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My previous episode -part 1; entailed an interpretation of daring the undaring based on literary global context with a mix of self perceptions.
This episode (part 2 ) is designed to give a laid back ,random yet tangible, literal reality check that guides the understanding of daring the undaring in form of guiding objectives.
1. First objective is -from an individual point of view-To state the dares that you dared that previously were undaring to you.
As a self testament, what i have dared that appeared to be undared was me opting to pursue Literature at postgraduate level (my preference initially was to do linguistics) ohhh how i love literature now! Secondly, I dared the undared by undertaking a literary research project that was poetry-based away from the typical research projects. (As the kenyan saying goes- if you know you know)
Last but not least, is how i dared the undared by finding this gap as my creative space which is to give forth my two cents worth on African literature and voicing out a redefinition of African literature from the predìsposed conceptions into the candid vibration of what resonates with the 21st century Africa that paints a bold picture of true sense of self .
(Now my listener, it is your turn to tell me rather us on the comment section below how ýou dared the undared)
2.The Second objective is: from a societal point of view-To describe the daring things that we as an African society have dared to do yet on the surface they seem to be undared.
Ofcourse there are couple of them especially in the recent years- please revisit the prelude episode. Nonetheless, to name a few they are:
1. The recognition and awareness of why and how it is purely okay to expose one's fragility - a mark of embracing one's true self no matter what. (A postmodernist concept )
2. The eradication of gender stereotypes in all spheres of life.
3. The empowerment of the girl child that its aftermath has surprisingly overpowered the boy child -as the boy child is yet to be groomed how on to cohabit with this empowered girl child.
4. Daring thing - The redefined Africa people who have now accepted the wounds and the traumas of colonial past and have now risen against all odds and redefined themselves by making what was initialy archaic to be cool- an acknoledgement of reclaiming our Africanity . Some of the smallscale evidences are: 1.The coming back of kinky afros and natural hair looks.2.The passionate pride of african beauty. 3. The use of authentic african settings in either music videos or movies. (Please add on - the list is endless)
3.Third objective is: from a literary and scholarly point of view: To evaluate the daring moves that African literature has dared against the undared, globally.
This is worth noting since African literature has time and again been pushing the limits of literariness away from the rigidity of thought. A wave of africans telling their own stories in their own individualised way. Examples include: use of vernacular words in writing, literally coining words from their local contexts, (previously- in written forms such words were italised but now, writers write as it is - it is upon the reader to figure it out).
Another daring move is in the many fully funded African literary prize awards that aim to celebrate and compel African writers, scholars and critics to explore their literary creativity to unfathomed lengths.
