Bayo Akomolafe: On Failure, Poetry, and Becoming
Description
This is a conversation revisited with philosopher, writer, and professor Bayo Akomolafe.
Time notes:
00:00:29 - 00:07:50 The Sporulation of the Slave Ship
00:07:50 - 00:16:11 Beyond the Human - Blackness as Becoming
00:16:11 - 00:19:48 Entanglement and the Agency of the World
00:19:48 - 00:27:09 Language Beyond Vocality
00:27:09 - 00:34:32 Poetry as Prophecy and the Loss of Precision
00:34:32 - 00:41:12 - Learning from Children's Agency
00:41:12 - 00:47:20 The Tortoise's Drum - Cracks and Openings
(This conversation originally aired July 2022)
Links:
Bayo Akomolafe:
https://www.bayoakomolafe.net/
Post-listen episode with Francis Weller:
https://oliviaclementine.com/francis-weller-the-medicine-you-carry-suturing-the-inevitable-tears/
Podcast website & transcripts
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