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Open Book Festival

Connecting to Self

This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.

In this event, Nadia Kamies, Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu] and David Ralph Viviers speak to

Wamuwi Mbao about the need to find the past in order to find oneself.

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.

The Way of Water

This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023. In this event, Ron Irwin, Farai Mudzingwa and Marita van der Vyver speak to John Maytham about the significance of water in their novels.

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.

Feminist Imaginings

This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.
In this event, Pumla Dineo Gqola, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah and Hilda Twongyeirwe imagine the intergenerational communication of the future in the company of Mbali Sikakana. This event is in collaboration with the NRF SARChI Chair in African Feminist Imagination at Nelson Mandela University.

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.

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.

In this event, John Maytham talks to Mills Soko about scenario planning and influencing the 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.

Conversations with Mohale

This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.

In the annual event hosted by Mohale Mashigo, Pumla Dineo Gqola, Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, Lebohang Masango and Maneo Mohale speak sex, pleasure and consent.

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.

The Future of Publishing

This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023. In the context of a drastically weaker rand, loadshedding woes and concerns about representation, Mervyn Sloman talks to Eugene Ashton (JB), Mbali Sikakana (NB) and Karina Szczurek (Karavan) about their thoughts and plans for the 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.

Poets in Conversation

This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.

This platform offers the poets an opportunity to consider their experiences following the Hear My Voice Poetry Retreat, and respond to the query, “What does collaboration entail in the face of contemporary issues?”

Curated by Hear My Voice with support from the delegation of Flanders: Embassy of Belgium and Göteborgs Litteraturhus.

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.

Mother Wound

This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.

Megan Choritz, Moshitadi Lehlomela and Irene Muchemi-Ndiritu speak to Buhle Ngaba about damaged mothers, wounded daughters and the possibilities of 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.

Post-apartheid Universities

This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023. In this conversation, Jaco Barnard-Naude, Desiree Lewis and Joel Modiri speak to Barbara Boswell about improving the university experience for all.

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.

Writing the Natural World

This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2023.

In this conversation, Isobel Dixon, Pieter Odendaal and Bridget Pitt explore spiritual connections to the land in the company of Kanya Viljoen.

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.