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- Greg Malivuk
- http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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- Who do we tell non-fictional stories about?
- Who do we tell them to? What stories do we tell ourselves?
- Who tells the stories? Can everyone tell their own story?
- Where do we get these stories?
- What is the danger of having a single story? (About a person, a place, an event, etc.)
- - It could be untrue.
- - It could be incomplete.
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- https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story
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- “The single story creates stereotypes...and the problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story.”
- Talk with your partner about “single stories” that people may have created or could create about you.
- (These could be stories (or stereotypes) based on your nationality, gender, job, appearance, etc.)
- Have you had a personal experience with people having a single story about you?
- Are there single stories you’ve told about yourself to other people?
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- What can you do if you realize you have a single story about a person or place?
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