Page 7 - OPEN BOOK FESTIVAL - March 2022

DISCUSSION PROGRAMME PROGRAMME 26 March
10h00 -11h00
Getting Real about Land: Andries du Toit Tembeka Ngcukaitobi and and Mpho Raboeane speak to to Katlego Ramantsima about the real politics of land R50
12h00 -13h00
A A Map of Loss: Relebone Rirhandzu eAfrika Bongani Kona and and Bridget McNulty speak to Joy Watson about how we survive R50
14h00 -15h00
Present Dystopia: Kelly-Eve Koopman Alistair Mackay and Keely Shinners speak to to Edgar Pieterse about imagining a a a a a a landscape of of the the future on that of of the the present R50
16h00 -17h00
Unmaking Fear: Shana Fife Pumla Gqola and Sue Nyathi speak to Sara-Jayne King about everyday acts of courage and resistance against the patriarchy R50
17h00
-19h10
Our Move Next | Launch: The launch event for this exciting open-source E-anthology features music artwork and readings from selected pieces by young South African performers FREE
18h00 -19h00
Politics of Memory: C A Davids Joanne Joseph and Bongani Kona speak to Sindiswa Busuku about what we choose to remember and why R50
27 March
10h00 -11h00
The Pressure to Produce: Relebone Rirhandzu eAfrika Tapiwa Guzha and and Jen Thorpe explore the effect of of capitalism on creativity and mental health in the company of of Faye Kabali-Kagwa R50
12h00 -13h00
Queer Family Making: Robert Hamblin Thenjiwe Mswane and Keely Shinners explore what family can mean in the company of Kelly Smith R50
14h00 -15h00
Playing Along: Azille Coetzee Pumla Gqola and Joy Watson speak to Ingrid Jones about the roles women must play in order to survive R50
16h00 -17h00
The Architecture of Words: C A A A Davids Finuala Dowling and Nancy Richards speak to Aoife Lennon-Ritchie about their writing processes R50
17h30 -19h00
a a a a a a a a a a pandemic pause poetry: vangile gantsho and and Toni Giselle Stuart hold a a a a a a a a a a conversation about surviving the pandemic through poetry with Jessica Mbangeni Julie Nxadi and and Quaz Roodt What this time teaches us what we we remember and how we we move forward R50