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MY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiThe beauty of the four-letter word: LIFEThe beauty of the four-letter word (Life)
The beauty of life is in the grey areas
Not being too good (you might be considered ignorant), Not being too bad (you might be deemed arrogant)
It is neither in the radiant sunrise that greets us each morning nor in the gloomy sunset that bids us good bye. But it is in the reawakening of one's mind to wonder , with an o and wander with an a.
It is in the midst of heightening emotions that one opts to dwell in joy, peace and love for each other even though we might...2024-07-0501 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiA WOKE MOMENT#rejectfinacialbill2024-06-2708 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiGen Z's Outlook on African LiteratureThe outlook of Gen z about African Literature is that this generation have found comfort in freely expressing both the robustness and vulnerability in whatever literary work they read and write unlike the Millennial generation. It is in so doing that they have brought newness in thoughts and how to express them, however this is yet to get the reception into the African Literature space and conversation.2024-04-1705 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiEpisode 2 - The Renown Popular Text ' Son of Woman' by Charles ManguaOne of the main elements that makes Son of Woman an ideal master Piece of a Popular Text over the years is in it central themes. The image of a woman, the question of morality and urban poverty.
Prior to the discussion on the aforementioned themes, let us have a listen to how the main character Dodge kiunyu has been described in the book to get a glimpse of why this is a popular text.
Here we go. Dodge kiunyu is a sensitive man and a gentleman at the same time. But the creator in his infinite wisdom made one...2024-03-2305 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiThe Ideal Master of a Popular Text- Episode 1: The PreludeMany a times we get entangled into reading a book that appeals to our instincts as the author talks to us. However, have we ever bothered to read a book that not only talks but also listens as well? Don't act surprised - there are such books! By the way.2024-03-0105 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiInsightful readsAfrican Literature Conversation2024-02-1401 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho Mwamburi#2024 (Consciously Optimistic) - Mouthpiece of a Young Soul#2024 ( Consciously Optimistic )
Mouthpiece of a Young Soul.
It is 2024
Yes. 2,0,2,4 not 2,0,2,3, that was last year
This year is 2024, underlined and bolded
Some say it is a year of an advancement
Others say it is a year of realignment and renewal
What does 2024 actually say to you?
It is 2024
And yes, 2, 0, 2,4, mark that
Will you think this through with me?
2024 -Is said to be 'a year of growth and expansion in many areas of our lives' numerologically speaking
Mhhh..Theoretically , noting my strong faith
trust me, I say it's probable, is it practical though?
Easy does it, right?
I give you...2024-02-0903 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho Mwamburi#2024 New Read-: African Books Enthusiasts
Let's get started: Grab , Read & Fav it!Hello Literature lovers!
This new year 's African books are a notch higher as far as African Literary experience and creativity are concerned.
#2024 New Read-: African Books Enthusiasts2024-01-2305 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiEpisode: The Relationship between the Myth of Sisyphus & Today's Kenyan Youth PoetryUnderstandably, the selected Kenyan Youth Poems yet to be studied have undeniably exhibited this meaningless of life through the poets' mouthpiece in showing how the personas have suffered a great deal of personal struggle to try and make sense of a life in Kenya that is candidly, unbearably tolerable noting the concerns of economic inflation rather the ever increasing taxation making the young people unspeakably desperate to explore dreadful shortcuts to survive and some opting to succumb to suicide.
The 10 selected poems namely: Ingrate, Hardly, First Crawl, Who are you, If the World Just Burned, If they Ask, A Market...2024-01-1107 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiPreamble - The Tale of SisyphusIs Kenyan Youth Poetry a Re-enactment of the Sisyphus Myth?
What happens when you realize that life is meaningless?2023-12-1105 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiIn Conclusion...(The Contemporary African Male Literary Writing)My Two Cent's Worth...
"The only version of Masculinity we should embrace in our contemporary African society,is that Masculinity simply lies in the Paradigm Shift of asserting dominance to feeling comfortable in vulnerability"
Audilia Wakesho Mwamburi2023-10-1703 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiRekindling the Boychild Conversation -Part 2 -A Corridor ofSuffice to say, with this realisation, we will be in a position to state that Rekindling the Boychild Conversation is indeed the Dire need to ensure that our African societies are not quick to judge men but are consciously deliberate to keenly understand some of the constraints and possibilities confronting men who actually hope to construct life embracing and more affirming versions of masculinity. The question therefore will be what are these versions of masculinity?2023-09-0905 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiContemporary African Male Literary Writing: Rekindling the Boychild Conversation -Part 1 (Context)The Contemporary African Male Literary Writing: Rekindling the Boy child conversation -Part 1(Context)
African Literature is male-centered, male-oriented and chauvinistic art .End quote.2023-08-0307 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiContemporary African Male Literary Writing - PreambleContradictions if well understood and managed can spark off the fires of invention. Orthodoxy whether of the right or of the left is the graveyard of creativity.”
— Chinua Achebe
#let'stalkaboutthemen
This quote is basically a summation of how naysayers may view the contemporary African Male writing. To set ground on how this series will entail,- I have opted to give a preamble in form of leading Q&A that are objectively structured in order to give us a hint from the outside looking in. Be ready to be ...
Here we go:
The first question is: What is Contemporary African Male...2023-07-2807 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiFull Episode - Lest We Forget...A Recognition Of Pandemic Poetry in Kenya.Pandemic poems (Kenya)2023-06-2716 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiA Special Edition ( Lest We Forget...A Recognition of Covid 19 Pandemic Poetry in Kenya.A reading of Miriam Marange- Musonye's poem, ' I Am Not an Eye Witness' (Elegy For Ken Walibora)2023-06-1219 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiBook Review - Part 2#youbetterread2023-04-2213 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiBook Reviews Part 1 -#youbetterread#youbetterread2023-04-0507 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiCandid Reality Check- Deception as a tool of defense.The Concept of Women Liberation is still an illusion in Today’s Africa. Deception as a tool of defense (Candid Reality Check)
- Financial Deception
-Self Deception
It is thus high time to reconsider, to retrace our footing and to recollect our individual selves in deliberately defining what the concept of women Liberation really mean, and it is in so doing that we will actually experience the ultimate liberation!2023-03-1409 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiThe Concept of Women Liberation is still an illusion in today's Africa.The reality of financial capacitation is something that will significantly liberate the African woman.2023-02-1510 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiTrailer- New Series (Coming Out Soon!)The Concept Women Liberation is still an illusion in today's Africa.2023-01-2801 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiTrailer - New Series ( Coming Out Soon)Watch out!2023-01-2801 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiEnnobling Influence of African Literature in Automated Era.AI has positively impacted our today's African Literature for the better the integration of creative ideas and the enthusiasm of work of art have greatly appreciated from the author's point of view all the way to the recipient the reader!.2023-01-0620 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiEnnobling Influence of African Literature -Part 2To start us off, allow me to pose this challenge to us-2 questions only;
One- ‘How well do we know our African Literature today?
Two- How well can we make ourselves enthusiastically aware about the world of African Literature today?
I want to believe that by the end of this episode, I would have sort of -challenged you enough, intrigued you enough , to be curious about African Literature, being an ennobling influence in our today’s world!
Ben Okri candidly puts it clear in the article ‘’The Future is African Literature’’ as posted by Brittle paper website on sept. 2020, I quote: “African...2022-11-2509 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiIntroduction: The Ennobling Influence of African LiteratureIntroduction: ' Ennobling Influence of African Literature '
As a preamble to this series,
You may ask, what does ennobling influence mean?
Well...The ennobling influence of African Literature simply means that Africa with all its literary entirety has proven beyond doubt that the generations of African writers to the present,- day new and upcoming ones have lived up to their narrative-based experiences which notably portray a commonality expression forming an elite literary community that is jolly aware of itself. This elite community has debunked the wildly distorted understanding of what Africanity is both from an intimate personal level...2022-10-3004 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiPart 3: Daring the Undaring -Textual Evidence 1In this episode i intend to shed light on daring the undaring from a textual approach. My fellow literature lovers,I want to believe that from the onset of this series we have progressively been unwrapping what it means to dare the undared. I am sure you are getting your personalised take away points.
One thing to note, as i explore the various African books, i must say, i give respect to our legendary iconic parents of African literature such as Ngugi wa Thiongo, Wole Soyinka, Chimamanda Adichie just to name a few, however on the flipside i strongly laud th...2022-10-0210 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiPart 2: Interpreting the Daring and the Undaring African Literature.A kind reminder , if you are new in my channel please subscribe and if you are sort of on and off - kindly kindly revisit the former episodes to understand any current episode.
My previous episode -part 1; entailed an interpretation of daring the undaring based on literary global context with a mix of self perceptions.
This episode (part 2 ) is designed to give a laid back ,random yet tangible, literal reality check that guides the understanding of daring the undaring in form of guiding objectives.
1. First objective is -from an individual point of view-To state the dares that you dared that pre...2022-09-0309 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiPart 1: Interpreting the Daring the Undaring African Literature.As a sequel of the previous episodes, Daring the Undaring streams from the postmodernist idealogy that gives preminence to the individual. It is a wide umbrella of unfathomed deep- imaginations of individual ideas put together collectively to tell a global story of African Literature!
The gradual dorminance of this daring the undaring perspective in African literature has call into question the norm where the readers read and the writers write' . Professor Bhakti Shingarpure correctly asserts in an article posted by Los Angels Review of Books on Jan 4th 2021 titled African Literature and Digital Culture - I quote:
" Our reading habits have...2022-08-1205 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiA Descry of the Daring the Undaring African Literature.A descry of the daring the undaring African literature is an echo of the perspective of Prof. Simon Gikandi's interview on "The Genealogies of African Literature ' interviewed by Tinashe Mushakavanhu as posted by the Brittle paper website on Sept. 2020; the interview had a mind-boggling question- "... Can we speculate the futures of African Literature?"
For brevity sake, the key highlight as a take away point into the descry of daring the undaring is simply put in Gikandi's words, open quote " One way of thinking about it, is to think about Africa as a floating signifier that means different things to...2022-07-2710 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiPrelude to Daring the Undaring series: African LiteratureThis video is a prelude to my next series dubbed African Literature: " Daring the Undaring '
Please listen till the end.
You will definitely have food for thought!
Let us sail in!
My fellow literature lovers allow me to take you on this next journey in African Literature where I share my thoughts and perceptions of the new look of African literature that I call it- Daring the Undaring.
Why- you may ask?
Through my learning experience both as an undergraduate and postgraduate student in literature; I have discovered that African literature has always been a disintegration of a people's co...2022-07-1107 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiQuick Glance- Part 2: Newly Released Postmodern Books. #postmodernistrealityinafricanliteratureThe first one is Blood Feast-The complete short stories by Malik Moustradaf translated by Alice Guthrie; It is prudent to state that the writer, Malik, is a renown feminist icon as far as contemporary Moroccan literature is concerned; she has shown her undying passion in addressing the gender and sexuality concerns in North Africa. This is to say, Blood Feast is not any different ! It is a short fiction of 14 stories that are to any readers’ interest untying the issues of sexuality, hidden desires, absence of choice and gender norms to say the least! The stories unfold the glimmering pain of c...2022-06-2411 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiQUICK GLANCE. #postmodernistrealityinafricanliteratureQUICK GLANCE
Intro:
Are you a Literature lover?
Are you tired of reading Literature that does not resonate with our time?
Do you have questions about Literature?
If so, welcome to the podcast ‘My Two cent’s worth’. The platform that discusses Literature in relation to our times.
I am uniquely Kenyan and relevantly African... hence my focus, African Literature.
In this video, I will be giving a quick glance - PART 1 on ten newly released post modern african books.
Hashtag: Postmodernist reality in African Literature.
Please listen till the end.
You will definitely have food for thought!
Let us sail in!
Body...2022-06-0811 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiHashtag: RELEVANTLY AFRICAN. A MOUTHPIECE OF AN AFRICAN LITERATURE FANATICHashtag: ' Relevantly African'
( A Mouthpiece of an African Literature Fanatic)
Are you a Literature Lover?
Are you tired of reading Literature that does not resonate with our time?
Do you have questions about Literature?
If so, do hear this out! Albeit, you will have food for thought!
In a moment of self reflection, have you ever bothered to read atleast 3 newly released African Literature books or did you immediately drop the idea of it after your school life?
I see.
A call to rephrase,
How many of you can really define what African literature is?
Mmhhh...from the point...2022-05-1803 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiRECAP SUMMARY ON THE SERIES ‘TRACING THE FOOTSTEPS IN AFRICAN LITERATURE’RECAP SUMMARY ON THE SERIES ‘TRACING THE FOOTSTEPS IN AFRICAN LITERATURE’
Are you a Literature lover?
Are you tired of reading Literature that does not resonate with our time?
Do you have questions about Literature?
If so, welcome to the podcast ‘My Two cent’s worth’. The platform that discusses Literature in relation to our times.
I am uniquely Kenyan and relevantly African... hence my focus, African Literature.
Following my interaction with some of you, in this video, I will be doing a recap on the series ‘Tracing the footsteps in African Literature.
Please listen till the end.
You will definitely have foo...2022-05-1109 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho Mwamburi3-2-1 MOMENT OF REFLECTIONHello Literature lovers,
this is a reflective clip after the entire series on Tracing the Footsteps in African Literature; the last footstep being the postmodernism.
As an extension in a realistic way of understanding postmodernism are the topical issues that we may deem not worth
of our attention, but on the flip side, they are fiercely-pricking!
Take a pause.
However much one may want to object such issues the bottomline is there is no
longer a room to strongly give someone some stick or impede them as we live in an era that sort of puts aside the idea of...2022-04-2602 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiEpisode 3E: Postmodernism Period (last footstep- Tracing the Footsteps in African Literature)Vaclav Havel puts it, We live in a world where everything is possible and almost nothing is certain "
The last footstep is our present reality the - postmodernist period that became predorminant in the end of 20th century to the present-21st century.
In layman's understanding, quote & quote: Postmodernism is a movement that focuses on the reality of the individual and denies statements that claim to be true for all people.
An example of a thought of postmodernism is the idea that not all people would see stealing as negative.
To spark your understanding in regards to stealing, just recently, i...2022-04-2005 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiEpisode 3C: Tracing the Footsteps in African- 4th Footstep-Modernism periodThe fourth footstep that will usher us into our today’s postmodernism reality is the modern African literary period. This period became prevalent in the early twentieth century where there was a dramatic change of thought bringing about a reform in all the spheres of life with the aid of technology and experimentation sought to improve the environment. African literature at this moment in time, was based on using rational and logical means to gain knowledge. The two main characteristics of this period were: Individualism and Absurdity. Where in the former, the writers believed that an individual is more interesting th...2022-04-0504 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiEpisode 3B: Tracing the Footsteps of African Literature: 3rd Footstep- The Postcolonial PeriodThe third footstep is the postcolonial period, this is the period that immediately came after the political independence of various African countries which were formerly subjected to European colonial rule.
African Literature at this time took the role in perpetuating and challenging colonial imperialism.
The effects of colonization were way too deep that even after independence , many countries continued to suffer and wallow from its aftermath.
The aftermath led to displacement of indigenous language, religion, political and socio-cultural systems in Africa.
A certain guide on postcolonial literature asserts, open quote “...given what a huge deal colonialism was, is it any won...2022-03-1903 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiEpisode 3A: Second Footstep - The Colonial Period.The second footstep is the colonial period. In layman's definition, Colonialism is where a superior nation or country takes governship of another country through the use of power and control. Interestingly, the history of colonialism began decades ago during the times of ancient Greece, ancient Rome and Ancient Egypt taking popularity over other areas. Colonialism heightened during the age of discovery. African colonialism is not any different as many countries in the continnet became dominated by the Europeans. It is here that literature is shaped by ‘open quote ‘the colonial experience of direct rule and domination by the imperialist power’ end quote. It...2022-03-0503 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiEpisode 3A: Tracing Our Footsteps: Pre-colonial AfricaSomeone once said, open quote: Footsteps are the wonders of staying alive to move forward end quote.
This is my entry point on how African literature should be viewed. Is there anyone out here who sounds like he/she is tired of being heard? Being heard talking what naysayers say about African literature that we have copy-paste ideologies’ , that we have no form of originality, that we have not sought to talk about our uniqueness and that we have decided to have an easy way out kind of an ‘excuse’ to get glued on the colonial mindset ! Let me further provok...2022-02-1605 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiEpisode 2 ExtendedTeaser on 3 Must- Read Literature Pieces2022-01-2202 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiEpisode 2-Part B: African Youth to lend an Ear to African LiteratureSome of the glaring optimism that is highlighted to us is:
In Nadine Gordinmer’s endless unshrinking bravery in her novels to speak into the human thoughts by drawing associations of what is personal and communal in seeking freedom. A good example is in ‘No Time Like the Present’ that explores the bridging of the gap from pre to post apartheid in South Africa which elevates the greatness of what freedom is against the social turmoils which might seemingly be pronounced but is rather a question of having a personal reformation.
In Edward Said’s Orientalism, he consistently yet aggressively debunks the...2022-01-0604 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiEpisode 2: Part A- African Youth to lend an ear to African Literature’21st century African Youth; is a person I perceive to be a representation of a timeline between dependence and independence yet fully aware of what he/she wants by communicating candidly at times, might seem somewhat dismissive but at the very core of their communication, there is a an admirable level of wanting a platform to be listened to and being taken seriously. Let me reiterate Ojaide remarks on contemporary young poets…:recent echoes of globalized Africa;’ basically that's who a youth is. It is hereby that I challenge the African youth to take a deliberate departure from considering themselves as being...2022-01-0609 min
MY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiEpisode 1: The PreambleAfrican literature is literature that goes beyond the borders of nationality, ethnicity and geography but one that is universal yet appealing to the personal depths of inner self. In this definition,I therefore set aside the idea of looking and expressing truths from a group perspective but from an individual perspective. An individual who at the sound of these words will make deliberate effort to be vulnerable yet open-minded to view better yet, read literature as an ordinary everyday language in expressing their pessimistic ideologies of life with an optimistic challenge to live freely by reaffirming a sense of self .
...2022-01-0407 minMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho MwamburiMY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho Mwamburi (Trailer)2022-01-0300 min