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0. Grad School Achebe

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The first episode of season two! Gerry and Aaron discuss the gameplan for Grad School Achebe, the history and reception of African literature inside and outside academia, Achebe's place in the canon, his uncanny recurrent deaths on social media, the finer points of pronunciation, and more. Next week: the podcast falls apart.

Texts discussed:

Chinua Achebe in conversation with Bill Moyers (1988)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrT6BqOckX0

Chinua Achebe in conversation with Lewis Nkosi and Wole Soyinka (1964)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uys3XuJBnro

Chinua Achebe, No Longer at Ease (2015)

https://thenewinquiry.com/blog/chinua-achebe-no-longer-at-ease/

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Manage episode 293918831 series 2872899
Content provided by Aaron Bady and Gerry Canavan, Aaron Bady, and Gerry Canavan. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Aaron Bady and Gerry Canavan, Aaron Bady, and Gerry Canavan or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

The first episode of season two! Gerry and Aaron discuss the gameplan for Grad School Achebe, the history and reception of African literature inside and outside academia, Achebe's place in the canon, his uncanny recurrent deaths on social media, the finer points of pronunciation, and more. Next week: the podcast falls apart.

Texts discussed:

Chinua Achebe in conversation with Bill Moyers (1988)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrT6BqOckX0

Chinua Achebe in conversation with Lewis Nkosi and Wole Soyinka (1964)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uys3XuJBnro

Chinua Achebe, No Longer at Ease (2015)

https://thenewinquiry.com/blog/chinua-achebe-no-longer-at-ease/

  continue reading

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