourth volume of these continent-wide anthologies of African poetry we have work from 154 African poets from over 30 African countries and the African Diasporas. There are poems in English, French, Portuguese, Sepedi, Shona, Yoruba, and Asante Twi languages. In 2018 there was a notable increase in the number of entries with memorable novelties regarding poetic experimentation: some of the poets have daringly sliced up words playing around with the spatial and structural patterns of their texts on paper. This may be described as both textual and visual poetry. Reading the poems becomes a journey with many paths, where the reader walks according to poetic rhythms and the hesitating breaks of action verbs and enjambments.
Download or read book Re centring Mother Earth written by Andrew Nyongesa and published by African Books Collective. This book was released on 2021-10-13 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Literary critics have focused on the nexus between literature and the ecological environment. As a mirror of society, literature encapsulates the natural ecosystem to address environmental degradation as one of the major issues being confronted by communities the world over. Individual literary critics have demonstrated how literary writers have deliberately presented the impact of Mother Nature on the lives of characters. However, most critics have hardly demonstrated the essential role of the ecological environment on the political, social and religious attributes of human life.in Re-centring Mother Earth: Ecological Reading of Contemporary Works of Fiction, Andrew Nyongesa investigates the role of Mother Nature in the political, cultural, religious aspects of human life in contemporary novels. Using eco-criticism, the study challenges homocentric attributes of literature and shows how the ecological environment affects all facets of human life.
