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In this classic talk that started a worldwide conversation about feminism, Adichie asks that we begin to dream about and plan for a different, fairer world -- of happier men and women who are truer to themselves.
Speech Transcript. I’m a storyteller. And I would like to tell you a few personal stories about what I like to call “the danger of the single story.” I grew up on a university campus in eastern Nigeria. My mother says that I started reading at the age of two, although I think four is probably close to the truth.
30 lis 2014 · Read the full transcript of Nigerian Author Chimamanda Adichie’s talk: The Danger of a Single Story at TED conference. Listen to the MP3 audio here: TRANSCRIPT: I’m a storyteller. And I would like to tell you a few personal stories about what I like to call “the danger of the single story.” I grew up on a university campus in eastern ...
29 lip 2014 · We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller. We say to girls, “You can have ambition, but not too much. You should aim to be successful, but not too successful, otherwise you...
16 lis 2015 · Here is the transcript and summary of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s talk titled “We Should All Be Feminists“ at TEDxEuston conference. Listen to the MP3 Audio here: TRANSCRIPT: My brother Chuks and my best friend Ike are part of the organizing team, and so when they ask me to come, I couldn’t say no. But I’m so happy to be here.
“We teach girls to shrink themselves, to make themselves smaller. We say to girls, you can have ambition, but not too much. You should aim to be successful, but not too successful. Otherwise, you would threaten the man. Because I am female, I am expected to aspire to marriage.
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie examines the limitations of gender roles and asks us to imagine a world beyond these restrictive definitions. Read the transcript here.
