BOKU cinema will be showing "The Lindeka: When a City Ate a Book", a cinematic ethnography and essay film created by Jacob von Heland and Henrik Ernstson in collaboration with Anita Mkizwana and Philisiwe Twijnstra.
Set in eThekwini-Durban, South Africa, decades after liberation, the film tells the story of Lindeka, a young woman who reads the book Malfeasance by the French philosopher Michel Serres. Lindeka is fascinated by it, but also finds it increasingly disturbing for what it omits. Where is eThekwini-Durban, or even Africa, in this universal history of our planet? She therefore decides to make her own study of historical difference and global connection.
After the screening, there will be a panel discussion in which we will reflect on the film and explore decolonial perspectives on the Anthropocene.Together with our guest, we will consider whether our description of human influence on the environment differs depending on geographical standpoint, and discuss the value of pluralising our perspectives on the Anthropocene.
- Nicole Paganini | Research Fellow at IDR, TMG ThinkThank & WEAVE Strategies, Berlin
- Henrik Ernstson (online) | Film maker, Situated Ecologies Platform, KTH Stockholm
- Caroline Paparu | PhD student and APPEAR scholar at IDR, BOKU
Moderation: Charlotte Voigt | IDR – Institute of Development Research, BOKU
This film screening is organised in collaboration with the Institute of Development Research at BOKU.
