Memes of Resistance: I Studied Abroad in Africa!: How to Write About Africa

10:24 2nd Jan 2012

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Reblogged from gurlgoestoafrica

Tags: africa oppression dehumanization binyavanga wainaina

I Studied Abroad in Africa!: How to Write About Africa

gurlgoestoafrica:

an excerpt from an amazing article by Binyavanga Wainaina

Always use the word ‘Africa’ or ‘Darkness’ or ‘Safari’ in your title. Subtitles may include the words ‘Zanzibar’, ‘Masai’, ‘Zulu’, ‘Zambezi’, ‘Congo’, ‘Nile’, ‘Big’, ‘Sky’, ‘Shadow’, ‘Drum’, ‘Sun’ or ‘Bygone’. Also useful are words…
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