For the podcast series dedicated to the publication „“Narratives of Closeness and Distance from Central-Eastern Europe and South–East Africa. A multicontextual patchwork”„, we invited authors, editors, project initiators, translators, and collaborators to reflect on the real and perceived distance between the two featured regions: Central-Eastern Europe and South-Eastern Africa.
The first part of the podcast series, recorded in Polish in cooperation with Miła Bożek from Polish Radio Wrocław, introduces Polish listeners to the goals of the project, the publication itself, and the work of Polish contributors. Every Wednesday in July 2024 at 6:10 PM, episodes of the series Africa: Close and Distant were broadcast on Radio Wrocław Kultura. The podcasts are now available on the Art Transparent Spotify channel.
The second part is produced by the Women’s History Museum in Lusaka, where Samba Yonga (in English) interviews authors from Southeast Africa. The museum named their segment: „Narratives In Between”. This five-episode series highlights the diverse cultural landscapes of Central-Eastern Europe and Southeast Africa, offering a rich, multicontextual patchwork of stories from a Zambian perspective.
The third part, coming soon, will include ten podcast episodes exploring Hungarian and Zambian perspectives on cultural cooperation between our regions – stay tuned.
Art Transparent
You can listen to the podcast series on the Art Transparent Spotify channel.
3.07.2024
Miła Bożek talks to:
- Urszula Markowska-Manista – PhD in social sciences (pedagogy), assistant professor at the University of Warsaw, guest professor at the University of Applied Sciences in Darmstadt, Germany; conducts intercultural research in Central Africa, the Horn of Africa, the Caucasus, and among refugee communities from Ukraine;
- Karolina Bieniek – PhD in social sciences, specialist in foreign and cultural policy, director of the Art Transparent Foundation.
10.07.2024
Miła Bożek talks to:
- Klara Ana Rosa Wojtkowska – musician, director, writer, „shikiro” (spiritual healer). Since 2015, she has run the Theatre of Ceremony for people and ancestors, creating spiritually inspired art through her foundations Mhondoro Dreams and Magic Africa. She is the author of the film „Nazara – Hunger”, several books, and the director of festivals. Her work builds bridges between Zimbabwe and Poland. Her text in the publication: „“How I Learned to Pray. Fictional Memoir.”„
17.07.2024
Miła Bożek talks to:
- Karolina Marcinkowska – anthropologist, curator, and therapist. She focuses on body and consciousness anthropology. Through her educational initiative Africa Remix, she has been conducting lectures and workshops for over 15 years on socio-cultural body phenomena, intercultural communication, and contemporary art, especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. Her text in the publication: „“In Search of a Conscious Body. Herstories Rooted in Polish and Rwandan Sources.”„
24.07.2024
Miła Bożek talks to:
- Jan Moszmański-Kotwica (Jan Moss) – filmmaker and multimedia artist from Kraków, participant in the „Deconfining” project. The first edition of the project focused on an exchange between artists from Central-Eastern Europe and Africa.
31.07.2024
Miła Bożek talks to:
- Joanna Tegnerowicz – PhD in sociology, literary translator, member of the Association of Literary Translators. She has long been interested in African literature and feminist thought.
- Karolina Bieniek – PhD in political science, director of the Art Transparent Foundation, co-creator of the „Deconfining” project. She has been involved in cultural and political relations between East Africa and Central Europe for over 20 years.
- Urszula Markowska-Manista – PhD in humanities (pedagogy), conducts intercultural research in Central Africa, the Horn of Africa, and the Caucasus.
- Paulina Brelińska-Garsztka – art critic, curator, writer, and international project coordinator at the Wrocław Institute of Culture.
Women’s History Museum
Podcasts produced by the Women’s History Museum can be listened to here on Spotify
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