Our lives and our cultures are composed of many overlapping stories. Novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice. She also warns that, if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk misunderstanding their words and actions. Click below to access the video.
The Danger of a Single Story (18 min.) (https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story?referrer=playlist-how_to_tell_a_story#t-10430)
What did you find most striking about this Ted Talk? Please share your reflections on the danger of perceiving others through the lens of a “single story” or point of view. Do you remember being surprised—as Chimamanda Adichie was—to discover that someone you thought you knew had an interesting side you had not guessed they had? What did you discover?
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