How dangerous is a single story? Very.

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How dangerous is a single story? Very.

Breaking through literary and media oversimplicity

How would the conversation gone between new university roommates if they both knew what she discusses in this talk?

Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice -- and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding.

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posted	December 17, 2013
sponsor	Office of Human Relations Programs
topics	Diversity Involvement & Leadership Teaching & Learning
tags	africa authentic author class complexity criticism culture diversity education english ethnicity eye identity inequality involvement-and-leadership literature media nigeria nollywood poor self simplicity skin social teaching-and-learning women work writing
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