15:30 - 17:00
The African Writer, Creativity & Survival in the Digital Age
Room: Muirhead – Room 112
Stream: The African Writer, Creativity & Survival in the Digital Age
Chair/s:
Liwhu Betiang
15:30 - 15:45
Th-A42 The African Writer 1-P-001
Emerging Northern Nigerian poetry in a digital environment
Anastasia Lyakhovich
St.Petersburg State University, St.Petersburg, Russia
15:45 - 16:00
Th-A42 The African Writer 1-P-002
African Literature and Celebrity Status
Doseline Kiguru
The British Institute in Eastern Africa, Nairobi, Kenya
16:00 - 16:15
Th-A42 The African Writer 1-P-003
Life Narratives in the Context of Afropolitanism: The Creation of Media Hero Image
Nadezhda Khokholkova
P. G. Demidov State University, Yaroslavl, Russia
16:15 - 16:30
Th-A42 The African Writer 1-P-004
Social Media: A game changer in gender discourse in Africa.
Bryan Umaru Kauma
Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
16:30 - 16:45
Th-A42 The African Writer 1-P-005
Gender politics and sustainable development: perspectives from the media
Sally Osei-Appiah
University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom