Ep.14 – Penguin Mandela

This week we're joined by Dr Madhu Krishnan, known cat fanatic and Professor of African, World and Comparative Literatures at the University of Bristol. In this episode we ask the most important question about African culture: Do they know it's Christmas time at all? We also examine Toto's Africa as a colonial methodology, and discuss the girthy pros and cons of big 'P' vs small 'p' pan-Africanisms. We find out that Madhu has a wide-on for imperial statues, loves penguins and why Americanah is the Zoolander of African novels. Finally, we discuss the extractive economies of research partnerships and find out why Robben Island is like a Sir Mix A Lot concert. CONTENT WARNING: the first 7mins of this episode is dedicated to cat chat, you cannot skip it. #JusticeForKeenyah

You can follow Madhu @ProfMadhuK and check out her AWARD WINNING books here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/writing-spatiality-in-west-africa/1E02E2E5F0066485D63D016DAC301B51; https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/contingent-canons/00419809FEB9B9CC0AAC69AD54E256A7