Research Areas

Critical and Social Theory, Phenomenology and Existentialism, African Philosophy, Science and Technology Studies (STS),

Profile

Oris Kondwani Chimphambano is an Associate Lecturer in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Malawi. He holds a bachelor's degree in Humanities (Philosophy) and is reading for a Master of Arts in Philosophy (by Research) at the same university. In essence, he is interested in interrogating power, ideology, and the subjective experiences of individuals amidst modernity, especially within African contexts. He is also interested in researching how individuals interact with digital technologies and how these technologies affect intersubjectivity as well as shape public discourse.

Publications

• Journal Article
  Chimphambano, O. K. (2024). A Critical Conversation with Bernard Matolino on his Consensus as Democracy in Africa. Filosofia Theoretica: Journal of African Philosophy, Culture and Religions, 13(2), 51–59. (2024)
  10.4314/ft.v13i2.5

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• Conference Papers
  Chimphambano, O. K. (2024, November 1–10). Breaking the Wall to Equity in Science through Innovation [Conference presentation]. Falling Walls Science Summit, Berlin, Alexanderplatz, Germany. (2024)
  https://falling-walls.com/foundation/people/oris-chimphambano

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