Literary Nomads

Adichie – “Tomorrow is Too Far” – Episode 3


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\n19 November 2021
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\nEpisode 3 - Adichie\'s "Tomorrow is Too Far"
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\nHow does one read a story which creates its own rules? What else should we ever do?
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\nA sociological look at Adichie\'s intersectionality, including a discussion of difference, second person narrative, feminism, and sociological theory for African writers and readers of African literature. Finally, we connect Adichie\'s short story to works discussed earlier in the season.
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\nOne passage considered:
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\nAt Nonso’s funeral in a cold cemetery in Virginia with tombstones jutting out obscenely, your mother was in faded black from head to toe, even a veil, and it made her cinnamon skin glow, like placing a very ripe corn against a blackboard. Your father stood away from the both of you, in his usual dashiki, milk-coloured cowries coiled round his neck. He looked as if he was not family, as if he was one of the guests who sniffled loudly and later asked your mother in hushed tones exactly how Nonso had died, exactly how he had fallen from one of the trees he had climbed since he was a toddler.
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\nComplete Resources: https://waywordsstudio.com/project/adichie-tomorrow-is-too-far/\xa0
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\nCHAPTERS
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\n00:00:00\xa0 \xa0 \xa0Intro
\n00:01:05\xa0 \xa0 \xa0Adichie & Difference
\n00:05:26\xa0 \xa0 \xa0No Clean Lines; Filling the Gaps
\n00:08:03\xa0 \xa0 \xa0Snakes & Epistemic Shifts
\n00:12:31\xa0 \xa0 \xa0Deconstructing "You"
\n00:17:55\xa0 \xa0 \xa0Bigger Than the Story
\n00:18:42\xa0 \xa0 \xa0Feminism\'s Epistemologies
\n00:32:15\xa0 \xa0 \xa0Bakhtin: Intersections and Bad Binaries
\n00:34:53\xa0 \xa0 \xa0A Closer Reading: Layers in the Details
\n00:39:10\xa0 \xa0 \xa0Sociological Theory: Ill-Fitting Frames
\n00:51:52\xa0 \xa0 \xa0Reflection: Juxtaposing Authors
\n00:54:46\xa0 \xa0 \xa0Closing: One More Moment
\n00:56:30\xa0 \xa0 \xa0Outro
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\nBONUS CHAPTER: " **Linguistics: Compounding & Kennings" available to Waywords community.\xa0\xa0
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\nThe Waywords Podcast is the primary program of Waywords Studio (https://waywordsstudio.com). The podcast posts new material each week, with deep-dive examinations of literature around some common questions or themes and 1-3 smaller supplemental episodes in between the larger programs.\xa0
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\nVisit us for expanded resources for guests and the Waywords community, for other programs and writing, and for opportunities to support our goal to expand reading. Resources available can include full bibliographies of material referenced, full and partial texts, annotated editions, supplemental and expanded episodes, fictional explorations, teaching and learning resources, additional essays, and online courses.\xa0
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\nTwitter: @WaywordsStudio
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\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Waywords-Studio-107310977755912\xa0
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\nCREDITS:
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\nOriginal music by Randon Myles (https://randonmyles.com/)
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\nChapter headings by Natalie Harrison and Sarah Skaleski
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\nUSING THIS WORK:
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\nThis work is licensed under a \n\t\tSteve Chisnell\n\t\t57:49\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n27178\t\n\t\t\n\t\tReading of Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour”\n\t\thttps://waywordsstudio.com/podcasts/waywords_podcast/reading-chopin-story-of-an-hour/\n\t\t\t\t\thttps://waywordsstudio.com/podcasts/waywords_podcast/reading-chopin-story-of-an-hour/#respond\n\t\t\n\t\t\n
\n20 September 2021
\nPre-Episode 1.1 - Reading of "The Story of an Hour"
\nA reading of the short story in anticipation of our first full episode on the Kate Chopin short. story.
\n“There was something coming to her and she was waiting for it, fearfully.”
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\nChapters
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\n00:00\xa0 \xa0Introduction
\n00:22\xa0 \xa0Reading
\n08:03\xa0 \xa0Outro
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\n\xa0https://waywordsstudio.com
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\nComplete Resources: \xa0 https://waywordsstudio.com/project/chopin-story-of-an-hour/\xa0
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\nThe Waywords Podcast is the primary program of Waywords Studio (https://waywordsstudio.com). The podcast posts new material each week, with deep-dive examinations of literature around some common questions or themes and 1-3 smaller supplemental episodes in between the larger programs.\xa0
\n
\nVisit us for expanded resources for guests and the Waywords community, for other programs and writing, and for opportunities to support our goal to expand reading. Resources available can include full bibliographies of material referenced, full and partial texts, annotated editions, supplemental and expanded episodes, fictional explorations, teaching and learning resources, additional essays, and online courses.\xa0
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\nWebsite:\xa0 https://waywordsstudio.com\xa0
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\nTwitter: @WaywordsStudio
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\nInstagram: @WaywordsStudio\xa0\xa0
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\nFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Waywords-Studio-107310977755912\xa0
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\nCREDITS:
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\nOriginal music by Randon Myles (https://randonmyles.com/)
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\nUSING THIS WORK:
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\nThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. It is open to be used and adapted for all not-for-profit uses with proper attribution.\xa0
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\nMLA CITATION:
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\nChisnell, Steve. “Reading of Chopin\'s \'The Story of an Hour.\'” Waywords Studio, 20 Sept 2021, https://waywordsstudio.com/general/reading-chopin-story-of-an-hour/']
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