City hosts book and art fair
The Articulate Africa Book and Art Fair takes place at the Durban Exhibition Centre between Thursday, 11 and Saturday, 13 April.
THE much-anticipated Articulate Africa Book and Art Fair takes place at the Durban Exhibition Centre between Thursday, 11 and Saturday, 13 April.
The biggest book and art fair on the continent promises to be a feast for artists, gastronomists and book worms, with the fair showcasing the best of over 300 of Africa’s talent in the art, gastronomy and literature and over 40 seminars.
‘Idlozi’ in Art production will be a conversation about the impact of the spiritual in creative activity. This will be one of the 40 thought-provoking seminars that will be held throughout the fair. In this seminar, panellists will share how they find a balance between their spirituality, religion and academic environment.
Things get more exciting as another seminar taps into a conversation about the fourth industrial revolution, also on Thursday, 11 April. This will be a debate around the positive and negative impact of social media and guiding people from falling foul of the law.
Thereafter, the focus will shift to the narrative panel discussion which will target experts from the legal, political, media, entertainment and academic sector.
The Land is Ours Seminar is also expected to draw the attention of many people and the debate to be heated as the leader of Black First Land First Andile Mngxithama, ANC National Executive Committee member Senzo Mchunu, farmer Ayanda Zulu and Professor Bheki Mngomezulu will place a perspective of the land question by drawing on the personal accounts of a young farmer who lives off the land.
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The Women at the Helm seminar will see gender activist Cheryl Zondi, Silungile Mavundla and Vanessa Govender author of Beaten but not Broken dissect the sexual violence in church, family members shielding rapists and sexual violence in the workplace.
Under the theme Blessers Friends or Foes? Khanyi Mbau and author of I Tweet What I Like Jackie Phamotse will discuss the reality of being a blesee which may be quite different to initial expectations of what this experience entails.
The award winning journalist turned author Iman Rappetti and Malebo Shephedi lead a seminar titled “Controlling your Destiny or Someone else will”. The seminar will centre on Iman’s compelling memoir, Becoming Iman.
Thereafter, Chris Steyn (The Lost Boys of Bird Island), Terry Bell (Unfinished Business – South Africa, Apartheid, and the truth), and Mojalefa Dipholo (The other side of freedom) will delve into atrocities committed pre-1994. Their seminar seeks to uncover the hidden histories in the Apartheid era and the lasting wounds that they have inflicted
Also at the fair, the study of the relationship between food and culture will also take centre stage in the gastronomy section (food fair). A number of South Africa’s renowned chefs will take turn in transforming the fair into a gastronomic heaven with their flair of preparing different kinds of food.
Entry to all the seminars is free.
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