What is Literary Activism? (Or Who keeps the housekeepers’ house?)

Abstract

In August 2016, a four-day workshop brought together emerging and established African curators in Kampala under the label, the Arts Managers and Literary Entrepreneurs Workshop (AMLEW) to share knowledge and skills. In 2017, the name of the workshop changed to Arts Managers and Literary Activists (AMLA) workshop. This keynote address delivered at the opening of the 2018 edition of the same workshop, provides a historical context for the development of the specific AMLA Network as a programme of the Centre for African Cultural Excellence (CACE), a Kampala-based nonprofit that promotes African ideas and culture.