Feb 15, 2022
“I love solitude.
If I had to make a choice forever, I’d choose being alone.
It’s not that I want to be on my own.
The problem is freedom.”
— Ken Bugul, in Ken Bugul, Personne n’en veut.
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“I love solitude.
If I had to make a choice forever, I’d choose being alone.
It’s not that I want to be on my own.
The problem is freedom.”
— Ken Bugul, in Ken Bugul, Personne n’en veut.
5.20.19 // afternoon
Dressed up to spend the day in the library grading final papers. I'm allowing myself the luxury of reading for pleasure once the library closes--and reading in the warmth of the sun, at that.
Today I got an email from my DGS that the department needs a grader for a course, and that it can combine with my grading position in another department, which has already been established. More jobs = less money stress.
I feel more sure of myself today. Last night's insecurities have faded, for now.
Prix National Cénacle du Livre Senegal winners announced.
Prix National Cénacle du Livre Senegal winners announced.
Tabara Niang, Maguèye Toure, and Elaz Ndongo Thioye won in their categories at the Prix National Cénacle du Livre Senegal at the Pullman Hotel in Dakar. The announcement was made at a grand celebration of Senegalese literature on Saturday, June 11, 2022. Prix National Cénacle du Livre Senegal is an initiative from Cénacle des Jeunes Écrivains du Sénégal to promote books and writers, and intends…
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« Le Trio bleu », de Ken Bugul : l’insécurité, la fuite et l’errance un roman en forme de conte grinçant
LE LIVRE DE LA SEMAINE. A travers le destin de trois compagnons d’infortune, l’autrice sénégalaise dresse une radiographie d’un monde où les laissés-pour-compte se comptent par millions.
LE LIVRE DE LA SEMAINE. A travers le destin de trois compagnons d’infortune, l’autrice sénégalaise dresse une radiographie d’un monde où les laissés-pour-compte se comptent par millions. Les premières lignes du Trio bleu, le nouveau livre de l’écrivaine sénégalaise Ken Bugul, frappent par leur simplicité : dans la pénombre d’une chambre, un homme s’éveille et va ouvrir sa fenêtre. « Il regarde…
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Today I met...
Today I met Ken Bugul, an amazing writer and person. Just thought I’d share w y’all
Ecocriticism
I'm writing a my Honours thesis this year, staring out at the park, surrounded by my beloved collection of plants and flowers....and, you guessed it, it's an ecocritical reading of Ken Bugul's The Abandoned Baobab.
Ecocriticism is a field of literary study that looks at the relationship between humans and their environment. Especially in our time of ecological crisis, I think it's an incredibly important topic: whether we look at it in books, TV, science, or our everyday life. Additionally, I'm interested in how it intersects with post colonialism, feminism, societal oppression and embodied knowledge.
Mind Body World is a blog where I'll be compiling quotes, thoughts, links and images along my journey. Join me in the adventure!
There are seas of emotions, multiple feelings and resentments that noone can express, much less describe. I believe that nothing of what goes on inside of us is ever entirely expressed. For it is beyond us.
Ken Bugul, The Abandoned Baobab