Category: Theory
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Castration of the Black Scribe
"Catching Feelings" is a South African romantic comedy, written and directed by Kagiso Lediga. The Netflix thinkpic brings together sex, race and literature as seen through the insecurities of its cruelly self-probing lead character Max Matshane.
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Lovemore Majaivana’s Totem Feast – A Philosophy (Part 1)
Rukudzo Onai discusses the metaphysical dimension of Zimbabwean mbaqanga pioneer Lovemore Majaivana’s music in the context of Ndebele orature.
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The Butterfly Dialectic – Kendrick Lamar Deconstructs Black Being and the Culture in “The Heart Part 5”
Kendrick Lamar is not just dusting his crown in “The Heart Part 5”. The customary album prelude is not so much about putting the culture on notice as it is about deconstructing the culture. Collective languages of black being fall apart, deepfake by deepfake, in the glare of Mr Lamar’s passion.
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Who Is Bothered by Lakeith Stanfield? “Sorry to Bother You” Movie Wants to Save the Workers’ Movement
Boots Riley’s directorial debut won the Independent Spirit award and was praised by Trevor Noah as the most brainy movie since The Matrix. The Lakeith Stanfield-led dark comedy interrogates the allure of goods and images, bare life, instrumental reason, the military-tech complex and other conditions holding back the workers’ movement.
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Pan-Africanism under Spotlight at the African Crossroads 2020 Hybrid Edition
New directions for Pan-Africanism, lockdown wellness, adaptive technologies and resistance music came under spotlight at the 2020 hybrid event of African Crossroads. The event merged immersive playlists with engaging, decolonial discussions.
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Frantz Fanon, Race and the Power Triangle
Frantz Fanon: Philosopher of the Barricades Author: Peter Hudis Publisher: Pluto Press (2015) ISBN: 978 07453 3630 5 Frantz Fanon’s crusade against the shady tendencies of power crosses racial and ideological bounds. His foremost accomplishment is, perhaps, the precedence of humanity over ideology in his work ethic. For this, his intellectual strivings remain audible long…
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Equality as a Stimulus for Growth
Book: Why Nations Fail Authors: Daron Acemoglu & James A. Robinson Publisher: Profile Books (2012) ISBN: 978 1 84668 430 2 The expanse between rich and poor nations is vast and sustained. Explaining the gap has long been the site of controversy. The persistence of poverty sparks off clichés of every mood and rests bitterly…
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Unravelling the Wiring of the Mind
Michio Kaku’s The Future of the Mind Book: The Future of the MindAuthor: Michio KakuPublisher: Doubleday (2014)ISBN: 978-0-385-53083-5 If there is a short circuit in the wiring of genius, it is its incapacity to understand itself. The human mind is the perhaps most fascinating example of this contradiction. It seems as though the smarter the…
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