Research Areas

African Philosophy; Critical Theory; Existential Media Studies; Postphenomenology,

Profile

Oris Kondwani Chimphambano is a researcher and educator in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Malawi. His research interests include interrogating power, ideology, and the subjective experiences of individuals within (African) modernity. He is also interested in how individuals interact with digital technologies and how these technologies affect intersubjectivity and shape public discourse. In particular, his work focuses on the existential and social implications of (dis)embodiment in digital forms of communication (e.g., social media).

Publications

• 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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• Book Chapters
  Chimphambano, O. K. (2026). 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 and Same-Sex Realities in Africa: A Response to the Fiducia Supplicans (pp. xx–xx). University of Bamberg Press. (In Press). (2026)
  

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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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