Chimamanda Adichie: The danger of a single story

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The Holy Virgin Mary Chris Ofili, The Holy Virgin Mary, 1996, paper collage, oil paint, glitter, polyester resin, map pins & elephant dung on linen, 243.8 x 182.9 cm © Chris Ofili Sensation When the personal collection of British advertising executive and art collector Charles Saatchi went on tour in an exhibition called Sensation in 1997, viewers should have known to brace themselves for controversy. The importance of multicultural literature Australian primary schools are more culturally diverse now than ever before. By including multicultural literature in the school library fiction collection, teacher librarians ensure they provide their students with texts that represent the culturally diverse classrooms and home environments in this country, and those across the globe. With recent global events, it has become increasingly important that students do not become ethnocentric. Exposure to a variety of multicultural literature can assist in breaking down cultural barriers.

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Giuliani vs. the Virgin The day before the White House announced that Rudolph Giuliani would be joining President Trump’s legal team, news broke of another controversial New York figure’s comeback. After a tumultuous stay in the United States, a stint in Tasmania, and three years in the art collection of Steven A. Cohen, the hedge-fund billionaire—whose company, in 2013, paid a fine of $1.8 billion after pleading guilty to charges of insider trading—“The Holy Virgin Mary,” the British artist Chris Ofili’s painting of a black Madonna, adorned with elephant dung, is soon to be installed in the Museum of Modern Art. “The Holy Virgin Mary,” like many newcomers to the city, lived in Brooklyn before she made it to Manhattan. The painting had its American début in 1999, at the Brooklyn Museum, as part of an exhibition of the collection of Charles Saatchi, titled “Sensation.”

Multicultural Fiction for Teenagers The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie. 2007Budding cartoonist Junior leaves his troubled school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white farm town school where the only other Indian is the school mascot. American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang. 2006Alternates three interrelated stories about the problems of young Chinese Americans trying to participate in the popular culture. Presented in comic book format.

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Les dangers d'une "histoire unique", parce que le point de vue sur les choses est fondamental et rend tout subjectif. by espritdelaruche Apr 29