Today we talked about colonialism and our own stereotypes and assumptions about Africa. We began the hour by watching Taylor Swift's music video for "Wildest Dreams" and the 2014 Louis Vuitton campaign (both below). We considered these problematic depictions of Africa that completely leave out Africans!
I gave THIS lecture about Chinua Achebe and his inspiration for the novel Things Fall Apart.
HERE is the handout, "How to Write About Africa" by Wainaina
HERE is the full clip of John Stewart's interview with Trevor Noah called "Spot the Africa."
HERE is the full text of Achebe's article, "An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad's 'Heart of Darkness'"
