Author(s): Divine ChideraAbstractThis essay examines narrative translation as a design methodology that adapts oral
traditions and storytelling structures into human-centered technology. Building on the
foundational framework introduced in the prologue, this paper develops the concept of
"Narrative Translation"—using oral and written traditions as models for innovatio...
Author(s): Divine ChideraAbstractThis essay extends the framework of ancestral memory I introduced in the prologue by zeroing in on ecological knowledge. I'm interested in how African and Afro-diasporic communities have encoded climate intelligence across generations—not as folklore, but as working technology. Drawing from real practices like Zimbabwean seed preservation...
Author(s): Divine ChideraAbstractThis paper argues that ancestral memory functions both as a mode of knowledge and as a framework for designing Black futures. Drawing from Afrofuturist theory and select literary works, the study explores how collective memory, oral traditions, and mythic imagination inform not only storytelling but also technological ethics and community...