African Book Festival 2021 –
Music to my Ears

21. July 2021Sandra van LenteFestival#ABF2021, African Book Festival, Angola, Berlin, InterKontinental, music, nextread, storytelling

For the first time in a loooong time, I’ve attended a literature event: the African Book Festival in Berlin, run by InterKontinental and curated by Kalaf Epalanga. This year’s festival highlighted the craft of authors and artists from Angola, but the programme also included, among others, authors from Nigeria, South […] Read more

Storytelling and Political Activism: “Refugee Tales” and its Call to End Indefinite Immigration Detention in the UK

5. November 2018GuestInitiative, News, Students' Cornerawareness, migration, perspectives, reflection, Refugee Tales, representation, storytelling, take action

Our guest author Jana Wiggenhauser writes about the Refugee Tales project, questions of representation and agency, the power of storytelling, and what might happen if people actually listen and take action. “Maybe the real story begins here in this office, before you press record and we look in the mirror […] Read more