Chimamanda Adichie: The danger of a single story

Name: Chimamanda Adichie: The danger of a single story
Uploaded: 2010-02-19T13:37:10+00:00
Duration: 19 min 16 s
Channel: Africa Talks
Description: 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.

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.