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OBF2025: Feminist Imaginary | Speaking into Silence – Open Book Podcast

Open Book Festival is an annual literary event in Cape Town featuring panelists from all over the writing and publishing spheres. It is a place where writers and audiences are brought together and meaningful discussions are made possible.In this event Foluso Agbaje, Pumla Dineo Gqola, Goretti Kyomuhendo and Athambile Masola speak to Mbali Sikakana about writing feminist histories, and filling in the gaps in the official archives. This is a recording of a live event that took place at the September 2025 edition of the Open Book Festival. The festival is made possible by the support of the City of Cape Town, the Heinrich Boell Foundation and the Wheatfield Estate Foundation Trust.
  1. OBF2025: Feminist Imaginary | Speaking into Silence
  2. OBF2025: Spirituality in the Now
  3. OBF2025: Queer Anxiety
  4. OBF2025: Slam City Showcase
  5. OBF2025: Better Late | What Goes on at the Open Book Literary Festival?
  6. OBF2025: The Poetics of I
  7. OBF2025: Make Noise & Hold All Applause with Lesedi Molefi
  8. OBF2025: Spec Fic and Science
  9. OBF2025: Why So Serious
  10. OBF2025: RMF 10 Years Later