Open Book Festival Live Recordings

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Open Book Festival Live Recordings episodes

January 14, 2025 OBF2024: Chosen Family
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024.
In this conversation, Sven Axelrad, Gothataone Moeng and Buntu Siwisa speak to Anna Stroud about building the world of friendship.
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.
1 hr 3 min
January 09, 2025 OBF2024: Queer Freedom
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024.
In this discussion, Siya Khumalo and Eloghosa Osunde speak to Kelly-Eve Koopman about fluid characters and homophobic spaces.
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.
1 hr 3 min
January 07, 2025 OBF2024: Navigating Religious Trauma
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024. In this discussion, Siphokazi Jonas, Pontsho Pilane and Thobeka Yose speak to Maneo Mohale about inherited belief structures.
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.
1 hr 8 min
December 12, 2024 OBF2024: Living Dystopian Realities
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024.
In this discussion, Nick Clelland, Olivia Coetzee and Tanya Meeson speak to Keely Shinners about creating fictional worlds which reflect our reality.
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.
1 hr 1 min
December 10, 2024 OBF2024: Patriarchy and Desire
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024.
In this event, Busisekile Khumalo, Hamza Koudri and Zukiswa Wanner speak to Wanelisa Xaba about sex and power.
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.
1 hr 4 min
December 06, 2024 OBF2024: The Dispossessed
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book
Festival in September 2024.
In this event, Haidar Eid, Uhuru Phalafala and Lebogang Seale speak to Aphiwe Ngalo about land, forced removal, and the settler colonial story.
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.

1 hr 1 min
December 05, 2024 OBF2024: The Archive of Everyday
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024.
In this discussion, Shubnum Khan, Nathan Trantraal and Ivan Vladislavić talk about living histories with Nkgopoleng Moloi.
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.
59 min
December 03, 2024 OBF2024: Trust Issues
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book Festival in September 2024.
In this discussion, Oyama Mabandla, Alan Storey and Joy Watson speak to Rebecca Davis about how to engage with institutions which have disappointed in our democratic era.
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.
1 hr
November 27, 2024 OBF2024: Cities of Trauma
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book
Festival in September 2024.
In this discussion, Karen Jennings, Alistair Mackay and Niq Mhlongo speak to Athambile Masola about the intersection of urban spaces and characters' lived experiences. Presented by African Literary Cities.
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.

1 hr 5 min
November 26, 2024 OBF2024: Reading the Streets
This is a live recording of an event that took place at Open Book
Festival in September 2024.
In this conversation, Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti, Gothataone Moeng and Ivan
Vladislavić speak to Amrita Pande about vulnerability, safety and meaning in the city.
Presented by African Literary Cities.
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

1 hr 4 min

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Open Book Festival is an annual literary event in Cape Town featuring panelists from all over the writing and publishing spheres. It is a place where writers and audiences are brought together and meaningful discussions are made possible.