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13. December 2024

Creative Writing: Learning a Language | Afrikanists Assemble | Episode 39

This month’s question is: “Please compose a creative contribution - either in poetry or prose - about the experience of learning a language. Recite it for us and remember to keep it under three minutes in total.”

13. November 2024

Translating between African Languages | Afrikanists Assemble | Episode 38

This month’s question is: “What potential do you see for translation from one African language to another that you don’t currently see being practiced or realized?”

18. October 2024

Custom Publication | Afrikanists Assemble | Episode 37

This month’s question is: “If you had the power to create a publication (of any type, mode, or format) in an African language, what kind of publication would you make, and in what language?”

17. September 2024

Orthographies from Scratch | Afrikanists Assemble | Episode 36

This month’s question is: “Let’s pretend that your mother tongue has never been written before and that you’ve been asked to design a system of writing for it. Would you use an existing system? What kind of orthography would you create? Feel free to draw a few characters of your imagined alphabet or some example text for us to show as a visual aid while you speak.”

08. July 2024

African Theories | Afrikanists Assemble | Episode 35

This month’s question is: “What is one African theory, theoretician, or philosophy that you think has great potential for applying to research or education, and why?”