Tag: Poetry
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Bilingual Workshop on German–Korean Poetry Translation
This bilingual workshop aims to foster sustained exchange between the Korean and German literary fields and to create a space for cultural and historical dialogue through poetry and translation. Bringing together poets and professional translators from both countries, the workshop explores translation not merely as a technical practice, but as a mode of deep literary…
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Tanella Boni Receives Major African Literary Prize: The 2025 Tchicaya U Tam’si Prize for African Poetry
We are delighted to congratulate our former fellow, Tanella Boni, on receiving the 2025 Tchicaya U Tam’si Prize for African Poetry, one of the most prestigious literary distinctions on the continent. The award was presented during the 46th edition of the Moussem Culturel International in Assilah, Morocco, on 9 October 2025.Bestowed every three years, the Tchicaya U…
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Entre nuit et lumière : Littérature et philosophie dans la pensée rwandaise (avec Chantal Gishoma)
Dans cet entretien, Chantal Gishoma réfléchit aux intersections entre littérature, philosophie et production de savoirs culturels au Rwanda, en s’attachant en particulier à sa longue familiarité avec l’œuvre du penseur rwandais Alexis Kagamé.Bien que formée comme spécialiste de littérature plutôt que comme philosophe, Gishoma souligne les profondes affinités entre littérature et philosophie. Les deux disciplines,…
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Double Lecture on Alexis Kagame’s Philosophy (Chantal Gishoma & Kayisabe Vedaste)
Double Lecture on Alexis Kagame’s Philosophy Chantal Gishoma (Bayreuth University)Vedaste Kayisabe (Catholic Seminary Kabgayi, Rwanda) July 3, 2025, 2:15 pm (CEST)Cultural Campus, Aula & Live Stream Part of the Lecture […]
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Sub-Saharan Islamic Archives and African Philosophy (with Ousmane Kane)
In a recent lecture, Professor Ousmane Kane presented his ongoing research on “The Islamic Archive and Intellectual History in Sub-Saharan Africa.” As a follow-up to this event, we held a research talk at our Center for Advanced Studies to discuss the topic together with experts from diverse fields. The conversation underscored key intellectual tensions in…
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Poetic Polylogue: Philosophical Voices from the Swahili Coast (with Kai Kresse, Najeeb Ahmad and Kadara Swaleh)
In a recent Research Talk at our Center for Advanced Studies, Professor Kai Kresse, in cooperation with filmmaker Najeeb Ahmad and anthropologist Kadara Swaleh, explored the rich intellectual world of Swahili poetry as a medium for philosophical reflection. The discussion connected to their lecture on “Swahili Philosophical Discourse in East African Lifeworlds.” Swahili poetry, as the speakers…
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Language and Queerness in Yorùbá (Logan February)
The GloPhi Center will host a poetry reading and discussion with the Nigerian poet Logan February. The event will take place at the outdoor seminary room of the Institute of Philosophy at the Cultural Campus (with an alternate venue, Room 50.402, in case of bad weather). February will read from their latest poetry book Mental…
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Swahili Philosophical Discourse in East African Lifeworlds (Kai Kresse & Abdilatif Abdallah)
This collaborative lecture – between an esteemed Swahili poet and a German anthropologist/philosopher – shall introduce the audience to the ways in which philosophical reflections have long been part of the vivid dynamic lifeworlds on the Swahili coast (and more widely inland, upcountry). With philosophical reflections, we mean deep insights into the meanings and struggles of…
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Poetry, Literature, and Structural Barriers for African Philosophies (with Tanella Boni)
Ivorian philosopher, poet, and novelist Tanella Boni was recently invited to the GloPhi Center for an in-depth research talk that ranged across literary form, linguistic diversity, oral traditions, publication challenges, and the broader socio-political conditions shaping African philosophical production. Drawing from her own literary and philosophical practice, Boni offered reflective insights into the situatedness of…
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Kai Kresse & Abdilatif Abdallah: Swahili Philosophical Discourse in East African Lifeworlds (Lecture)
Kai Kresse & Abdilatif Abdallah: Swahili Philosophical Discourse in East African Lifeworlds: Introductory Reflections and Case Studies from Contemporary Poetry Part of the Lecture Series: Philosophizing in African Languages Link […]