Research Areas

African Philosophy; Critical Theory; Philosophy of Media; Postphenomenology,

Profile

Oris Kondwani Chimphambano is a Researcher in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Malawi. He holds a Bachelor of Arts (Humanities), majoring in Philosophy (with a minor in Political Science and Classics), and a Master of Arts in Philosophy (by Research). His research interests include interrogating power, ideology, and individuals’ subjective experiences within (African) modernity. He is also interested in how individuals interact with digital technologies and how these technologies affect (inter)subjectivity and shape (public) discourse. In particular, his work examines the existential, social, and political implications of (dis)embodiment in digital forms of communication (e.g., social media).

Publications

• Book Chapters
  Chimphambano, O. K. (2027). A Historical Analysis of Homosexuality in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Church’s Response: Perspectives from Malawi, Zimbabwe and South Africa. In J. Mawerenga & L. Ndekha (Eds.), The Church in Africa and Same-sex Realities. A Critical Response to the Fiducia Supplicans (pp. xx–xx). University of Bamberg Press (BiAS 45/ERA 18). (In Press). (2027)
  

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• Book Chapters
  Chimphambano, O. K. (2027). Jürgen Habermas on Justifying the State through Communicative Rationality. In G. Callahan & L. Komolafe (Eds.), Justifying the State (pp. xx–xx). Palgrave Macmillan. (Forthcoming). (2027)
  

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• Book Chapters
  Chimphambano, O. K. (2027). Freedom, Algorithms, and the Self in Social Media: A Sartrean Critique. In S. Cheong & A. Brady (Eds.), The Digital Other on Social Media in the Age of AI (pp. xx–xx). Edward Elgar Publishing. (Forthcoming). (2027)
  

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• Journal Article
  Chimphambano, O. K. (2026). Ubuntu Philosophy as a Framework for Ethical Corporate Management. Journal of Applied Ethics, 17, 137–162 (2026)
  https://doi.org/10.60940/rljae17Id980000016857

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• Conference Papers
  Chimphambano, O. K. (2026, October 23–24). Rethinking Authenticity on Social Media through Sartre [Conference Presentation]. North American Sartre Society (NASS) 31st Annual Conference on A.I., Virtual Worlds and Digital Existentialism, University of La Verne, United States. (Forthcoming). (2026)
  https://www.northamericansartresociety.org/

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• Book Review
  Chimphambano, O. K. (2026). Achille Mbembe's "Brutalism". African Studies Quarterly, 24(3), xx–xx. (In Press). (2026)
  

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• Conference Papers
  Chimphambano, O. K. (2025). Teaching and Learning Philosophy in Malawi: A Necessary Foundation or an Unjustified Luxury? [Conference presentation] – The British Postgraduate Philosophy Association (BPPA) 26th Annual Conference, Queen’s University Belfast, Riddel Hall (Isdell Courtyard), Northern Ireland [28–29 October]. Supported by the Royal Institute of Philosophy, UK. (2025)
  https://www.bippa.uk/post/2025-bppa-annual-conference-schedule

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• 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)
  https://doi.org/10.4314/ft.v13i2.5

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

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