Masterclass Teaching : Re-indigenising Technology on Afropresentism
This session will begin with an interactive conversation with Neema Githere, that is grounded in Neema’s Kenyan heritage and drawing from Kenyan traditional technology practices. Neema will present these ancient forms as a practical and present contribution to supporting a sustainable lifestyle within paradigms of oppression.
Neema has been theorising around Afropresentism for the past 5 years. Tying together the work of Bell Hooks and Walter Rodney through guerrilla theory—a practice that upholds conversation as the highest mode of speculation—participants will be invited to show up as experts of their own lived experiences and strategise together on how to implement indigenous technology in their day-to-day lives.
Neema Githere
is a guerrilla theorist whose work explores love and indigeneity in a time of algorithmic debris. Neema’s experimental practice, termed ‘data:healing,’ seeks to illuminate the links between technology, nature, and spirituality to investigate how working from this intersection can combat the data trauma – a term coined by Olivia M. Ross – that saturates our virtual worlds. Other projects of Neema’s include Afropresentism, a term they coined in 2017 to articulate Afrodiasporic cultural production/embodiment in the here and now; and Radical Love Consciousness, a collective that focuses on re-indigenization through grassroots learning networks.
In 2018, she left Yale University to pursue a path of unschooling, and have since lectured and given workshops in universities and cultural institutions across North America and Europe including Autograph ABP London, McGill University, Afrotectopia, Studio Olafur Eliasson, Toronto Queer Film Festival, New York University, SCI-Arc, and The Royal Art Academy at the Hague amongst others.
More Listings MORE
Made in Ancient Egypt
From the gold mask of Tutankhamun to the bust of Nefertiti, ancient Egyptians produced objects that remain iconic…
Deep Azure
Deep Azure is the UK premiere of Chadwick Boseman’s lyrical stage drama, presented in the intimate, candlelit surroundings…
Scrap It, Revamp It: 100 Years of Black History Commemorations (1926–2026)
In the early twentieth century, Black communities in the United States marked the February birthdays of social reformer…
TINA – The Tina Turner Musical
TINA: The Tina Turner Musical, the West End mega-hit, embarks on its first ever UK & Ireland tour,…
The Authenticator
In a major new commission for 2026, the National Theatre presents The Authenticator, a gripping gothic thriller by…
Small Island
Journey from the sun-drenched shores of Jamaica to the cold, grey streets of post-war London in Small Island,…
State of the Nation: An Evening with Akala
State of the Nation: An Evening with Akala is a compelling talk and cultural conversation featuring Akala —…
State of the Nation: An Evening with Akala
State of the Nation: An Evening with Akala brings acclaimed poet, historian, author and artist Akala to Glasgow…