Obviously, this is a great article seeing as we all just recently got done celebrating Valentine's Day! I think it's awesome that all these very popular artists, such as Binyavanga Wainaina collaborated to make this amazing anthology for not only the people of Africa, but for the world. What I believe is a very cool aspect of this is that it was translated into many of Africa's most widely spoken languages. This made it possible to reach such a large amount of Africa's population. At times it can be difficult for Africans to connect and understand one another, because according to my professor there are 2000 different languages spoken on the continent. That made this a piece most all of them could enjoy!
Binyavanga Wainaina
Another thing that impressed me was that it was able to draw away from some of the negative aspects of Africa that seem to always be portrayed. In my class we learned about "The Myth of Savage Africa", which describes how Africa came to be viewed less civilized and some what savage as Europe gained power. They had people everywhere seeing things very ethnocentrically through their point of view. This is still the view that many people have today. The collaboration of these very intelligent African writers shows that there is much more to Africa than the stereotype that it's starvation, disease, and uneducated people who make up the population. I think it's been a great way to positively connect and portray the people of Africa!
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