Author
Adenekan; Shola
Year
2021
Publisher
Boydell & Brewer
Language
English
Last Update
23-Sep-2025
Keywords
Language & Literature ; African Studies ; Gender Studies ; Communication Studies
On her Instagram page, on 28 March 2019, the Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is filmed dancing in front of a portrait of Andy Warhol. Adichie remarks on the video: ‘And just because one was not blessed with the gift of rhythm does not mean that one should not, from time to time, make futile but enthusiastic attempts …’
While Adichie’s dance steps may not constitute a literary work – just as Warhol’s many self-photographs are not pure art, traditionally understood – the video becomes a prop that fashions the writer as both a literary icon and an icon of...
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