SR: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

 SR: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Hello friends,

Here I'm going to write this blog about the video discussion of Chimamanda Ngozi's Ted talk in our classroom and and I've to give my responses of understanding postcolonialism from this video. So let's begin…

Introduction:

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie:

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie note  born 15 September is a Nigerian writer whose works range from novels to short stories to nonfiction.

Adichie uses her work to inspire women around the world in breaking gender constructions, stereotypes, and sexualities that have been made to subjugate women in society. Adichie has described feminism as part of the consensus knowledge on human rights.

The three talks video by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie 

The first video is about "The Danger Of Single Story" 

 

The second video is "We should all be Faminist"

 

And the third video is about "Importance of truth in post-truth era"

 

Then I've to give responses of my understanding of these videos 

1.  Did the first talk help you in understanding  of post colonialism ?

In this video Adichie argues that when there's only a single story about a group of people, it robs them of their dignity. The single story reduces people, rendering them incomplete, flat, one-dimensional. As a result, it becomes difficult to recognize equal humanity in the characters of a single story.

Adichie explains that if we only hear about a people, place or situation from one point of view, we risk accepting one experience as the whole truth. “The single story creates stereotypes, and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete,” Adichie says in the video. 

And this way the video helps for understanding postcolonialism.

2. Are the arguments in the second talk convincing?

In this video Adichie's "We Should All Be Feminists," succinctly unearths the need to transform social beliefs and gender constructs that promote the disparity between men and women. 

Here are several more examples why we need feminism: Blatant sexism permeates economic, social and economic life. Women want to be called strong, not bitchy. ... Women do not need to be told how to live their life.  

Then she talks about Why is Feminism Important? 

Feminism allows equal opportunities for both sexes. Gender roles can be harmful to both men and women. ... It is also unfair to place pressure on boys to fulfil certain roles that are based on their gender. 

And this way it's arguments are convincing.

3. What did you like about third talk?

This video is very interesting. In this the girl who called the name "chimichanga" instead of "Chimamanda" it's very humorous and interesting . And in this matter she pays attention to the uttering of the names with the mistake or whiteout mistake. So it's an interesting thing I've found in this video.

4. Are these talks bringing any significant change in your way of looking at literature and life?

Yes, these videos are very helpful in my way of looking at the literature and the various aspects of my life . Very interesting things which Chimamanda discusses here and it's all very helpful and interesting to be follow-up in our lives…

Thank you…

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