In this interview with Cave Canem faculty member Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon, she reveals a personal affinity for archival research in libraries and she describes how the Floridian swamp as well as other elements from childhood feed into her work.
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Mehdi Amini depicts some of the fraudulent activities that have plagued recent elections in Afghanistan.
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In this installment of The Freedom Chat, journalist Felipe Altenfelder Silva highlights the similarities of Brazil’s monopolized media to the US and the organic development of Mídia Ninja, an activist platform realized in March 2013.
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Reflecting on the life and work of Nadine Gordimer, most famously known for her humanistic portrayal of the effects of apartheid, we present a personal reading and video interview featuring the Nobel laureate.
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Turkish cartoonist Menekse Cam highlights the perilous situation unfolding between the International Criminal Court and three Congolese witnesses who were denied asylum in the Netherlands.
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Cartoonist Victor Ndula highlights the International Criminal Court’s decision to stand on the sidelines instead of pursuing an investigation into several North Korean attacks.
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In this edition of “The Writer’s Block”, acclaimed poet Patricia Smith discusses her quest to reclaim her personal history, the power of personification, and how no topic is off limits.
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