In a highly technologically advanced world with robots taking over jobs and leaving many with little or nothing to do for a living, what future ia there for the student in the humanities? The assertions of Kyle Jennings with respect to creative autonomy makes all the more scary. Join us as we talk about the place of the humanities in a digital world with renowned African Digital Literature scholar, Onyekachi Peter Onuoha. Onyekachi Peter Onuoha is an Alumnus of University of Calabar and University of Lagos respectively. He teaches African Digital Literature and Creative writing at the Department of English and Literary Studies, University of Calabar. He is a Street Biographer and a recipient of Volkswagen Foundation Scholarship on Digital Humanities, 2018. He has also won awards of “Special Recognition” by Street Priests for his literary contributions on street children in his book Earth Corners, 2020. He has contributed book chapters and scholarly articles to national and international journals. He is widely published with the following titles: Idara, Moonlight Lady (Kraftbooks, 2012), MyFather Lied, The Scream of Ola (Kraftbooks, 2013), Ijeuwa (Authorhouse UK, 2015), Identity, The Fears of Mama (Kraftbooks 2015) The Heresy of Gossip, Aluta Struggles (Celbestbooks, 2011), Smell (AMABooks, 2017) Earth Corners (Kraftbooks 2019) African Digital Prose (EbonyBooks 2020), Practical Approaches to Creative Writing (Celbestbooks, 2020), Women in Continue Punning Men-boys (Celbestbooks 2021), amongst others.
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