Mute/Unmute is a podcast and seminar by Astrid Mania, with the support of Noi Fuhrer (WS2021/21 and SoSe 2021), Rahel grote Lambers and Anne Meerpohl. The idea of this podcast is to introduce and discuss art works, theories and incidents that relate to questions like: who is allowed to speak, who’s not? What can be said, what not? Whose voices have been suppressed? What kind of narratives and histories? What violence do we exert when speaking about others? What should we urgently talk about?

Mute/Unmute is meant to be active during the winter semester 2023/24, but it can potentially run much longer. We welcome contributions from HFBK students and staff and beyond. For more info / list of contributions please see https://pad.hfbk.net/Mute_Unmute and  / or get in touch with rahel.grote-lambers@hfbk-hamburg.de or astrid.mania@hfbk-hamburg.de

In this episode, Nicholas Mboya invites us to learn about the development and context of  Sheng language and lulture.

Baczyk, Agata. “Language vs Dialect.” 20 June 2017. Linkedin. 28 March 2023.

Bailey, George. our dialect. 2022.

Gumperz, John J. Discourse strategies. Cmbridge, united kingdom: The press syndicate of the university of Cambridge, 1982.

Iraki, Frederick Kang´ethe. “ "Language and political economy: A historical perspective on Kenya.".” Journal of Language, Technology & Entrepreneurship in Africa 1.2 (2009): 229-243.

Kariuki Annah,Kanana Fridah Erastus ,Kebeya Hildah . “The growth and use of Sheng in advertisements in selected businesses in Kenya.” Journal of African Cultural Studies Vol. 27, No. 2, (June 2015): 229-246.

Momanyi, Clara. “The Effects of 'Sheng' in the Teaching of Kiswahili in Kenyan Schools.” Journal of Pan African Studies (2009): p127-138.

Mukuthuria, Mwenda . “Islam and the Development of Kiswahili by.” The Journal of Pan African Studies, vol.2, no.8 (March 2009): 36-45.

Mutiga, Jayne. “Effects of Language Spread on a People’ Phenomenology: The Case of Sheng’ in Kenya .” Journal of Language, Technology & Entrepreneurship in Africa Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): 1-14.

Nabea, Wendo. “Publication/ Language policy in Kenya: Negotiation with Hegemony.” Sunday January 2009. Reaserch gate. 19 March 2023.

Ogechi, Nathan Oyori. “On language rights in Kenya.” Nordic Journal of African Studies 12(3) (2003): 277-295.

—. “On Lexicalization in Sheng.” Nordic Journal of African Studies 14(3) (2005): 334-355.

Scotton, Carol Myers. Social Motivations For Code Switching Evidence From Africa. New York: Oxford University Press Inc, 1995.

Wanyama, Leonard Lussac. “Language Communication And Marketing: Contextualising the Rise of Sheng’ Language in Advertising Platforms in Kenya.” New Media and Mass Communication www.iiste.org ISSN 2224-3267 (Paper) ISSN 2224-3275 (Online) Vol.32 (2014): 66-69.

CTA, Cleaningtheairwaves. youtube: cleaning the air waves. 11 March 2021.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QJUg7bCh8s Accessed 11 April 2023.
 

"Manzi wa Nairobi" music video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlxtZ-jLOTQ