
africologne (3): A history of Kagayi Ngobi’s poem «For my negativity» «Nothing has changed that much»
In cooperation with the africologneFESTIVAL we present a series of four essays by African and Afro-diasporic artists who reflect on their performance work as an act of resistance and at the same time take a critical look at postcolonial power relations. In his contribution, the Ugandan poet Kagayi Ngobi, who will present his spoken word performance For my negativity during the festival, describes how dangerous life can be for a political poet in his home country – and how he finally abandoned his law studies to dedicate himself to a precarious existence as a poet.