TED TALK 2009

CHIMAMANDA ADICHIE

The danger of a single story

Our lives, our cultures, are composed of many overlapping stories. In this TED Talk video, novelist Chimamanda Adichie tells the story of how she found her authentic cultural voice — and warns that if we hear only a single story about another person or country, we risk a critical misunderstanding. About the speaker: Inspired by Nigerian history and tragedies all but forgotten by recent generations of westerners, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novels and stories are jewels in the crown of diaspora literature.

• Author: Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi
• URL: Click here to access
• Format: mov
• Type of Document: Video
• Duration: 18m33s
• Source: TEDGlobal 2009
• Publication Date: jul. 2009

Themes: Gender and social inclusion; Identity; Diversity; Inclusion; Culture.
Tags: Ted talk

Adapted from: https://www.inglesnasescolas.org/en/educ-resource/chimamanda-adichie-the-danger-of-a-single-story/. Accessed on April 6, 2021.