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Africa. Born Before Borders™17 | African Women...African women were never on the sidelines of history.They were at the centre of power, resistance, survival, and nation building.In this episode, we go back before colonisation to examine how African societies were structured around women as leaders, warriors, strategists, farmers, and custodians of culture. From Queen Mothers in Ashanti governance to women’s political assemblies in Igbo society, from the Agojie warriors of Dahomey to market women who could shut down colonial economies, this episode challenges the idea that African women were passive or peripheral.Drawing on the work of African th...
2025-12-1422 min
Real Talk-PoliticFrom 500 Years of Theft to 500 Years of WealthFrom Ama Ata Aidoo enters The Black Infrastructure TrustIn a searing 1987 interview, Ghanaian writer Ama Ata Aidoo looked squarely into the camera and said:“Since we met you people 500 years ago, look at us, we’ve given everything, and you are still taking. Where would the whole Western world be without Africa — our cocoa, our timber, our gold, our diamonds, our platinum, our whatever. Everything you are is us. And in return for all of this, what have we got? Nothing. Nothing.”Her words strip away the polite lies of history. For five cen...
2025-09-2105 min
Flame Tree Myth & FictionAnansi the SpiderA creator god, a trickster folk hero, a wily spider and a heroic symbol of resistance, Anansi is a fascinating figure within West African folklore. This episode contains both an original folkloric story and a modern depiction of Anansi from our Myths, Gods & Immortals series. Featuring:‘The Secrets of Jamestown Lighthouse’ by Benjamin Cyril Arthur (01.15), read by Cheryl S. Ntumy. In this story we’ve got a gang of kids who are sneaking around, sticking their noses into things that are way beyond them, but who can resist breaking the rules when there’s an adve...
2025-08-1938 min
Women And ResistanceEP 13 Ama Ata Aidoo - Writing the People's Dilemma I Women And Resistance 🌍In this episode, host Adesoji Iginla engages with renowned Ghanaian author and feminist Ama Ata Aidoo (played by Aya Fubara Eneli, Esq.), exploring her life, literary contributions, and activism. Aidoo reflects on her upbringing in a matrilineal society, the importance of education, and her experiences with colonialism and neocolonialism. She emphasises the need for women to support each other and the significance of cultural identity in the face of oppression. The conversation culminates in a reading of Aidoo's poetry, highlighting her enduring legacy in African literature and feminist discourse.Takeaways*Ama...
2025-08-011h 12
Your BIPOC Writing CoachBehind the Book with Sylvia Arthur, Founder of the the Library of Africa and the African DiasporaOn episode 52 we’re going Behind the Book with Sylvia Arthur, the founder of the Library of Africa and the African Diaspora in Accra, Ghana.
Remember, for Season Five of the podcast, we’re going behind the book to talk to people whose livelihood and careers depend on the free flowing circulation of books in society.
Sylvia Arthur is the Founder of the Library Of Africa and The African Diaspora (LOATAD), a library, archive, writing residency, and research institute in Accra, Ghana, dedicated to the work of African and Diaspora writers from the late 19th cent...
2025-05-2639 min
The Power Panel Podcast with Amb. Raychelle OmamoThe Power Panel podcast Playlist & Bookshelf feat. Ottilia Anna MaunganidzeWhat’s on a perceptive African leader's mind — and in the ears?
In this special feature, Ottilia Anna Maunganidze shares two powerful sources of inspiration: Our Sister Killjoy by Ama Ata Aidoo and the bold, genre-bending sounds of Aya Nakamura.
From literature that challenges colonial legacies to music that celebrates modern African identity, discover what fuels Ottilia’s passion, intellect, and leadership.
2025-05-0201 min
One More Book PodcastFebruary Reading Wrap Up 2025Send a textOn this episode, Florence finally shares her Reading Wrap up for February (the month of love). Books Mentioned:CHANGES by Ama Ata AidooAFRICA IS NOT A COUNTRY by Dipo FaloyinTHE MARRIAGE CLASS by Adesuwa O'man NwokediA MOUTH FULL OF SALT by Reem GaafarVIOLETA by Isabel AllendeWebsite: https://www.onemorebook.de/Socials: One More Book PodcastSupport the showWebsite: https://www.onemorebook.de/Socials: O...
2025-03-2338 min
Books With Abena54. Interview with Samira Bawumia Literature Prize (SBLP) Winners: Cyril and EmmanuelaIn this episode, Abena speaks to two Samira Bawumia Literature Prize winners about their writing journey, participating in the literature prize and dealing with rejection.About the Guests:Benjamin Cyril ArthurBenjamin Cyril Arthur is a Ghanaian writer that holds a degree in English and linguistics. His journey as a writer began in the vibrant literary landscape of Nigeria where storytelling is not just an art form but a vital thread in the fabric of culture. He has honed his craft through a combination of academic rigour and real-world experience, always s...
2025-03-1851 min
Glocal CitizensEpisode 250: Why Joyful Matters with Nii Ayikwei ParkesGreetings Glocal Citizens!
We are nearing the end of our Writing As Activism series @ the 2024 Pa Gya! Literary Festival in Accra. This week, Ghanaian writer and editor winning acclaim as a children's author, poet, broadcaster and novelist, Nii Ayikwei Parkes joins the conversation. Winner of multiple international awards including the ACRAG (Arts Critics and Reviewers Association of Ghana) award, his novel Tail of the Blue Bird won France's two major prizes for translated fiction – Prix Baudelaire and Prix Laure Bataillon – in 2014. Nii Ayikwei is the founder of flipped eye publishing, a leading small press; serves on the boar...
2024-12-0358 min
Glocal CitizensEpisode 247: From the Clap to the Dance with Aduke GomezGreetings Glocal Citizens!
Next up in our Writing as Activism series, this week’s episode, recorded at the 2024 Pa Gya! festival (in case you are wondering, this is the session taking place during our interview, features Nigerian poet and children’s book author, Aduke Gomez. Aduke embraced writing in the past decade after a career in law and finance. She now utilises her legal and advisory skills to assist in business and creative development. Commencing her career in legal practice with the law firm of Udo Udoma & Belo-Osagie, she later worked for many years in various leadership role...
2024-11-1236 min
Wikipodia.org History100 Famous African People | Ama Ata Aidoo100 Famous African People | Ama Ata Aidoo
2024-08-3004 min
The Perks Of Being A Book Lover PodcastREPLAY - June Holidays: A Book Rec Episode - 6/13/24We are on hiatus for the month of June. This replay episode originally aired June 2023.
This week we celebrate all the special days of June! Want a book rec for Pride month? We have one. What about Juneteenth or Father's Day? We have you covered. And did you know it's National Audiobook Month? It's new to us as well but we love audiobooks so we give you some recommendations for that too. And we throw in one wildcard category - one of those random National Days or Months that always makes you wonder why...
2024-06-121h 00
Forward Radio podcastsPerks Replay | June Holidays: A Book Recommendation Episode | 6-12-24We are on hiatus for the month of June. This replay episode originally aired June 2023.
This week we celebrate all the special days of June! Want a book rec for Pride month? We have one. What about Juneteenth or Father's Day? We have you covered. And did you know it's National Audiobook Month? It's new to us as well but we love audiobooks so we give you some recommendations for that too. And we throw in one wildcard category - one of those random National Days or Months that always makes you wonder why there needs to be a month...
2024-06-121h 00
New Books in Genocide StudiesThe Reeducation of Race with Sonali Thakkar (JP)NYU professor Sonali Thakkar’s brilliant first book, The Reeducation of Race: Jewishness and the Politics of Antiracism in Postcolonial Thought (Stanford UP, 2023), begins as a mystery of sorts. When and why did the word “equality” get swapped out of the 1950 UNESCO Statement on Race, to be replaced by “educability, plasticity”? She and John sit down to discuss how that switcheroo allowed for a putative anti-racism that nonetheless preserved a sotto voce concept of race.They discuss the founding years of UNESCO and how it came to be that Jews were defined as the most plastic of races, and “Blackne...
2024-03-0748 min
New Books in Jewish StudiesThe Reeducation of Race with Sonali Thakkar (JP)NYU professor Sonali Thakkar’s brilliant first book, The Reeducation of Race: Jewishness and the Politics of Antiracism in Postcolonial Thought (Stanford UP, 2023), begins as a mystery of sorts. When and why did the word “equality” get swapped out of the 1950 UNESCO Statement on Race, to be replaced by “educability, plasticity”? She and John sit down to discuss how that switcheroo allowed for a putative anti-racism that nonetheless preserved a sotto voce concept of race.They discuss the founding years of UNESCO and how it came to be that Jews were defined as the most plastic of races, and “Blackne...
2024-03-0748 min
New Books in Intellectual HistoryThe Reeducation of Race with Sonali Thakkar (JP)NYU professor Sonali Thakkar’s brilliant first book, The Reeducation of Race: Jewishness and the Politics of Antiracism in Postcolonial Thought (Stanford UP, 2023), begins as a mystery of sorts. When and why did the word “equality” get swapped out of the 1950 UNESCO Statement on Race, to be replaced by “educability, plasticity”? She and John sit down to discuss how that switcheroo allowed for a putative anti-racism that nonetheless preserved a sotto voce concept of race.They discuss the founding years of UNESCO and how it came to be that Jews were defined as the most plastic of races, and “Blackne...
2024-03-0748 min
New Books in Critical TheoryThe Reeducation of Race with Sonali Thakkar (JP)NYU professor Sonali Thakkar’s brilliant first book, The Reeducation of Race: Jewishness and the Politics of Antiracism in Postcolonial Thought (Stanford UP, 2023), begins as a mystery of sorts. When and why did the word “equality” get swapped out of the 1950 UNESCO Statement on Race, to be replaced by “educability, plasticity”? She and John sit down to discuss how that switcheroo allowed for a putative anti-racism that nonetheless preserved a sotto voce concept of race.They discuss the founding years of UNESCO and how it came to be that Jews were defined as the most plastic of races, and “Blackne...
2024-03-0748 min
New Books in Human RightsThe Reeducation of Race with Sonali Thakkar (JP)NYU professor Sonali Thakkar’s brilliant first book, The Reeducation of Race: Jewishness and the Politics of Antiracism in Postcolonial Thought (Stanford UP, 2023), begins as a mystery of sorts. When and why did the word “equality” get swapped out of the 1950 UNESCO Statement on Race, to be replaced by “educability, plasticity”? She and John sit down to discuss how that switcheroo allowed for a putative anti-racism that nonetheless preserved a sotto voce concept of race.They discuss the founding years of UNESCO and how it came to be that Jews were defined as the most plastic of races, and “Blackne...
2024-03-0748 min
Recall This Book124 The Reeducation of Race with Sonali Thakkar (JP)NYU professor Sonali Thakkar’s brilliant first book, The Reeducation of Race: Jewishness and the Politics of Antiracism in Postcolonial Thought (Stanford UP, 2023), begins as a mystery of sorts. When and why did the word “equality” get swapped out of the 1950 UNESCO Statement on Race, to be replaced by “educability, plasticity”? She and John sit down to discuss how that switcheroo allowed for a putative anti-racism that nonetheless preserved a sotto voce concept of race.They discuss the founding years of UNESCO and how it came to be that Jews were defined as the most plastic of races, and “Blackne...
2024-03-0748 min
African Diaspora News ChannelGhanaian Author Schools Them Folks On Where The Western World Would Be Without AfricaEmma Ansah reports on Ghanaian Author and Academic Ama Ata Aidoo who schools one of them folks on where the Western world would be without Afrrica and what Africa got in return for all it has offered
2024-02-2907 min
O Poema Ensina a CairAna Paula Tavares (II): "Digamos que foi nestes Cantares de Salomão que eu encontrei muitas maneiras de falar do amor"Segunda parte da conversa com a poeta, cronista e historiadora angolana Ana Paula Tavares.
Poemas:
Cantares de Salomão 5:2-8:14 (Nova Versão Internacional)
Adélia Prado - Com Licença Poética
Warsan Shire - Casa, tradução de Laura Assis
Ama Ata Aidoo - Para uma Saia de Seda ao Sol
Conceição Lima - O País de Akendenguê
Livro:
Chinua Achebe, Quando Tudo se Desmorona; Tradução: Eugénia Antunes e Paulo Rêgo, edição Mercado de Letras
2024-02-101h 00
Libroteca: historias de librerías y bibliotecasTemporada 4. Episodio 6. Biblioteca Balme (Ghana)Ghana, conocida durante su época colonial como Costa de Oro, tiene una biblioteca universitaria que sale en sus billetes de 5 CEDIS. ¿Quieres saber qué cuenta la historia de esta biblioteca? Un episodio que nos da la oportunidad de hablar sobre colonialismo. Además, descubriremos un poco a la autora ghanesa Ama Ata Aidoo. ¿Sabías que fue ministra de educación?
2024-02-0113 min
Arts & IdeasSankofa and AfrofuturismEkow Eshun is curating an exhibition exploring the idea of Sankofa, taking from the past what is good and bringing it into the present. Sarah Jilani teaches novels written by Ama Ata Aidoo (1942-2023) and Flora Nwapa (1931-1993). Sculptor Zak Ové is showing a work called The Mothership Connection as part of Frieze Sculpture display in London's Regents Park which brings together the form of a Pacific Northwest totem and a rocket with elements relating to African culture like tribal masks. They join Shahidha Bari for a conversation exploring African ideas about a better future.Producer: Marcus S...
2023-10-2344 min
The DripEpisode 46 --It May Be a Man’s World, But Esi’s Got a Car: Ama Ata Aidoo’s CHANGESIn this episode the Spoilers talk about Aidoo's wonderful novel, but as you might expect, they end up talking about patriarchy. And in particular they spend a lot of time talking about Esi and her car. You know, we don't always understand Esi (there are lots of questions), but in the end we all really love her and we all wish we were riding in that car with her wherever she wants to go. Don't miss this one. We can all go for a ride!
2023-10-161h 00Books With Abena27. Remembering Ama Ata AidooWe are celebrating the memory of Ama Ata Aidoo, Ghana's first prominent female author, with news articles written by some Ghanaian writers.Articles read were written by:Annis Haffar published in the Daily Graphic Nii Ayikwei Parkes online by The Republic https://republic.com.ng/august-september-2023/the-indelible-life-of-ama-ata-aidoo/Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah published online by The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/jul/05/our-feminist-ancestor-ama-ata-aidoo-author-activist-and-african-heroineVoices heard or Music:Ama Ata Aidoo on Feminism in Africa -BBC HARDtalkht...
2023-09-1816 min
Litteraturhusets podkastMy African Reading List: Maaza MengisteMaaza Mengiste er forfatter og fotograf, og underviser i kreativ skriving ved Wesleyan University. Debutromanen hennes fra 2010, Beneath the Lion's Gaze, skildrer den blodige revolusjonen i Etiopia på 1970-tallet, og ble kåret til en av de beste afrikanske samtidsromanene av avisa the Guardian. Hennes seneste roman, The Shadow King, tar for seg 1930-tallets italo-etiopitske krig, og ble kortlistet til den prestisjefylte Booker-prisen i 2020.Dette er Maaza Mengistes leseliste:Ama Ata Aidoo, Our Sister KilljoyMaya Binyam, HangmanMihret Sibhat, The History of a Difficult ChildTsitsi Dangarembga, Nervous Conditions (Nervøse tilstander, overs. Merete Alfsen, 2023)
2023-07-2322 min
LitHouse podcastMy African Reading List: Maaza MengisteMaaza Mengiste is a writer, photographer and teacher of creative fiction at Wesleyan University. Her 2010 debut novel, Beneath the Lion's Gaze, depicts the bloody revolution in 1970s Ethiopia, and was named one of the 10 Best Contemporary African Books by the Guardian. Her second novel The Shadow King, portraying the Italo-Ethiopian war of the 1930s, was shortlisted for the prestigious Booker prize in 2020.This is Maaza Mengiste’s reading list:Ama Ata Aidoo, Our Sister KilljoyMaya Binyam, HangmanMihret Sibhat, The History of a Difficult ChildTsitsi Dangarembga, Nervous ConditionsIn this podcastseries the Ho...
2023-07-2322 min
Chudi's podcastChampioning African feminismWe discuss the living legacy of Ghanaian author and champion of women's rights Ama Ata Aidoo, who died recently at the age of 81 with journalist Dr Sharihan Al-Akhras. Also in the pod: we discuss with journalist Mark Lobel the story of a young man who was trafficked to London for an illegal organ donation operation.And Serge Stroobants, from the Institute for Economics and Peace's tells us why 2022 was the "worst year in conflict, this century".
2023-06-2824 min
Focus on AfricaChampioning African feminismWe discuss the living legacy of Ghanaian author and champion of women's rights Ama Ata Aidoo, who died recently at the age of 81 with journalist Dr Sharihan Al-Akhras. Also in the pod: we discuss with journalist Mark Lobel the story of a young man who was trafficked to London for an illegal organ donation operation.And Serge Stroobants, from the Institute for Economics and Peace's tells us why 2022 was the "worst year in conflict, this century".
2023-06-2824 minThe Perks Of Being A Book Lover PodcastS8 Ep181 - Catch the June Reading Bug - 6-21-23This week we celebrate all the special days of June! Want a book rec for Pride month? We have one. What about Juneteenth or Father's Day? We have you covered. And did you know it's National Audiobook Month? It's new to us as well but we love audiobooks so we give you some recommendations for that too. And we throw in one wildcard category - one of those random National Days or Months that always makes you wonder why there needs to be a month for that:)
This is the last episode for Season 8. We are taking...
2023-06-211h 00
Glocal CitizensEpisode 178: When Women Speak with Aseye Tamakloe Part 2Greetings Glocal Citizens!
This week on the podcast we have another two-part conversation, with one of Ghana’s foremost creative culture practitioners. Aseye Tamakloe is a filmmaker and lecturer at the National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) and a PhD candidate at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana Legon - both in Accra. She has worked as editor, director and producer on a number of local and international productions. As a freelance editor, her works include, award-winning films such as Perfect Picture, by Shirley Frimpong–Manso, Chronicles of Odumkrom:The Headmaster, by Ernest Kofi Abbeyquaye, Who...
2023-06-1330 min
Wat blijftRadio: met Bart Leeuwenburgh over Balthasar Bekker, Joyce Roodnat over Françoise Gilot, Astrud Gilberto, Ama Ata Aidoo en Mike Ho Sam SooiIn de zeventiende eeuw betoogde theoloog en predikant Balthasar Bekker dat de duivel geen rol speelde in het leven op aarde, en de mens dus zelf verantwoordelijk was voor het kwaad in de wereld. Zijn boek sloeg in als een bom. Bart Leeuwenburgh schreef De betoverde wereld van Balthasar Bekker, waarin de duivel, heksen, tovenaars en spoken centraal staan. Met Lara Billie Rense spreekt hij over Balthasar Bekker als bestrijder van het bijgeloof.
Verder aandacht voor schilder Françoise Gilot, zangeres Astrud Gilberto, schrijver Ama Ata Aidoo en acteur Mike Ho Sam Sooi.
In de p...
2023-06-121h 55
ParrotbeetieEpisode 23: Igbo and Who?As Parrotbeetie draws closer and closer to the end of the Igbo Collection, Raafeke returns with another episode to highlight the celebration of Pride Month and a brief history on lesbian relationships in Carriacou, as well as the death of famed Ghanaian writer Ama Ata Aidoo. Raafeke also shares a recording of the Big Drum Dance song, "Igbo and Dem", breaking down its meaning before narrating his short story, "Igbo and Who?
Please be sure to subscribe to the show and share with others if you are enjoying it! Follow Raafeke and Parrotbeetie on Instagram, Twitter, and...
2023-06-0931 min
Writing Africa PodcastEpisode 31: Goodbye Ama Ata Aidoo, interviewing Abdulrazak GurnahWelcome to episode 29 of the Writing Africa
Podcast. It’s a blockbuster one as we say goodbye to author, poet, playwright,
and academic Ama Ata Aidoo and South African writer, political analyst,
journalist, and broadcaster Eusebius McKaiser.
We will be chatting about the prize the
Kendeka Prize, Arablit Short Story Prize, and the Brooklyn Caribbean Literary
Festival (BCLF) Short Fiction Story Contest as well as we recommend that you
read Caribbean books this Read Caribbean Month.
We have an interview this week. We caught
up with Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah at the Frankfurt Book Fair in...
2023-06-0830 min
Glocal CitizensEpisode 177: When Women Speak with Aseye Tamakloe Part 1Greetings Glocal Citizens!
This week on the podcast we have another two-part conversation, with one of Ghana’s foremost creative culture practitioners. Aseye Tamakloe is a filmmaker and lecturer at the National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI) and a PhD candidate at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana Legon - both in Accra. She has worked as editor, director and producer on a number of local and international productions. As a freelance editor, her works include, award-winning films such as Perfect Picture, by Shirley Frimpong–Manso, Chronicles of Odumkrom:The Headmaster, by Ernest Kofi Abbeyquaye, Who...
2023-06-0646 min
YouTube FeedTracking 'climate finance' around the worldA new investigation from Reuters found billions of dollars labeled as "climate finance" going to projects that only had a tangential relationship to climate solutions. And, it's pufferfish season in Southeast Asia. Most fisherfolk will throw pufferfish back, but some bring them to market, serving niche groups of customers who love eating them, despite the warnings. Also, Tunisia is the birthplace of the so-called Arab Spring, and Syria is where protesters witnessed some of the most brutal crackdowns. Today, both countries are "turning a new page," as one Syrian official recently put it. Plus, Ama Ata Aidoo, a giant i...
2023-06-0247 min
The InterviewAma Ata Aidoo: Celebrating women in AfricaThe acclaimed Ghanaian writer Ama Ata Aidoo has died aged 81. A former education minister for a brief period in Ghana, she arguably did more than any other writer to depict and celebrate the condition of women in Africa. Zeinab Badawi spoke with her in 2014. How much is there really to celebrate about being female in Africa?Image: Ama Ata Aidoo, pictured in 2017 (Credit: Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images)
2023-06-0222 min
The Day After TNBOne Ticket, Two Seats | The Day After Ep. 268Today on The Day After,
(56:54) Headlines: Boris Johnson hands over WhatsApps and notes to Cabinet Office, Woman who accused Biden of sexual assault seeks Russian citizenship, ITV announces external review over Phillip Schofield's departure from This Morning
(01:00:15) What you Saying? Dating Preferences: Same age or same stage? What’s better for a lasting relationship? 🤔
(01:53:25) Headlines: Failing Mental Health Units Could Face Closure, South Korea’s first ever same-sex marriage bill goes to parliament, Airline To Weigh Passengers Before Boarding
(02:05:36) Word on Road: Paloma Faith’s little mermaid hypocrisy, Damson Idris addresses haters AGAIN, Lizzo haters strike again, Vybz Kartel fa...
2023-06-013h 20
Arákùnrin Seyi PodcastDay 30NIGERIA’S PETROL SUBSIDY REMOVAL TAKES EFFECT AS FUEL PRICE JUMPS OVER N500 NLC EXPRESSES OUTRAGE AS NNPC ALTERS FUEL PUMP PRICES Court Upholds FG’s ‘No Work No Pay’ Policy In Suit Against ASUU. COURT ADJOURNS OBI'S PETITION AGAINST TINUBU OVER ILLNESS OF EMPLOYEES Ghanaian writer and feminist Ama Ata Aidoo dies at 81. The African Union's Security Council meets to discuss Sudan. iUEpMHB9CvTlS9qHpV0k --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arakunrin-seyi/message
2023-06-0109 min
Arákùnrin Seyi PodcastNigeria’s Petrol Subsidy Removal Takes Effect As Fuel Price Jumps Over N500.NIGERIA’S PETROL SUBSIDY REMOVAL TAKES EFFECT AS FUEL PRICE JUMPS OVER N500
NLC EXPRESSES OUTRAGE AS NNPC ALTERS FUEL PUMP PRICES
Court Upholds FG’s ‘No Work No Pay’ Policy In Suit Against ASUU.
COURT ADJOURNS OBI'S PETITION AGAINST TINUBU OVER ILLNESS OF EMPLOYEES
Ghanaian writer and feminist Ama Ata Aidoo dies at 81.
The African Union's Security Council meets to discuss Sudan.
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2023-06-0109 min
Litté'Racisée"Les filles comme nous", de Daphne Palasi Andreades, Partie 2, avec Myriam du compte Instagram TheMymyProjectSubir le racisme dans le pays qui est le nôtre, le rôle des femmes dans nos communautés, l’éducation des garçons racisés et leur représentation dans la société. Ce sont les sujets que l’on aborde avec mon invitée Myriam dans la première partie de l’épisode 04. Myriam est co-autrice du livre “Nos héroines”, publié aux éditions Nimba, et co-rédactrice, avec ses soeurs, de la newsletter portant le nom de leur collectif, "Les Soeurcières". Elle tient également le compte Instagram TheMymyProject.
Dans cette deuxième et dernière partie de l’épisod...
2023-05-1954 min
Queer Lit"Feminist Killjoys" with Sara AhmedDreams really do come true! In this episode, I get to chat to the legendary originator of the feminist killjoy herself: Sara Ahmed. We talk about who the killjoy is, what she can do for us and why it is important that you can both be her and have her as your companion. Sara talks about the people who inspired her in her work on complaint, happiness, and killjoy feminism: readers, students, poets and fellow theorists like bell hooks, Judith Butler and Audre Lorde. And of course we also talk about killjoy joy.For some extra #killjoysolidarity, follow...
2023-05-0252 min
Literary FrictionLiterary Friction - Feminism with Sara AhmedWhat's the relationship between feminist writing and feminist activism? What does it mean to be a feminist killjoy, and what can we learn from her? This month, we're joined by scholar and writer Sara Ahmed to answer these questions and more, as we talk about her brilliant latest book, The Feminist Killjoy Handbook. In it, Sara shows how although the label ‘killjoy’ has often been used to dismiss feminism by claiming that it causes unhappiness, in fact, assuming the identity of the feminist killjoy is a path of liberation and change. We’ll also be talking more generally about the inters...
2023-04-2659 min
Where We’re HeadedThe Mission FieldAdmittedly one of our more atheist-y episodes, today we offer the second installment of our “Abroad Series”. This show takes a deep-dive, critical look into the phenomenon of missionary work-mostly of the Christian/Evangelical variety. From New York to Brasil, West Africa to Uganda, India to the Caribbean and back, we scrutinize the mission field; its presumptions of good faith and nobility and a religious ideology too easily associated with virtue, cultural diversity and community uplift.
Our story is told in three parts: A personal narrative; a trenchant critique on a missionary ripped from the headlines and a cu...
2023-03-171h 05
canonPodcastEpisode Ten: Tryphena YeboahOn our season's finale, Tryphena Yeboah, a Ph.D candidate at University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and author of "A Mouthful of Home"; whose fiction and essays have also appeared in Narrative Magazine, Commonwealth Writers, and Lit Hub, among others, closes the Ama Ata Aidoo Anthology off with her grace and stunning oratory. Until next year and Season Two, Happy Holidays and Be Well!
2022-12-2207 min
canonPodcastEpisode Six: Ago SerwaaThe sixth poem in the series of our Ama Ata Aidoo Anthology is "No Sweetness" by Ago Serwaa, a remarkable new poet who is gradually building an impressive reputation in language.
2022-11-2004 min
canonPodcastEpisode Five: Kwame BoatengOur fifth episode in this continuing presentation of The pod's Ama Ata Aidoo Anthology sees guest poet Kwame Boateng, a very unique voice in recent contemporary Ghanaian poetry for his searing queer poetry, read and discuss his process experience of a daringly personal poem he wrote exclusively for our Anthology.
2022-11-1307 min
canonPodcastEpisode Four: A'bena Awuku-LarbiIn our fourth episode of the Ama Ata Aidoo Anthology, poet, polyglot, legal practitioner, and women’s rights advocate A’bena Awuku-Larbi reads her poem "The Road That Leads Home" with a beautiful personal note go with it. Spoiler Alert: there is singing!
2022-11-0605 min
canonPodcastEpisode Two: Ivana Akotowaa OforiOur featured poet for this episode is the writer and poet Ivana Akotowaa Ofori (The Spider Kid). In this second episode, she reads her poem "Heat" and speaks about its composition process, and what Ama Ata Aidoo means to her—a young Ghanaian woman writer. In her poem, Akotowaa demonstrates an exquisite language bending technique that makes poetry out of the space around the words on the page. We have posted her poem "Heat" (in text) on our twitter page @Canon_Podcast simultaneously with this episode.
2022-10-1605 min
Noire HistoryAma Ata Aidoo [Black History Facts #151]If you're interested in learning about the Ghanaian writer who was the first African woman dramatist to be published, then my Ama Ata Aidoo Black History Facts profile is for you. Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/ama-ata-aidoo.
2022-10-1204 minNoire HistoryAma Ata Aidoo [Black History Facts #151]If you're interested in learning about the Ghanaian writer who was the first African woman dramatist to be published, then my Ama Ata Aidoo Black History Facts profile is for you. Show notes and sources are available at http://noirehistoir.com/blog/ama-ata-aidoo.
2022-10-1204 mincanonPodcastEpisode One: The Ama Ata Aidoo AnthologyIn this introductory episode, our host speaks about Ama Ata Aidoo's incredible ongoing literary legacy which is our reason for beginning this podcast with an anthology in her honour. Through this anthology, these poets—you will hear from in subsequent episodes—have attempted to re-canonise Aunt Ama Ata Aidoo. Having been inspired by her iconic ongoing body of work, they hope to continue in the rigor of the exceptional literary tradition she is credited for. We also have an amazing guest presenter in Dr. Nana Aba Kwenua Pobee reading one of our favourite Ama Ata Aidoo poems.
2022-10-0909 minBooks With Abena2. Author Spotlight - Ama Ata AidooIn this episode, I discuss Ghana's prominent female author, Ama Ata Aidoo.First Reading: Two Sisters read by Abena MaryanSecond Reading: Images of Africa at a Century's End read by Sarpong Osei AsamoahThird Reading: Changes: A Love Story read by Abena Maryan
2022-06-2818 min
Tono AfroEpisodio 26: REINAS & PRINCESAS IIIEste episodio de Reinas & Princesas es cortito! (ironía ON).
Esta vez os traigo dos figuras bíblicas: LA REINA DE SABA & SÉFORA (LA ESPOSA DE MOISÉS)
A una escritora: AMA ATA AIDOO (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQ1N8PbjbHo)
Obras
☺ El dilema de un fantasma (The Dilemma of a Ghost, 1964)
☺ Anowa (1970), obra basada en una leyenda ghanesa.
☺ No hay dulzura aquí (No Sweetness Here: A Collection of Short Stories, 1970)
☺ Our Sister Killjoy (1977) ☺ Someone Talking to Sometime (1986), colección de poemas.
☺ El águila y la gallina (The Eagle...
2022-05-1253 min
Chos and SherrySomething New, Something OldOur first review from the beautifully crafted collection titled ,"African Love Stories : Anthology by Ama Ata Aidoo which comprises 21 short stories by women, that span across the African continent – from Egypt to South Africa.This first story, titled Something Old, Something New by Leila Leila Aboulela, introduces two main characters ;a young Sudanese Muslim woman and a white Muslim man from Edinburgh , and how they allow for love to grow and bind them together despite the whirlwind worlds they each come from.A definite refreshingly calming look at how the true nature of love is away from the...
2022-04-1936 min
The Subtlety of ItSubtleties of Stealing From Black People with SamiraExtraction & erasure. It’s the season 3 finale!! Black African music, art and language are co-opted and stolen globally - from Tik Tok to the DJ scene to dance to activism.I chat with Samira about being a Black African creative in Australia.We discuss what it means to extract Black talent, labour, ideas and intellect. We focus on how non-Black ‘people of colour’ consume Black people to gain money and social capital. We go beyond appropriation and discuss the violence of extraction in all areas of the arts and media. Of course, colourism enters the chat a...
2022-02-091h 37
African life StoriesTHE BIOGRAPHY AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF AMA ATA AIDOOAma Ata Aidoo is one of the greatest writer Africa has ever seen. He has write several books which has been a game changer in many of the lives of the people in Africa. In this episode of African life stories, we celebrate her works andd how she has use her writings to impact a lot of people positively. We say may the God Lord bless her.
Below is the link to some of AMA'S recommended books that you can get on Amazon.
https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/41905.Ama_Ata_Aidoo
PLEASE SH...
2021-07-3010 min
Akwabook#20 - « What we lose » avec MyriamChez Myriam, la passion pour la musique, la littérature et les arts en général est une histoire de famille et de transmission entre l'île de la Réunion, le Niger et la France.
Chaque lecture est une rencontre avec un personnage, une atmosphère, un univers et une plume unique qui marqueront sa vie d'une empreinte indélébile. Si elle ne se souvient pas toujours avec précision de l'histoire qu'elle découvre, elle peut au contraire décrire avec clarté les émotions ressenties. C'est ça le merveilleux pouvoir des livres.
Myriam jeune...
2021-06-1159 min
BO-CASTAudioeinführung zu "Peer Gynt"Hintergrundinfos zu Inszenierungen des Schauspielhaus Bochum
Ich. Ein schmales Wort, ständig verfolgt, begehrt, aufgeladen, konstruiert, determiniert. Und immer auf der Flucht. Wer ist das: Ich?
Peer Gynt, einer der prominentesten (Traum-)Reisenden der europäischen Literatur, ist ein unsterbliches altes Kind, Legenden entsprungen. Von Henrik Ibsen wird er durch Zeiten und Welten geschickt, um sich selbst, seinen Kern zu finden. Die Flucht, die Peer von seinem norwegischen Dorf aus antritt, dem sozialen Nichts davoneilend, um endlich ein Jemand zu werden, Kaiser am besten, führt ihn zu Trollen und Kranken, zu Affen und Sklaven, durch die Wüs...
2021-05-1407 min
Exploring Short StoriesEverything counts by Ama Ata AidooThis author belongs to Ghana and gives a postcolonial dilemna of Ghanian women and many like her. The key words to notice are 'wig', 'revolution' and 'beauty contest'. This book is part of her collection 'No Sweetness here and other stories' borrowed from the Internet Archive.
2021-05-0517 min
ART for the PeopleConversation with Ama Ata AidooBonus Episode. A conversation with Ghanaian writer Ama Ata Aidoo, recorded on May 30, 2010. She was in Lagos for the Farafina Literary evening, and podcast host Molara Wood was then Arts & Culture Editor of Next Newspaper. The decade-old conversation retains its freshness and relevance, and was an audio feature for Ake Festival Online in 2020.
2021-03-0452 min
The Young And OldMaking Transitions, Finding Yourself part 2 - Jennifer Baffour-AwuahThis is a continuation of our previous episode with Jennifer Baffour-Awuah.Our guest for today is Jennifer Baffour-Awuah, General Manager of Anoah Mother Care, a renowned mother care in Accra Ghana. She talks about her life in Ghana before moving to the UK. With her life in the UK as a young person she connected with authors like Maya Angelou, Ama Atta Aidoo, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Alex Walker, Tony Morris among many who were afar. She found these female authors as a drive to get engaged in Women/Female rights activities. She later returned to Ghana working...
2020-12-291h 19
The Young And OldMaking Transitions, Finding Yourself - Jennifer Baffour-AwuahOur guest for today is Jennifer Baffour-Awuah, General Manager of Anoah Mother Care, a renowned mother care in Accra Ghana. She talks about her life in Ghana before moving to the UK. With her life in the UK as a young person she connected with authors like Maya Angelou, Ama Atta Aidoo, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Alex Walker, Tony Morris among many who were afar. She found these female authors as a drive to get engaged in Women/Female rights activities. She later returned to Ghana working as Women's’ Right Coordinator for Action Aid. She was a lecturer at the Ne...
2020-12-221h 22
Books & Rhymes: The PodcastBridging the Gap: The Deep Blue Between With Ayesha Harruna AttahWhat do writers mean when they say they are ‘possessed’ by a character or a story? How much freedom does MFA courses offer writers to be intuitive, and what is it like to discover a 3000 year old Egyptian love story and translate it from Hieroglyphs? We discuss these and much more with Ayesha Harruna Attah author of four books including the recently published novel, The Deep Blue Between’: A multi-directional migration story of a displaced set of twins in 1800s Ghana, and its predecessor, The Hundred Wells of Salaga.We use the music of Mayra...
2020-11-032h 26
Glocal CitizensEpisode 32: Storytelling Sans Frontieres with Chiké Frankie Edozien Part 2Greetings Glocal Citizens! We have another two-part conversation featuring writer, journalist, professor and currently Director of New York University Accra, Chiké Frankie Edozien. Like me, NYU is also his alma mater. Frankie, who continues to teach while he leads the Accra program, was named one of the Top 50 journalism professors for 2012 by Journalsimdegree.org. In 2017 he was awarded the university’s prestigious Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Faculty award for excellence in teaching, leadership, social justice and community building. And even more kudos, Frankie’s 2017 memoir, The Lives of Great Men, is a Lambda Book Award winner.
Frank...
2020-07-2844 min
Glocal CitizensEpisode 31: Storytelling Sans Frontieres with Chiké Frankie EdozienGreetings Glocal Citizens! We have another two-part conversation featuring writer, journalist, professor and currently Director of New York University Accra, Chiké Frankie Edozien. Like me, NYU is also his alma mater. Frankie, who continues to teach while he leads the Accra program, was named one of the Top 50 journalism professors for 2012 by Journalsimdegree.org. In 2017 he was awarded the university’s prestigious Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Faculty award for excellence in teaching, leadership, social justice and community building. And even more kudos, Frankie’s 2017 memoir, The Lives of Great Men, is a Lambda Book Award winner.
Frank...
2020-07-2128 min
Café no KlausCafé no Klaus - Fábio Luiz 'Parteum'Parteum é músico, skatista, produtor, empresário… inquieto. Suas músicas formam uma aura de filosofia e atitude presente em todos os skatistas brasileiros que conheço. Curioso até o talo, vai nas raízes de qualquer tema que se apresente, história da música, tecnologia, literatura, cinema… dessas profundezas ele colhe o barro que molda poesia, e constrói o forno de melodias e batidas que torra nossas cabeças. Assim como as palavras chave desse texto talvez não sejam úteis ao algoritmo, as músicas dele talvez não sejam úteis àqueles que não questionam os ‘algos’ n...
2020-06-231h 48
Africa World Now ProjectNgũgĩ wa Thiong’o: Memory, Translation & RecoveryThe ghosts of Hegel, Hume, Locke, and other so-called enlightenment thinkers, are not ghosts at all. The limiting racialized reasoning; the logics of racial capitalism they espoused are in fact material and nonmaterial at the same time. We are living in the 21st century, with 14th century logics and reasoning. The complexities of the language formulated during this period have ensured that this will forever be the case. That is until projects (mass in character) that intentionally and comprehensively disrupt the very power relations that are attendant to the languages that are a product of the racial capitalist logistics that...
2019-11-1859 min
T3 TalksEpisode 13 - Memory“Humans, not places, make memories.”
― Ama Ata Aidoo
Memory is a tricky thing, on this episode I provide some base information on memory and some tricks you can try to help with it.
2019-01-2419 min
Guardian Short StorieChimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Ama Ata Aidoo – books podcastChimamanda Ngozi Adichie shares why she admires the ‘old-fashioned social realism’ of the Ghanaian writer’s No Sweetness Here, then reads the story, as part of our seasonal series of short stories selected by leading novelists
2018-12-2646 min
The Guardian Books podcastChimamanda Ngozi Adichie on Ama Ata Aidoo – books podcastChimamanda Ngozi Adichie shares why she admires the ‘old-fashioned social realism’ of the Ghanaian writer’s No Sweetness Here, then reads the story, as part of our seasonal series of short stories selected by leading novelists
2018-12-2646 min
África Inspira19/03/2018_África InspiraEn el programa del 19 demarzo de 2018 os presentamos:
En Un poco de Historia,conoceremos nuestras colecciones artísticas.
En Restrospectiva, narraremoslas actividades desarrolladas en los últimos meses.
En La Pieza del mes, hablaremos de Mami Wata de la cultura Ewe de Ghana.
En Nuestro rincón culturalconoceremos mas datos de la religión de esta cultura del país .
Entrevistaremos a Monserrat Niño, auxiliar de sala de nuestro museo.
Escucharemos un Temamusicalde George Darko.
En el Personaje del mes os contaremos la biografía de la escritora Ama Ata Aidoo.
Y en la Agenda del mes,conoceremos las actividades que rea...
2018-03-2226 min
2018-01-2304 min
The Sankofa Book Club006: Diplomatic PoundsIn this episode we are discussing April’s book, Diplomatic Pounds and Other Stories by Ama Ata Aidoo.
We’re talking about:
* Plot
* Author, setting and context
* Themes:
* Expectations
* Beauty standards
* Love and Marriage
* Style and technique
* Best and worst bits
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2017-04-1757 min
PEN AmericaChallenging the Politics of Despair: Writers and Human Rights in AfricaThe event, which takes place at The New School, features writers from seven different African countries speaking on what a writer's role is during periods of political unrest. Talking points include Pan-Africanism, what can authors contribute, what penalties have they had to already face for speaking out on issues, and how free are African writers to write? Kwame Anthony Appiah acts as the moderator. Panelists include Tayeb Salih, Osonye Tess Onwueme, Njabulo Ndebele, Mbulelo Mzamane, V.Y. (Valentin-Yves Mudimbe), Ama Ata Aidoo, Dr. Rashidah Ismaili Abubakr, and Jack Mapanje.
2017-01-112h 42
PEN AmericaPEN Conversation with Distinguished Foreign Writers: Ama Ata Aidoo and Gloria Naylor, 3/26/1993Naylor and Aidoo talk to each other about topics varying from being female authors, language constraints, and how their education impacted their work. Aidoo also reads excerpts from her work.
2016-12-231h 31
Not Your African ClichéNYAC S1 Episode 14: Na Craze Dey Worry Am - A Case for Mental Health AdvocacyThe Ladies of NYAC are joined by Sara Jean-Philippe (@Sjnphil), a mental health counsellor, as we talk mental health in our communities. We discuss harmful stereotypes, self-harm warning signs, effects of past trauma on mental health, and how we can be better mental health advocates.
Resources:
• Robin Hammond’s Condemned Series - http://www.robinhammond.co.uk/condemned-mental-health-in-african-countries-in-crisis/
• Forming a joint dialogue about mental health - https://ethnobiomed.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13002-015-0075-6
• Mental Health Policy Development in Africa - http://www.who.int/bulletin/archives/78(4)475.pdf
• Mental Healthcare in Sub-Saharan Africa - http://www.rand.org/blog/2015/03/mental-hea...
2016-06-1900 min
KEIFM RadioKingdom Hour: Donna Ghanney interviews Ama AidooKingdom Empowerment, Inc. (KEI) TV Talk Show Host Donna Ghanney interview "Break Every Chain" Women's Empowerment Seminar 2016 - Special Guest Honoree: Ama Aidoo About Ama Aidoo Ama Aidoo got actively involved in the ministry at the age of 21. It all started after she gave her life to Christ at a Youth Revival service. The love of Christ was revealed to her on this day which transformed her life entirely. Ama’s experience drew her to the conclusion that all the days of her life she will live for Jesus Christ. Upon her conversion, Ama became actively involved in her church. She...
2016-04-2726 min
SOAS RadioCAS Events: 'The Art of Ama Ata Aidoo' Director Yaba Badoe Q&A (10 Mar 2015)First of its kind, the documentary 'The Art of Ama Ata Aidoo' celebrates the acclaimed Pan-African feminist, poet, playwright and novelist and provides a fascinating insight into her life. The film explores the artistic contribution of one of Africa’s foremost woman writers, a trailblazer for an entire generation of exciting new talent. This audio captures the engaging discussion involving the director Yaba Badoe, Nana Ayebia Clarke (Ayebia Clarke Publishing Limited), Louisa Egbunike (SOAS), Kwadwo Osei-Nyame (SOAS) and a lively audience after the screening of the documentary.
2015-07-1559 min
Sade's World Short Story PodcastDiplomatic PoundsDiplomatic Pounds was written by Ama Ata Aidoo and narrated by the talented Tayo Elesin. This is a story which explores a mother's struggle to understand her daughter's weight problems.
2014-10-0900 min
Podcast de rociofrancoAma Ata AidooEscritora africana.Poeta, novelista, crítica y escritora de cuentos, la ghanesa Ama Ata Aidoo es considerada una de las grandes plumas de África. Su estilo innovador y su defensa por la posición de la mujer en el continente empapan sus obras
2014-03-0405 min
The Guardian UK Culture PodcastChimamanda Ngozi Adichie reads 'No Sweetness Here' by Ama Ata AidooChimamanda Ngozi Adichie admires the ‘old-fashioned social realism’ of Ama Ata Aidoo’s ‘No Sweetness Here’
2012-12-2746 minGuardian Short StorieChimamanda Ngozi Adichie reads 'No Sweetness Here' by Ama Ata AidooChimamanda Ngozi Adichie admires the ‘old-fashioned social realism’ of Ama Ata Aidoo’s ‘No Sweetness Here’
2012-12-2746 min