24
Nov
An evening of poetry, performances, and conversation celebrating the rising voices of Black (queer) women in South African Poetry and the ACSL Thesis prize winner.
Resistance & Resilience: Black Queer Women's Voices in African Poetry
Warp and Weft: Black Women’s Voices in (South) African Poetry
Join us for an evening of poetry performances, conversation and research, celebrating the work of the 2025 Africa Thesis Award winner Yonwaba Mathshobotiyana!
Yonwaba won the Africa Thesis Award of the African Studies Centre, Leiden University, for her Master’s Thesis on the resurgence of Black women’s poetry, written at the University of the Free State, South Africa.
This evening we will discuss how Black women poets have established their voice and visibility within a literary canon that has historically devalued the contributions of Black women. What strategies of resistance and resilience have lead to their resurgence – not only in South Africa, but also in other African countries, and the wider world?
With:
- Julia-Beth Harris, poet-storyteller
- Twasiima Bigirwa, poet and visiting fellow African Studies Centre Leiden
- Yonwaba Mathshobotiyana, winner Africa Thesis Award
Program:
- Poetry readings and performances
- Conversation with and between poets
- Presentation by Yonwaba Mathshobotiyana about her thesis
- Reading of the jury report and handing of the award to Yonwaba Mathshobotiyana
This evening is a collaborative venture between the African Studies Centre Leiden, ZAM Magazine, and Zuid-Afrika Huis.
Free entrance, but registration is required.
ZAM Studio
Tussen de Bogen 66, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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