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Conversations and Interviews
The following Conversations and Interviews, drawn from the Ituĩka workshop on Literary Translation and Creative Writing, is our documentation of the work that happened in Naivasha on the 11th and 12 of November 2021. The workshop was first of its kind to focus explicitly on Kenyan languages other than English and Kiswahili. To remember this important and defining event in Kenyan literary ecology, we share the sessions, conversations, and interviews as an archival project for remembrance and research.
African Language Literary Projects and Publishing | Munyao Kilolo
Munyao Kilolo, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Ituĩka, discusses the founding principles of the Ituĩka Literary Platform as a space devoted to centering the writing, teaching, and translation of African languages. ...The inaugural Ituĩka Writing and Translation Workshop he curated was the genesis of developing a multilingual anthology of stories in Kenyan languages. He discusses this vision and the challenges encountered. As well as how a multilingual anthology answers some of the publishing, distribution and reading challenges of African languages.[+] Show More
African Language Literary Projects and Publishing | Munyao Kilolo
Munyao Kilolo, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Ituĩka, discusses the [...]
Literary Activism through works in African Languages| Dr. Doseline Kiguru
Dr. Doseline Kiguru is a Research Associate at the University of [...]
The Evolution of African Literature | Mukoma Wa Ngugi
Prof. Mukoma Wa Ngugi, a renowned writer, scholar and currently a [...]
Translating into Multiple African Languages | An Experience of Ituĩka Workshop Participants
The 2021 Ituĩka Writing and Translation Workshop brought together 16 [...]
Cultural Significance when Translating into African Languages | The Gikuyu Marriage Ceremony
There is a great link between Language and Culture and this is not an [...]
Naming Patterns when writing in African Languages| Ekegusii Naming Patterns by Jane Obuchi
In African societies, names have meaning. In this session, Jane Obuchi [...]
The Literary Ecologies and Ecosystems that persist in African Countries| Professor Madhu Krishnan
Madhu Krishnan is a professor of African World and Comparative [...]
African Languages as carriers of Knowledge and Creativity | Professor Kimani Njogu
Prof. Kimani wa Njogu is a writer and a scholar in the areas of [...]
Translating Renowned Literary Works into Ekegusii | Jane Bosibori Obuchi | Ituika Literary Platform
Jane Bosibori Obuchi is a teacher, researcher , renowned writer and [...]
Writing in Multiple African Languages | Naomi Kimonye experience writing in Kimeru and Kiswahili
Naomi Ndumba Kimonye is a teacher of Kiswahili and a writer , writing [...]
Important Factors when translating in African Languages | Matano Nyundo on translating into Kiduruma
Matano Nyundo is a long time writer and translator. His experience in [...]
How written and oral literature define identity | Maina wa Mutonya on writing in Gikuyu
Dr. Maina wa Mutonya is a writer and a researcher on African Studies, [...]
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