In her contribution on the history of literacy education and its ties to religious conversion in Lesotho, Lineo Segoete analyzes how the ignorance and territorial desires of missionaries in the mid-19th century still impact today's basic Sesotho reading and writing through confusing and burdensome rules. Grappling with the resulting difficulties, the non-profit organization Ba re e ne re(once upon a time) draws inspiration from writers like Thomas Mofolo to find subversive and creative ways of dealing with and undoing Sesotho’s colonial heritage.

With contributions from Liepollo Moleleki and Zachary Rosen