Episode 166: Indigenous Stories as Monuments and Narrative Activism with Samba Yonga

Greetings Glocal Citizens! This week’s herstory comes to us from southern Africa. We’re exploring Zambia in a big way, especially the role that women have played in forward movement in the country. My guest is award-winning journalist, communications specialist and cultural curator, Samba Yonga. She is Founder and Head Communications Strategist at Ku-Atenga Media and co-founder of the Women’s History Museum of Zambia, established in 2017, with the mandate to research and restore African indigenous narratives, knowledge and 'living histories' focused on women. She has curated exhibitions and written papers focused on indigenous African knowledge systems and narratives in Zambia but also for art spaces, museums and universities such as National Musuems of World Cultures in Sweden, Yale University in USA, Windybrow Centre in South Africa and many others. In fact, she joined me in conversation just as she was headed to Shanghai University to present her works in the museum space at Museums, Decolonisation and Restitution: A Global Conversation. Samba has been recognized as 100 most influential Africans by Quartz, New York, and one of 40 most influential Africans. She is also a Google Podcast Creator, TEDx Lusaka speaker and a Museum Lab Fellow for 2022. It’s always a treat to connect with other podcasters and after you have a listen, be sure to head over to the museum’s Youtube channel to check out the Leading Ladies animated podcast! Where to find Samba? www.whmzambia.org On LinkedIn On Instagram On Facebook On Twitter On YouTube What’s Samba reading? Of Water and the Spirit: Ritual, Magic, and Initiation in the Life of an African Shaman by Malidoma Patrice Some 491 Days: Prisoner Number 1323/69 by Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Wallpaper Magazine Vanity Fair Magazine What’s Samba watching? Luther on Netflix Chef’s Table on Netflix East Asian Dramas on Netflix What’s Samba listening to? Ratchet & Respectable Podcast The Comb on BBC Hidden Brain Podcast The Moth Podcast Selam & Hello Podcast Other topics of interest: The Old Drift: A Novel by Namwali Serpell Lusaka, Zambia About Trendsetters Magazine On Settler Societies Glocally Speaking in Zambian Languages Mass Design Group Third Culture KidsSpecial Guest: Samba Yonga.