A Social and Cultural Commentary podcast of Soma Nami Books
Join the Soma Nami duo Muthoni Muiruri and Wendy Njoroge as they bridge the intersection of books with culture, community, current events and everything in between from a Pan-African lens.
Soma Nami Books is an indie bookstore located in Nairobi, Kenya. Soma Nami Books specialises in books by Africans, Africans in the diaspora and women.
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A Social and Cultural Commentary podcast of Soma Nami Books
Join the Soma Nami duo Muthoni Muiruri and Wendy Njoroge as they bridge the intersection of books with culture, community, current events and everything in between from a Pan-African lens.
Soma Nami Books is an indie bookstore located in Nairobi, Kenya. Soma Nami Books specialises in books by Africans, Africans in the diaspora and women.
Follow Soma Nami Books on Instagram, Twitter and subscribe to the YouTube channel where this podcast is available in video format. To connect and share feedback, email info@somanami.co.ke
Ep 7: Why We are NOT Afropolitans! And Other Stories
Soma Nami Podcast
42 minutes 33 seconds
3 years ago
Ep 7: Why We are NOT Afropolitans! And Other Stories
The duo is back! And on this episode, we look at a new (or old) kind of othering where we constantly compare ourselves to the west and firmly latch on to the belief that anything African + Natural = backward, whereas anything and everything Western is the ideal. What is the basis of such assumptions and what can we do to flip the script? We also look at the genesis of the term Afropolitan and go into why we are very uncomfortable with it. Is there a reason why even the biggest proponents of the term and concept are now trying to redefine it?
Soma Nami Podcast
A Social and Cultural Commentary podcast of Soma Nami Books
Join the Soma Nami duo Muthoni Muiruri and Wendy Njoroge as they bridge the intersection of books with culture, community, current events and everything in between from a Pan-African lens.
Soma Nami Books is an indie bookstore located in Nairobi, Kenya. Soma Nami Books specialises in books by Africans, Africans in the diaspora and women.
Follow Soma Nami Books on Instagram, Twitter and subscribe to the YouTube channel where this podcast is available in video format. To connect and share feedback, email info@somanami.co.ke
