Comments on: The two faces of African literature http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2010/02/the-two-faces-of-african-literature/ Where technology meets anthropology, conservation and development Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:31:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: kiwanja http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2010/02/the-two-faces-of-african-literature/comment-page-2/#comment-9329 kiwanja Tue, 14 Dec 2010 14:41:04 +0000 http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/?p=3496#comment-9329 @Carla - Sorry. The tweet was a little misleading based on a shortage of characters. Someone at the ICTD2010 conference was building the case, not me in this blog post. I just linked it back to here because I thought it might be interesting to people. (I agree with much of what you say, by the way). @Carla – Sorry. The tweet was a little misleading based on a shortage of characters. Someone at the ICTD2010 conference was building the case, not me in this blog post. I just linked it back to here because I thought it might be interesting to people. (I agree with much of what you say, by the way).

]]> By: Carla Murphy http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2010/02/the-two-faces-of-african-literature/comment-page-2/#comment-9328 Carla Murphy Tue, 14 Dec 2010 13:02:16 +0000 http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/?p=3496#comment-9328 "Building a case as to why more Africans should write about Africa." For whom are you building a case? Since we're talking in generalizations, perhaps "the West" needs to look where Africans are "writing" (non-mainstream lit, radio, online, non-English media) and engage them there? Rather than assume they're just not writing at all. And just one more thing, this discussion about Africans in African literature could benefit from the opinions of those who were around when Chinua Achebe became a big deal. It's the same discussion--except it's about to be 2011. That's problematic not to mention disheartening in many ways. “Building a case as to why more Africans should write about Africa.” For whom are you building a case? Since we’re talking in generalizations, perhaps “the West” needs to look where Africans are “writing” (non-mainstream lit, radio, online, non-English media) and engage them there? Rather than assume they’re just not writing at all. And just one more thing, this discussion about Africans in African literature could benefit from the opinions of those who were around when Chinua Achebe became a big deal. It’s the same discussion–except it’s about to be 2011. That’s problematic not to mention disheartening in many ways.

]]> By: candice ogbunugafor http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2010/02/the-two-faces-of-african-literature/comment-page-2/#comment-9326 candice ogbunugafor Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:31:52 +0000 http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/?p=3496#comment-9326 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT <a href="http://topsy.com/twitter/kiwanja">@kiwanja</a>: Building a case as to why more Africans should write about Africa. Blogged about this a while ago. http://is.gd/iIJLY <a href="http://topsy.com/s/ICTD2010">#ICTD2010</a></span></span> RT @kiwanja: Building a case as to why more Africans should write about Africa. Blogged about this a while ago. http://is.gd/iIJLY #ICTD2010

]]> By: RMAjayi http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2010/02/the-two-faces-of-african-literature/comment-page-2/#comment-9327 RMAjayi Tue, 14 Dec 2010 12:02:59 +0000 http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/?p=3496#comment-9327 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT <a href="http://topsy.com/twitter/kiwanja">@kiwanja</a>: Building a case as to why more Africans should write about Africa. http://is.gd/iIJLY <a href="http://topsy.com/s/ICTD2010">#ICTD2010</a> :: Thank you. <a href="http://topsy.com/s/Nigeria">#Nigeria</a> <a href="http://topsy.com/s/Naija">#Naija</a></span></span> RT @kiwanja: Building a case as to why more Africans should write about Africa. http://is.gd/iIJLY #ICTD2010 :: Thank you. #Nigeria #Naija

]]> By: KT http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2010/02/the-two-faces-of-african-literature/comment-page-2/#comment-9321 KT Tue, 14 Dec 2010 09:49:05 +0000 http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/?p=3496#comment-9321 @lu i agree, It is worth watching this video which features a talk by Chimamanda Adichie: The danger of a single story http://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story.html. @Adam Also with respect to the Novel @Things Fall Apart" the author is Chinua Achebe. I agree @lu i agree, It is worth watching this video which features a talk by Chimamanda Adichie: The danger of a single story http://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story.html.

@Adam Also with respect to the Novel @Things Fall Apart” the author is Chinua Achebe. I agree

]]> By: GuideStar Intl http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2010/02/the-two-faces-of-african-literature/comment-page-2/#comment-9322 GuideStar Intl Tue, 14 Dec 2010 09:44:48 +0000 http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/?p=3496#comment-9322 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT <a href="http://topsy.com/twitter/kiwanja">@kiwanja</a>: Building a case as to why more Africans should write about Africa. Blogged about this a while ago. http://is.gd/iIJLY <a href="http://topsy.com/s/ICTD2010">#ICTD2010</a></span></span> RT @kiwanja: Building a case as to why more Africans should write about Africa. Blogged about this a while ago. http://is.gd/iIJLY #ICTD2010

]]> By: Helge Reikeras http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2010/02/the-two-faces-of-african-literature/comment-page-2/#comment-9319 Helge Reikeras Tue, 14 Dec 2010 09:40:16 +0000 http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/?p=3496#comment-9319 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT <a href="http://topsy.com/twitter/kiwanja">@kiwanja</a>: Building a case as to why more Africans should write about Africa. http://is.gd/iIJLY /cc <a href="http://topsy.com/twitter/sinaisix">@sinaisix</a></span></span> RT @kiwanja: Building a case as to why more Africans should write about Africa. http://is.gd/iIJLY /cc @sinaisix

]]> By: Ken Banks http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2010/02/the-two-faces-of-african-literature/comment-page-2/#comment-9320 Ken Banks Tue, 14 Dec 2010 09:39:08 +0000 http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/?p=3496#comment-9320 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">Building a case as to why more Africans should write about Africa. Blogged about this a while ago. http://is.gd/iIJLY <a href="http://topsy.com/s/ICTD2010">#ICTD2010</a></span></span> Building a case as to why more Africans should write about Africa. Blogged about this a while ago. http://is.gd/iIJLY #ICTD2010

]]> By: john otim http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2010/02/the-two-faces-of-african-literature/comment-page-2/#comment-9124 john otim Mon, 15 Nov 2010 08:16:45 +0000 http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/?p=3496#comment-9124 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">RT <a href="http://topsy.com/twitter/addistunes">@addistunes</a>: RT <a href="http://topsy.com/twitter/Afrinnovator">@Afrinnovator</a>: RT <a href="http://topsy.com/twitter/kiwanja">@kiwanja</a>: Does it help to be African to write about Africa? Do Africans write about http://is.gd/8W1C2</span></span> RT @addistunes: RT @Afrinnovator: RT @kiwanja: Does it help to be African to write about Africa? Do Africans write about http://is.gd/8W1C2

]]> By: sriram khe http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2010/02/the-two-faces-of-african-literature/comment-page-2/#comment-6476 sriram khe Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:58:38 +0000 http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/?p=3496#comment-6476 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">The two faces of Africa http://bit.ly/brQ0FS</span></span> The two faces of Africa
http://bit.ly/brQ0FS

]]> By: Butterfly Works http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2010/02/the-two-faces-of-african-literature/comment-page-2/#comment-6468 Butterfly Works Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:55:50 +0000 http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/?p=3496#comment-6468 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">The two faces of African literature http://bit.ly/brQ0FS (via <a href="http://topsy.com/twitter/Kiwanja">@Kiwanja</a>)</span></span> The two faces of African literature http://bit.ly/brQ0FS (via @Kiwanja)

]]> By: So Many Links « The Everyday Idealist http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/2010/02/the-two-faces-of-african-literature/comment-page-2/#comment-6467 So Many Links « The Everyday Idealist Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:38:27 +0000 http://www.kiwanja.net/blog/?p=3496#comment-6467 [...] Different views on writing about Africa.  My take on the Western view. [...] [...] Different views on writing about Africa.  My take on the Western view. [...]

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