In this episode of the CMR Podcast, Allan Mjomba Majalia, a third-year PhD student in Sustainable Development at the University of St Andrews, School of Geography and Sustainable Development, delves into the Indigenous and local knowledge of fisher folk in Kenya and Ghana. He examines how marine social science—a Western epistemological framework—intersects with African ontologies and epistemologies, offering unique perspectives drawn from his PhD fieldwork.
Allan is interviewed by his colleague and friend, PGT MLitt. G. Connor Salter. Together, they reflect on the challenges and rewards of conducting research in diverse coastal communities, as well as the emerging themes from his two field sites.
Acknowledgments:
- Albert Mwamburi (Pwani Tribune)
- Emmanuel Shambi
- Ferdinand Mwashumbe
- Mariam Erestina and the Ghanaian team