Asante Lucy Mtenje, PhD

Literary scholar, creative writer, lover of art!

Art & love are the same thing: It's the process of seeing yourself in things that are not u- Chuck Klosterman

[Eastern African Literary & Cultural Studies @EALCS_Journal]

And, of course, #Mashariki played with dynamite, too! @EALCS_Mashariki here are your folks shining at the Nobel in Africa Symposium held at @STIAS_SA, sponsored by the Nobel Foundation. @AdhiamboKE we're enchanted by your writing! @GodwinSiundu @ChilledAcademic @asante_lucy

[Akin Adeṣọkan @iwalesino]

Please read this moving, thoughtful essay by Sarah Ladipọ Manyika, on her relationship with the late Ngūgī wa Thiong'o:
https://t.co/GUieKLs44b

[Asante Lucy Mtenje, PhD @asante_lucy]

Congratulations, Prof Dipio.👏👏

[Makerere Department of Literature @MakLiterature]

A hearty Congratulations Prof Dipio for these two awards: Best Animation and Lifetime Achievement Award.

You've elevated @MakerereCHUSS, @Makerere and the academy and how our work is never done till we impact the community with our scholarship.

Keep soaring

[University of Malawi (UNIMA) @unima_official]

The University of Malawi’s Center for Resilient Agri-Food Systems (CRAFS) is inviting proposals for community action research projects aimed at enhancing the resilience of agri-food systems in Malawi.

CRAFS is funded by the World Bank, through the Government of Malawi, under the Eastern and Southern Africa Higher Education Centres of Excellence Additional Financing (ACE II AF) project. It seeks to stimulate and support research and development for holistic solutions focused on agri-food systems and nutrition, agricultural risk management, and climate change proofing.

The call aims to support innovative, sustainable, and locally driven solutions that address the challenges faced by the agri-food sector.

CRAFS is particularly interested in proposals that focus on the following four themes:
1. Food and Feed Formulation and Processing
2. Market Information Systems and WIBI Schemes
3. Biosecure Mushroom Production and Product Development
4. Smart and Energy-Efficient Precision Farming Control Systems

For more details, scan the QR code.

#UNIMA #ConnectWithExcellence

[Onjezani Kenani @onjezani]

Eyetu, recipients of honorary doctorates should not be addressed as "doctor". I remember a couple of weeks ago, when we wished Mr. Bakili Muluzi a happy birthday on this page, a lot of people thought it was an insult. No, it was not, his doctorates are honorary, and he cannot be called "Dr." Now the National Council for Higher Education has come out swinging.

[Professor Ahmed Hankir @ahmedhankir]

The longer I work in psychiatry, the more & more I'm reminded that poverty is one of the most harmful factors (if not the most harmful factor) affecting peoples' mental health.

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

“fuck it, i’ll do it!” —black women

Black women are routinely erased from public memory and historical narratives of resistance.

Black women powered the civil rights movement, but rarely became its stars. InternationalWomensDay

A THREAD!

[Asante Lucy Mtenje, PhD @asante_lucy]

📖✨ Book Reading Alert! ✨📖

Join us at Books and More for an evening of poetry as I read from my collection, Forms of Slaughter and Other Poems.

📅 6 March | ⏰ 6 PM
📍 Books and More, Khichini Hub City Center
🎟 FREE ENTRY (RSVP by 2 Mar)

📞 RSVP: 0882274702 / 0997699166

[Asante Lucy Mtenje, PhD @asante_lucy]

Happening this weekend in Blantyre!🔥

[Asante Lucy Mtenje, PhD @asante_lucy]

My poetry collection is also available at Books and More Bookshop located inside Khitchini Hub at Lilongwe city centre.

[Nicolas Cole 🚢👻 @Nicolascole77]

This is Shonda Rhimes.

She's the legendary TV writer behind Grey's Anatomy, Scandal, & Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.

From unemployed scriptwriter in Hollywood, she is now worth $240M. Her storytelling is why Netflix gave her a $450M deal.

Here's her philosophy:🧵

[Asante Lucy Mtenje, PhD @asante_lucy]

@DrMommyMel Thank you, Mel.

[Asante Lucy Mtenje, PhD @asante_lucy]

I will be launching my debut poetry collection "Forms of Slaughter and Other Poems" this Saturday in Lilongwe. I am so excited.💃💃

[Asante Lucy Mtenje, PhD @asante_lucy]

@Mikejennions Thank you, Michael.😊

[Asante Lucy Mtenje, PhD @asante_lucy]

@itsallreal Thanks alot, Richard.😊 Hope you are well.

[Asante Lucy Mtenje, PhD @asante_lucy]

@JMazalale Thanks aise.😊

[Foreign Affairs @ForeignAffairs]

.@kopalo considers how Donald Trump is likely to pursue U.S. interests in Africa during his second term—and discusses how African states are thinking about the incoming administration:
https://t.co/FqYNnPdrnf

[IMISCOE @IMISCOE]

🗣️Call for papers for the international Conference on Migration and Identity at the Centre for Theology and Religious Studies @lunduniversity, Sweden (August 20-22, 2025)
❗️Deadline: February 28, 2025
👀Find out more: https://t.co/1aAH0a2nNt

[Kritika Prakash @kritipraks]

Doing a PhD is a huge investment in yourself. You'll know if it's for you. The pursuit of knowledge and the ability to contribute to a field make you powerful.

Don't let anyone put that spark out.