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A reader's guide to Half Of A Yellow SunBBC

By Dr Stephanie Forward (The Open University)

01 December 2008

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie takes us to the 1967 Nigeria-Biafra war, for a book that can sometimes be a difficult read.  Read more : A reader's guide to Half Of A Yellow Sun

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Making sense of ChinaCreative Commons Image achimh under CC-BY-SA licence

By Dr Giles Mohan (The Open University)

18 March 2008

Why are celebrities protesting against Chinese activities in Africa? Why is Africa important to the Chinese? What are the implications for the rest of the...  Read more : Making sense of China

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A reader's guide to Things Fall ApartCreative Commons Image Stuart C Shapiro under CC-BY-SA licence

By Dr Stephanie Forward (The Open University)

01 June 2005

Discover a novel originally written as a response to Western literature's protrayal of Africa and the myth of the "dark continent".  Read more : A reader's guide to Things Fall Apart

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The Climate of Fear: I Am Right; You Are DeadUsed with permission

By Dr Lynda Morgan (Guest)

29 March 2004

In his final Reith Lecture, Wole Soyinka draws parallels between Bush and Bin Laden: a case of I am right; you are dead. Lynda Morgan...  Read more : The Climate of Fear: I Am Right; You Are Dead

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The Climate of Fear: A Quest for DignityUsed with permission

By Dr Lynda Morgan (Guest)

25 March 2004

In his fourth lecture, Wole Soyinka believes that freedom from fear starts with respect for an individual's dignity. Lynda Morgan is not totally convinced by...  Read more : The Climate of Fear: A Quest for Dignity

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The Climate of Fear: Rhetoric That Binds and BlindsBBC

By Dr Lynda Morgan (Guest)

23 March 2004

The third lecture looks at rhetoric as the weapon of political leader, while the written word is the refuge of the political prisoner. Lynda Morgan...  Read more : The Climate of Fear: Rhetoric That Binds and Blinds

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The Climate of Fear: Power and FreedomUsed with permission

By Dr Lynda Morgan (Guest)

11 March 2004

In his second lecture, Wole examines whether the world is becoming a more dangerous place. The struggle for the future is a struggle between power...  Read more : The Climate of Fear: Power and Freedom

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The Climate of Fear: The Changing Mask of FearBBC

By Dr Lynda Morgan (Guest)

09 March 2004

Lynda Morgan responds to the first of Wole Soyinka's Reith Lectures, where he drew on his experiences as an activist to chart a world changed...  Read more : The Climate of Fear: The Changing Mask of Fear

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