Jumping in Heart First: An Interview with ahdri zhina mandiela

Abstract

This interview with Africanadian "dubb aatist " ahdri zhina mandiela probes her place within the Canadian dub poetry and theatre scene. It discusses her poetics and the collaborative practices that have made her one of the premier builders of Africanadian cultural institutions; and it explores the formative influences of her Jamaican upbringing and cultural heritage and of Afra-American writers.