AFRI 1001 Lecture 1: Lecture 1 Sept 13

• School: Carleton University
• Department: African Studies
• Course: AFRI 1001
• Professor: Nduka Otiono

Document Summary

Representation of the dark continent binyanvanga wainana, Seen in all stories ignorance/media created idea. Story of africa told by non-african people skewing their history. Deconstructed the image of africa in the media, literature, music in sarcastic way. After discovering african books realized not many of them available and influential writers like chinua achebe influenced a shift in perception of literature. An image of africa image of africa in the western imagination: a haze of distortions and cheap mystifications. Projects africa in the other world antithesis of europe (civilization) / bestiality. Conrad did not originate the image of africa which is found in his book is the dominant image od africa in the western imagination. West suffer anxieties compares itself to africa for reassurance. Idea that africa is something that has to be avoided. In the london there is an enormous immigration of children who speak indian or.