Am I a Feminist? Narrative fidelity in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s 'We Should All be Feminists'

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Title: Am I a Feminist? Narrative fidelity in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s 'We Should All be Feminists'
Author: Nora K Angus
Faculty Sponsor: Emily Plec
Abstract: In this paper I analyze Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, and her TED Talk based off her book, “We Should All be Feminists.” Adichie is a Nigerian woman who has firsthand experience with feminist issues of inequality and she serves as a speaker and activist for issues of feminism and beyond. She is a renowned author, activist, academic, and a feminist. In hearing of her personal experiences regarding inequality, I realized I am able to identify parallels between her experiences and the inequalities which I have faced despite our vastly different origin stories. The importance of her work as a feminist is emphasized in her rhetorical techniques, such as using personal narratives and public vocabulary to bring connection and a sense of equality to her audience. Adichie urges society to modify their actions in order to promote and normalize feminism in a positive light.
Description: Am I a Feminist?
Narrative fidelity in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s “We Should All be Feminists"

Nora Angus
Western Oregon University
Communication Studies
June 24th, 2019
Subject: Adult and Continuing Education; African American Studies; American Material Culture; Gender; Race; Sexuality; and Ethnicity in Communication; Mass Communication; Nonfiction; Other Feminist; Gender; and Sexuality Studies; Rhetoric; Social Influence and Political Communication; Women's Studies; Feminist; Rhetoric; Narrative; Narrative Fidelity; Feminism
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Type: Text
volume: 8
Date Published: 12/17/2019
Note: Emily Plec
Alternative Title: Am I a Feminist?
Identifier: pure/vol8/iss1/2