tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979001653694330321.post5804945107320188104..comments2024-03-09T15:03:51.676+02:00Comments on Deckle-Edged: Mapping AfricaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979001653694330321.post-18488479971137936362017-03-16T22:16:19.254+02:002017-03-16T22:16:19.254+02:00Did you ever see Chimamanda Adichie's Danger o...Did you ever see Chimamanda Adichie's Danger of a Single Story TED talk?<br /><br />No real context to the tribal map. Just interesting that the colonial lines of countries don't match the geographical areas of its inhabitants. The black lines were originally drawn by outsiders of Africa, whilst the coloured sections show the African map of Africa. What was there before and remains after.Marion Grace Woolleyhttp://www.authormgw.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1979001653694330321.post-34388062955803328152017-03-14T20:26:30.533+02:002017-03-14T20:26:30.533+02:00"it would have been extremely interesting to ..."it would have been extremely interesting to have accurately documented that." Yes. Great post! What's the context of the tribal 2003 map? And isn't it strange to think that who has the power to map has a lot of power... "names have power" seems to be cropping up in my reading lately, and darn tootin, they do...Margaret Pinardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08872588140938699741noreply@blogger.com