J. C. Niala
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JC Niala is a writer,[1][2] poet[3] and storyteller.[4] Works include the play The Strong Room shortlisted by Wole Soyinka in BBC Africa Performance 2010,[5][6] the film Wazi?FM Winner Best Feature Film Zanzibar International Film Festival 2015,[7] the 2013 film Something Necessary[8] and the play Unsettled[9]
Education and career
Niala is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Warwick.[10] She is also a DPhil student at St Catherine's College, Oxford.[11] Her work aims to empower women.[12][13][14] She was a researcher and producer for the Women in Oxford's History Podcast Series.[15] Her article "Why African Babies Don't Cry", an African perspective, has been translated into more than 20 languages and has been used as a training tool by La Leche League and The World Alliance for Breast Feeding.[16][17][18] Her parenting articles have been used as resources in a number of books.[19][20][21]
Niala's work has been staged at The Africa Centre, London, at the Tate Modern and to celebrate World Theatre Day in New York City.[22][23][24] She performs stories in different countries including at the Hay Festival, in Kenya and the UK.[25][26][27] Her films have been shown at film festivals around the world including Toronto International Film Festival, Zanzibar International Film Festival, Rotterdam Film Festival among others. When she was 17 she filmed, by herself a documentary entitled In and Out of Africa that was aired in 1993 on BBC 2 as part of their Teenage Diaries Series.[28] Her diaries were aired on BBC Radio 4 as part of the series Messages to Myself, where she was the youngest participant in the programme.[29]
Degrees
- BSc in Psychology from University of Sheffield
- BSc in Osteopathic Medicine from British College of Osteopathic Medicine
- MSt in Creative Writing from Kellogg College, University of Oxford[30]
Works
- 2010: The Strong Room (writer)
- 2011: A Kenyan Christmas (writer)
- 2012: Cows are too Big to Eat (editor)
- 2012: Why the Cheetah Hunts at Night (writer)
- 2013: Something Necessary (co-writer)
- 2014: Baby Elephant Safari (writer)
- 2014: Beyond Motherhood: A Guide to Being a Great Working Mother while Living Your Dream (writer)
- 2015: Wazi? FM (screenwriter)
- 2016: A Wordly War: Battle Experiences through the Eyes of African Cultures (writer/producer)
- 2017: A Candid Handbook For Women Doing Business In Kenya (co-writer)
- 2019: Unsettled (writer)
Awards
- 2010: BBC Africa Performance - Shortlist
- 2015: Zanzibar International Film Festival - Best Feature Film
- 2015: European African Film Festivals Award - Best African Film
- 2016: The Oxford Research Centre for the Humanities, University of Oxford - WWI Research Competition - First runner-up
- 2017: Kellogg College Community Engagement and Academic Merit Award
References
- ^ "Contributors". The Oxford Culture Review. 2013-03-11. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- ^ Nsehe, Mfonobong. "The Hay Festival Goes To Kenya". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- ^ "'Mistress' • Poetry School". Poetry School. 2016-12-08. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- ^ "Migrant storytellers backed by new national programme". The Voice. 2018-01-18. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- ^ "BBC World Service - Programmes - African Performance 2010: The winners". 2010-07-16. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- ^ "Africa's Strength is Her Diversity « Belinda Otas". belindaotas.com. 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ^ "ZIFF 2015: The winners | ZIFF 2018". www.ziff.or.tz. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- ^ "Something Necessary". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ "Unsigned female talent uncovered by African playwrights' network". warwick.ac.uk. 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- ^ "JC Niala". Warwick University. 2018-11-19. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
- ^ "JC Niala | School of Anthropology & Museum Ethnography". www.anthro.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2019-07-08.
- ^ "Upcoming Hosts". St Hilda's Feminist Salon. 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- ^ "Business Daily Africa".
- ^ "Jc Niala - Being a great working mother while living your dream". BlogTalkRadio. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- ^ "New podcast highlights women in Oxford's history | University of Oxford". www.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- ^ "Why African Babies Don't Cry: An African Perspective - The Natural Child Project". www.naturalchild.org. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
- ^ "Mother Support Task Force - World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action" (PDF).
- ^ "Guest Post: The gentle African way to your baby sleeping through the night | Evolutionary Parenting | Where History And Science Meet Parenting". evolutionaryparenting.com. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ^ Part, Michael. Balotelli - The Untold Story. Sole Books.
- ^ Brown, Geoff. Fostering Good Relationships: Partnership Work in Therapy with Looked After and Adopted Children (United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy). Karnac Books.
- ^ "JC Niala". www.jenningswire.com. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ^ "Who Are We".
- ^ "Who Are We". Counterpoint Arts.
- ^ Day, NYC World Theatre. "NYC World Theatre Day". Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ^ Nsehe, Mfonobong. "The Hay Festival Goes To Kenya". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ^ "Why the Cheetah Hunts at Night and Owen and Mzee(6yrs – 9yrs) - Hay Festival". www.hayfestival.com. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ^ "Hay Festival 2017 - Hay Festival". www.hayfestival.com. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ^ "Radio Times 22 - 28 August 1993".
- ^ "Messages to Myself". The Radio Times. No. 3876. 1998-05-21. p. 127. ISSN 0033-8060. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
- ^ "Winners of the 2017 Kellogg College Community Engagement and Academic Merit Award" (PDF). Kellogg College News. No. Michaelmas 2017. Oxford. p. 14. Retrieved 25 June 2019.