"Can Literature Save the Congo Basin?" with Nsah Mala

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit thestorymakersinstitute.substack.comThis is your front row pass to the world’s most intriguing storytellers, as powered by you.This week on The Storymakers Institute, say hello to Nsah Mala - Cameroonian poet, writer, author of children's books, and researcher-scholar who writes in English, French, and Mbesa.The Congo Basin in Central Africa is often described as Earth’s “second lungs” (after the Amazon) - scooping up the world’s carbon emissions including storing some 20 years of US fossil fuel emissions.1 Unsurprisingly, its a region that faces huge issues arising from global climate change, logging, mining, poaching, urbanisation (and so on).A couple of years ago, Nsah Mala went to investigate - writing and defending a highly-praised and award-winning doctoral dissertation about whether Literature can save the Congo Basin. So what did Nsah uncover, and why does this have ramifications for you?If you're not a paid subscriber, you're only getting half the story. Become a paid subscriber of The Storymakers Institute to unlock full-length episodes, explore the full show archive, and more. Subscribe: thestorymakersinstitute.substack.com/subscribe/