Periagoge
Scenario

Why authentic urban narratives get rejected for rural stereotypes

I create comics about everyday life in Nairobi but publishers want more stories about safari animals and village life

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The storyteller faces commercial pressure to conform to external expectations of African experience.

Your guide for this
Mura
Mura works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with African aesthetics — across the continent?”

Peri

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