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.
Source:TED
Chimamanda Adichie: The danger of a single story
Submitted by Yemisi on Thu, 15/10/2009 - 13:00
Authors
Nwaorgu Faustinus
Lekan Bassey
Ihechukwu Njoku
Mohammed Fawzi A. Amadu
Yasmine Hachani
Ade Fashade
Maria Birgen
Adewale Akande
Keshinro Hafees
Eno Akpabio
Fola Ogunleye
David Alexander
Nikki Hoole
Chinedu Vincent Akuta
Deng Malok
Babazanna Abdulkarim
Umar Abdul
Rujeko Matavire
Kimberly Njau
Jon Chikadibie Okafo
Nwakego Linda Eyisi
Yemisi Ogunleye
Chimamanda's talk on the single story
The single story is incomplete, biased and parochial. As the law courts would caution witnesses: tell the truth, the whole truth and, nothing, but, the truth, is the major plank of Chimamanda's talk. Good talk, Chimamanda. We are glad that you realise that there are many stories and that the single story may not tell the whole story.
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