Articles for discussion: -MAIN ARTICLE under uploaded files (use for the one sou

Articles for discussion:
-MAIN ARTICLE under uploaded files (use for the one source)
https://africasacountry.com/2014/05/the-dangers-of-a-single-book-cover-the-acacia-tree-meme-and-african-literature/
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/jun/03/how-not-to-write-about-africa

How to Write About Africa


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Can you list the images and stereotypes that come to your mind when you think of, hear and/or read about Africa?
How is Africa represented (in Western literary traditions, the media, academia) and why?
Why is it easy to misrepresent Africa?
How is that representation possible?
What are the implications of those representations?
How should we think and write about Africa?
Let’s think about and through these questions and share our opinion.


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