Eric Otieno Sumba

Kassel/Germany — Scholar & Writer

Photo: L. Kolloge

Eric Otieno Sumba is a scholar, writer and facilitator interested in the intersections between social justice, postcolonial politics, the global ‘order’ and contemporary art & culture. He is a PhD candidate at the Department of Development and Postcolonial Studies at the University of Kassel, Germany, a commentator on various online/print platforms and contributing editor and content creator at GRIOT mag.

www.otienos.com

Photo: L. Kolloge

Articles with and by Eric Otieno Sumba:

Editorial

Membrane – Boundary & Connectedness

by Schlosspost

A membrane is employed as a boundary-object and as a site of connectedness. Looking at this dual character of the membrane, the discussion in this issue is about flows, exchange, permeability, and translations, as well as about restraint, rejections, and protected areas.

Travelogue

Entanglements in Transnational Memory Politics

by Eric Otieno Sumba

On his way from Germany to Kenya, Eric Otieno Sumba passed by Bagamoyo, in Tanzania, where he found traces of German colonialism. A reflection on the difficult, and distorted memory politics, which often repeat national narratives of founders, fathers, and flags.