Open Book Festival Live Recordings

This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Terry-Ann Adams, Welcome Mandla Lishivha and Chase Rhys speak to Kelly Smith about community and belonging.

This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Kyle Cowan, Karyn Maughan and Songezo Zibi reflect on the damage done to our institutions in the company of Erin Bates.

This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Haji Mohamed Dawjee, Sara-Jayne Makwala King and Rofhiwa Maneta speak to Africa Melane sharing private moments with the public.

This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2022. In this discussion Andrew Brown, Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu and Margie Orford speak to John Maytham about power and justice in their novels.

This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, the City of Cape Town and the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

This is a recording of a live event that took place at the Open Book Festival in March 2022 in Cape Town. In this discussion C.A. Davids, Finuala Dowling and Nancy Richards speak to Aoife Lennon-Ritchie about their writing processes.

This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, as well as the Heinrich Boell Foundation.

This is a recording of a live event that took place at the Open Book Festival in March 2022 in Cape Town. In this discussion, Azille Coetzee, Pumla Gqola and Joy Watson speak to Ingrid Jones about the roles women must play in order to survive

This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, as well as the Heinrich Boell Foundation.

This is a recording of a live event that took place at the Open Book Festival in March 2022 in Cape Town. In this discussion, Relebone Rirhandzu eAfrika, Tapiwa Guzha and Jen Thorpe explore the effect of capitalism on creativity and mental health in the company of Faye Kabali-Kagwa.

This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, as well as the Heinrich Boell Foundation.

This is a recording of a live event that took place at the Open Book Festival in March 2022 in Cape Town. In this discussion, Politics of Memory: C.A. Davids, Joanne Joseph and Bongani Kona speak to Sindiswa Busuku about what we choose to remember and why.

This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, as well as the Heinrich Boell Foundation.

This is a recording of a live event that took place at the Open Book Festival in March 2022 in Cape Town. In this discussion, Shana Fife, Pumla Gqola and Sue Nyathi speak to Sara-Jayne King about everyday acts of courage and resistance against the patriarchy.

This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, as well as the Heinrich Boell Foundation.

This is a recording of a live event that took place at the Open Book Festival in March 2022 in Cape Town.

In this conversation, Kelly-Eve Koopman, Alistair Mackay and Keely Shinners speak to Edgar Pieterse about imagining a landscape of the future on that of the present.

This event was made possible by the support of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, as well as the Heinrich Boell Foundation.