In a special podcast mashup with Migrations: A World on the Move, hosted by Cornell postdoc Eleanor Paynter, we interview Nanjala Nyabola on human mobilities, asylum, vaccine nationalism, and activism that centers human experiences. Her new book, Travelling While Black, is a collection of essays on her experiences traveling to over 70 countries. Plus, she offers us a number of African novels on migration that we should read next!

This conversation was recorded at an event held on April 12 called Race and Racism Across Borders, hosted by Cornell University’s Migrations initiative and the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies.

Books, Links, & Articles

• Travelling While Black: Essays Inspired by a Life on the Move by Nanjala Nyabola
• Digital Democracy, Analogue Politics: How the Internet Era is Transforming Politics in Kenya by Nanjala Nyabola
• Books by Leila Aboulela
• Season of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih
• The Dragonfly Sea by Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor
• Books by Niq Mhlongo
• When Rain Clouds Gather and Maru by Bessie Head
• “Vaccine Nationalism Is Patently Unjust.” by Nanjala Nyabola
• The Nyabola Prize for Science Fiction“Bessie Head: A Life of Letters.” by Nanjala Nyabola

Previous Episodes We Mentioned

• Ep83. A conversation with Yvonne Owuor on development, politics, storytelling, and more

Transcript

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