Kristina Dziedzic Wright, the Okwui Enwezor Postdoctoral Fellow in Visual Culture, Performance Studies, and Critical Humanities (2025 awardee) at The Africa Institute, Global Studies University, has published Transcultural Exchange through Art: Encountering Otherness in South Korea and Kenya published by Routledge (2026).
The book examines cultural exchange between Africa and Asia, focusing on Nairobi and Seoul, and explores how the arts influence identity, community engagement, and cross-cultural interaction. Drawing on fieldwork in Kenya and South Korea, Wright demonstrates how engagement with art can foster understanding of cultural diversity in urban, postcolonial contexts.
As part of her fellowship, Wright will expand this research through the project What’s Art Got to Do With It? Transnational Narratives, Cultural Heritage, and Radical Hospitality, a series of participatory exhibitions and co-created workshops that investigate migration, belonging, and efforts to decolonize the cultural and creative industries.
The work reflects Global Studies University’s growing focus on Asia alongside its established research on Africa.
Read her full profile and learn more about Kristina Wright’s book, available for purchase online.
Kristina Dziedzic Wright, the Okwui Enwezor Postdoctoral Fellow in Visual Culture, Performance Studies, and Critical Humanities (2025 awardee) at The Africa Institute, Global Studies University, has published Transcultural Exchange through Art: Encountering Otherness in South Korea and Kenya published by Routledge (2026).
Kristina Dziedzic Wright, the Okwui Enwezor Postdoctoral Fellow in Visual Culture, Performance Studies, and Critical Humanities (2025 awardee) at The Africa Institute, Global Studies University, has published Transcultural Exchange through Art: Encountering Otherness in South Korea and Kenya published by Routledge (2026).
The book examines cultural exchange between Africa and Asia, focusing on Nairobi and Seoul, and explores how the arts influence identity, community engagement, and cross-cultural interaction. Drawing on fieldwork in Kenya and South Korea, Wright demonstrates how engagement with art can foster understanding of cultural diversity in urban, postcolonial contexts.
As part of her fellowship, Wright will expand this research through the project What’s Art Got to Do With It? Transnational Narratives, Cultural Heritage, and Radical Hospitality, a series of participatory exhibitions and co-created workshops that investigate migration, belonging, and efforts to decolonize the cultural and creative industries.
The work reflects Global Studies University’s growing focus on Asia alongside its established research on Africa.
Read her full profile and learn more about Kristina Wright’s book, available for purchase online.
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