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The Quiet Extractive Machine: How Soft-Power Art Non-Profits are Rewriting Africa’s Future in VR

ByRichelle SteynNov 21, 20256 mins

There is a new kind of extractive industry rising quietly across the African cultural landscape—nothing as obvious as mining, nothing as brutal as the colonial museum raid. Instead, it arrives with friendly logos, “innovation labs,” creative grants, workshops for emerging storytellers, and the promise of global visibility.

The Glitch That Spoke Too Plainly

ByRichelle SteynAug 12, 20255 mins

In a media landscape where the journalists are gone, the platforms are captured, and the truth is a liability, even a machine’s momentary gasp of honesty is worth archiving.

More Human Than Human: 5 Blade Runner Replicants Who Crossed Into Humanity

ByRichelle SteynJul 29, 20259 mins

In the spirit of Re-enchant, these characters invite us to reconsider what it means to be fully alive: not just to function or survive, but to seek meaning, choose dignity, and act with soul.

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Composting the Bypass: Entanglement, Grief, and the Pitfalls of Post-Anthropocentric Movements

ByRichelle SteynMay 15, 20255 mins
Are some post-anthropocentric movements — from mycelial networks to rhizomatic thinking, biomimicry to planetary intelligence — bypassing cultural healing by retreating into nature metaphors?

Beyond Climate Panic: Educating for Complexity in the Age of Polycrisis

ByRichelle SteynMay 8, 20258 mins
“This article explores the difference between climate education and climate indoctrination, the impact of fear-based messaging on the youth, and why understanding the climate crisis through the lens of polycrisis might lead us to more empowering cultural responses.”

More Human Than Human: 5 Blade Runner Replicants Who Crossed Into Humanity

ByRichelle SteynJul 29, 20259 mins
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