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Mónica Acebedo, Javier Ortiz Cassiani and Chao Tayiana Maina in conversation with Alexandra Vives

Eccles Institute event: shared histories

Cartagena 2026, 

We talk about what we love most: listening to stories. From the communal spaces for enjoying literature to collective spaces such as reading clubs; as well as archives for recovering shared histories, both physical and digital, and non-hegemonic narratives which act to nourish our languages. We offer space for this discussion with Mónica Acebedo (Colombia), the author of Letras compartidas. Una estrategia de lectura; Javier Ortiz Cassiani (Colombia), historian, university lecturer and a consultant to various institutions; and Chao Tayiana Maina (Kenya), founder and director of African Digital Heritage.

Interpretation from English to Spanish available

Mónica Acebedo, Javier Ortiz Cassiani and Chao Tayiana Maina in conversation with Alexandra Vives