Our Intercultural Awareness series continues with a talk by Nigerian writer and activist Chris Abani.
Warning: some of the experiences Mr. Abani shares may upset the viewer
To download the vocabulary and the script, click HERE
Original video source: TED TALK. Go HERE for ORIGINAL SOURCE
Questions:
1. Chris Abani tells us how dirges contributed to transforming a sad event? How does music contribute to changing our vision of things? Provide some examples.
2. Chris Abani tells us how his mother taught people in rural areas. How is learning in a rural area different from learning in a city such in Barcelona?
3. Chris Abani says: “we're building gods that have gone rampant, and it's time we started knocking them down” What does he mean by that?
Questions by Isabel Salinas and myself, María Zabala Peña
thank you for the vocabulary link, i'll download and keep it on my pc, seems like i am going to be using it a lot
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