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Today’s discussion questions are…
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What are you reading in terms of FICTIONAL works?
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What are you reading in terms of NON-FICTION works?
Bonus questions:
What do you plan to read later?
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Fiction: A Grain of Wheat by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Grain_of_Wheat
Non-Fiction: Cloud-Money: Cash, Cards, Crypto and the War for our Wallets by Brett Scott https://networkcultures.org/moneylab/2022/05/19/just-out-cloud-money-by-brett-scott/
I’ve seen Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o’s here and there. Is it fantasy or just “real-world” speculative fiction?
Real world speculative. This was written around the time his country of birth (Kenya) was transitioning from white officers to black officers. If you ever get a chance to watch his seminars, please do. He is big on language sovereignty. That the first thing an oppressor takes away from a people is their language.
YES! I’m very interested in this topic!
With the advent of the Internet, language sovereignty is more important.
And I believe that China was right on the money for prioritizing Internet sovereignty… which, I believe, is tied to language sovereignty!
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You may be interested in this talk by Ngũgĩ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzqNTYicV8M
Oh! Clicking the link right now.