Why is it that Black voices can only be heard when they're talking about white supremacy? Which conversations are silenced when people refuse to see beyond their own cultural worlds? And how might unexpected connections among diasporic writers surface when we attune our reading practices to them?
In this wide-ranging conversation, Overthink production assistants Aaron and Emilio talk with Dr. Myriam J. A. Chancy, novelist and Professor of the Humanities at Scripps College, about her latest, incredibly rich book: Autochthonomies: Transnationalism, Testimony, and Transmission in the African Diaspora.
She discusses her key concepts, Lakou consciousness and Autochthonomy, and their detailed literary and historical lineage; tells us about 'appropriation,' both in new students and seasoned academics; we discuss her academic work's relation with her award-winning novels, and much more!
This video is part of a new Overthink interview series, History and Memory in the Americas. Watch the companion video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMyVuQUMUQs
Check out the full series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2VCCjshTuUNzgye8QpdAn4IzTDd2GbPa
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