Interview with members of Associazione Afroveronesi
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This video interview of Wendy Baonga, Charline Kanza, Constance Edobor, members of Associazione Afroveronesi, is part of a video series conducted in the context of the ERC Starting Grant project AFROEUROPECYPERSPACE (101110473) with Africans and Afrodescendants in Europe (and beyond) who use the internet to gain visibility and participate in knowledge production as part of their literary, artistic, cultural, political and/or research activities. The interviews include question on the interviewees’ digital presence and on the opportunities, challenges and risk of artivism and activism in cyberspace. Furthermore, they deal with questions of self-positioning and self-designation, the rise in visibility of African and Afrodescendant persons and movements across Europe in recent years and the challenges of decolonizing European societies. Finally, they explore how academia could and should involve writers, artists and activist in its research.
| Name of interviewee | Wendy Baonga, Charline Kanza, Constance Edobor |
|---|---|
| Background / métier of interviewee | Members of the Activist and Cultural Association Afroveronesi |
| Country / countries of origin | Various African countries |
| Country / countries of residence | Italy |
| Date of interview | 17 April 2025 |
| Place of interview | Verona, Italy |
| Language of interview | Italian |
| Media format | Video |
| Interviewer | Francesca Aiuti |
| Video editing | Francesca Aiuti |
| Last editing | 7 May 2025 |