Mombera Rising

Mombera Rising

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Mombera Rising episodes

  • Episode 5: Telling the Stories

    Discussing the story creation process, the inspiration for each story, and the role of nature futures in the story.

    Download the book on the FEfA project page! Find Ekari on facebook or on her website. Find Muthi on Twitter @MuthiNhlema or on LinkedIn

    1 hr 3 min
  • Episode 4: Balancing Science and Story

    Discussing the Nature Futures Framework, its contributions to the writing process, and finding balance between science and storytelling

    Download the book on the FEfA project page! Find Ekari on facebook or on her website. Find Muthi on Twitter @MuthiNhlema or on LinkedIn

    39 min
  • Episode 3: What Is an Ngoni Future?

    Discussing the community forecasting process by which the writers deconstructed ‘modernity’ to imagine an Ngoni future.

    Download the book on the FEfA project page! Find Ekari on facebook or on her website. Find Muthi on Twitter @MuthiNhlema or on LinkedIn

    36 min
  • Episode 2: Decolonization is Colonized

    Balancing cultural sensitivity and literary freedom, when Africans write about another African culture they don’t belong to.

    Download the book on the FEfA project page! Find Ekari on facebook or on her website. Find Muthi on Twitter @MuthiNhlema or on LinkedIn

    33 min
  • Episode 1: Identity and Writing Style

    Learn about how the writers' personal identities and backgrounds impact their writing styles and story choices.

    Download the book on the FEfA project page! Find Ekari on facebook or on her website. Find Muthi on Twitter @MuthiNhlema or on LinkedIn

    27 min

About Mombera Rising

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This podcast is a series of discussions about ”Mombera Rising,” an anthology of speculative eco-fiction short stories detailing a few possible futures for the Ngoni community of Northern Malawi. Over…