Wirndzerem G. Barfee A work of art is, and can be, read from multiple perspectives. One of the most engaging perspectives to read Macviban’s collection, Scions of the Malcontent (SOTM), is by collapsing the opposition between the verbal and graphic articulations, and as such creating a complimentary dynamics that participates in the
From Scions of the Malcontent to Men of Contentment Read More »
“Fashizblack Magazine is the result of a rather peculiar editorial policy: we are neither an ‘ethnic’ magazine closed up on itself, nor a magazine dedicated to Western fashion in the traditional sense of the expression.” Paola-Audrey Ndengue Interviewed by Dzekashu MacViban Translated by Nfor Edwin N. Fashizblack(Fashion Is Black) is a contemporary fashion magazine
Q & A with Paola-Audrey Ndengue on Fashizblack, Fashion & the Black Diaspora Read More »
Wirndzerem G. Barfee One of the first things that after strikes the sensibility of a sensitive reader is the originality of a book’s title. When it comes to poetry; that exigency is doubled. Lum Louisa, on this critical count, succeeds in a superlative manner to coin a title that tallies both originality and critical
Sex As Gender/Power Politics Between Men and Women Read More »
Interviewed by Belinda Otas With her earnest lyrics, a haunting and soothing sound and a raspy, seductive and magnetic voice, AYO has won adoring fans across Europe, North America and Africa, for her openness which many can relate to. In her own words, AYO on music as her therapy and why identity is important
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The state of cinema in Cameroon is an all too brooding subject. This is so because the vacuum created by the absence of home made films in a globalised movie world, makes of us a cultural laughing stock. Not that the country is lacking in producers, directors, cinematographers, prop-men, actors, script girls or even financing.
Low Ebb for Cameroon Cinema (An Excerpt from The Mwalimu’s Reader) Read More »
Dzekashu MacViban Fervent listeners of the radio programme Cameroon Calling— which has stood the test of time— will see The Mwalimu’s Reader as a time capsule because each piece will take them back to the period during which it was written; it will make them relive history through political and cultural commentary.
Down Media Memory Lane; A Review of The Mwalimu’s Reader Read More »
submissions are currently OPEN We accept unpublished fiction, non-fiction, poetry, photography, cartoons etc. Submissions must be sent as an attachment including a short biography and picture if available. We accept submissions in English, French & Pidgin English and pay a token fee of USD 60 for each accepted piece. Fiction: should be 3,000 words
