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I came to this interview with Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie having only read one of her books (Americanah), but I think my reaction to that novel informed my reading of the interview, and the controversy over her thoughts on trans women, in an interesting way - theguardian.com/books/2025/feb

Although a good book in many ways, for me Americanah had one glaring weakness: Adiche can't write men. When the couple at the centre of Americanah are separated, her in the US and he in the UK, her experience is richly imagined and written - his is thin and unconvincing. Contrast this with, say, Sally Rooney, who seems to be able to imagine her way into the minds of both men and women with equal facility.

So in a way Adiche's assumption that you can't really be a woman if you've been socialised as a man came as no surprise: it predicates a conclusion about being 'fully' female on the assumption that male-female categories are fundamental. It misses, at the simplest level, the fact that trans women are not treated as men in the same way that men are treated as men, because they are in fact women (inside) being treated as men. At a deeper level, it misses the real complexity of human experience, mistaking a conceptualisation for reality - precisely what other ways of seeing do, but which art shouldn't. At the level of real experience (the novel's true subject) nobody is ever socialised in the same way, because socialisation is always already different in different societies, families, times, etc...

So there is I think an interesting connection between the rigidity of Adiche's thinking on this and a key limitation of her writing.

(Before anyone asks, I haven't read Akwaeke Emezi, so can't comment...)

The Guardian · ‘Cancel culture? We should stop it. End of story’: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on backlash, writer’s block – and her new baby twinsBy Charlotte Edwardes
#bookstodon#ChimamandaNgoziAdichie#Americanah
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#GazaProtests #SallyRooney

"Author Sally Rooney stands in solidarity with Palestinians" [ < 1min]
by MiddleEastEye

youtube.com/shorts/VDWHz_74TPw

Quote by mee:
"Dec 1, 2024
"Irish author and screenwriter Sally Rooney expressed her solidarity with the Palestinian people during her acceptance speech for the Library Association of Ireland author of the year award. She also extended her support to refugees, migrants and victims of war globally, and to those fighting for a habitable planet."

#CeaseFireNow #JailForNetanyahu
#JailForGallant

YouTubeAuthor Sally Rooney stands in solidarity with PalestiniansBy Middle East Eye
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#climatechange
#capitalism
#SallyRooney

When are we going to have the courage to stop the climate crisis?

- Capitalism is driving the destruction of our planet. We have to think outside – and against – the framework of our current political system

Sally Rooney, Irish Times, 23 Nov 2024

🧐 Novelist, author of Normal People.

irishtimes.com/life-style/peop

Try:

Paradise Lost?—The iron cage of consumerism

Tim Jackson, 22 Sept 2018

timjackson.org.uk/consumerism-

pdf:

sustainablelifestyles.ac.uk/si

The Irish Times · Sally Rooney: When are we going to have the courage to stop the climate crisis?By Sally Rooney
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#Florida officials report hundreds of books removed from schools

#Beloved by #ToniMorrison, #NormalPeople by #SallyRooney and #SlaughterhouseFive by #KurtVonnegut, among books pulled

by Coral Murphy Marcos
Tue 12 Nov 2024 23.10 EST

"Florida’s department of education has released a list of more than 700 books that were 'removed or discontinued' from schools across the state after changes to a state law last year that allows parents and residents to challenge the content of #LibraryBooks.

"This year’s list, which has doubled in size from last year, includes titles such as Beloved by Toni Morrison, Normal People by Sally Rooney, and Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut.

"The list comes after #HouseBill1069 went into effect last July, requiring school districts to set up a mechanism for parents to object to anything they consider pornographic or inappropriate.

"Since then hundreds of titles have been removed from elementary, middle and high school libraries. In Florida, 33 out of about 70 school districts #BannedBooks.

"American classics such as #BraveNewWorld by #AldousHuxley, #ForWhomTheBellTolls by #ErnestHemingway and The Adventures of #TomSawyer by #MarkTwain are among those that have been pulled. Contemporary novels by bestselling authors such as #MargaretAtwood and #StephenKing have also been removed.

"Members of the #FloridaFreedomToReadProject, a group comprised of public school parents, said the measure has led to an unprecedented rise in #censorship, mostly driven by conservative interest groups, and has limited students’ access to diverse #literature.

“'We believe in a fair, thorough, and public objection process that ensures decisions reflect the needs of each school community - not the broad, district-wide censorship we see today that’s inspired by the vague language in #HB1069 and ‘bad book’ lists like this one,' the group said in a statement.

“'Censorship is happening right here in Florida. Lists like this that include award-winning, #ClassicLiterature and books about #BanningBooks cannot be spun or shoved into a narrative about extremely targeted removals,' they added.

"#PENAmerica found that Florida and #Iowa recorded the highest number of book bans during the 2023-2024 school year, leading in the country with over 4,500 book bans in Florida and over 3,600 in Iowa. These bans have cost districts about $34,000 to $135,000 a year.

"A study on educational censorship in Florida found a 'climate of compliance, fear and stress' that threatens students’ academic performance and the well-being of both teachers and students'."

Read more:
theguardian.com/us-news/2024/n

The Guardian · Florida officials report hundreds of books removed from schoolsBy Coral Murphy Marcos
#FloridaSchools#Education#CharacteristicsOfFascism
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In der ZDF-Mediathek könnt ihr die Romanverfilmung zu Sally Rooneys Roman „Conversations with Friends“ sehen, Netflix zeigt Tom Hanks in „Ein Mann namens Otto“ als grimmigen Wittwer und Prime Video hat eine Neuauflage der Kult-Show „Takeshi’s Castle“ produziert.

#ConversationWithFriends #GameShow #SallyRooney #TakeshisCastle #TomHanks #WasLäuftHeute

detektor.fm/kultur/was-laeuft-

detektor.fmWas läuft heute? | Conversations with Friends, Ein Mann namens Otto, Takeshi's Castle – Wenn aus Freundschaft Liebe wird | detektor.fm – Das Podcast-RadioIn der Serienadaption von Sally Rooneys Roman "Conversations with Friends" geht es um eine komplizierte Vierecksbeziehung.
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Das Drama „She Said“ erzählt bei WOW von den Journalistinnen Megan Twohey und Jodi Kantor, die den Fall Harvey Weinstein an die Öffentlichkeit gebracht haben. In der ZDF-Mediathek könnt ihr die Romanverfilmung von Sally Rooney’s „Normal People“ sehen und bei Paramount+ ist in der Doku „Boris Becker: Aufstieg und Absturz einer Legende“ der Name Programm.

#HarveyWeinstein #MeToo #SallyRooney #SheSaid #Tennis #WasLäuftHeute

detektor.fm/kultur/was-laeuft-

detektor.fmWas läuft heute? | She Said, Normal People, Boris Becker: Aufstieg und Absturz einer Legende – Ruhm und Erfolg sind vergänglich | detektor.fm – Das Podcast-RadioIn "She Said" geht es um den Fall Harvey Weinstein und die beiden Journalistinnen, die den Fall öffentlich gemacht haben.
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