Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - V.S. Naipaul on the Arab Spring, Authors He Loathes, etc

"As a poet and literary man, yourself, I thought you would easily
pick up the discriminatory tone
in his statement - and condemn it. Unfortunately, you have endorsed
it."
-----Gloria Emeagwali.

Madam,
I did not endorse the Naipaul statement in question and would never do
that. I however believe that there is something I would like to call
gender nuances in Literature. These nuances have nothing to do with
the quality of literary productions. Unfortunately, V.S Naipaul thinks
that literary productions with the feminine nuance are generally
inferior, which I of course do not subscribe to.

I did also say in the post under reference that "Moreover, it is even
impossible to completely mask one's gender as a writer".

--------CAO.

On 16 Dec, 04:00, "Emeagwali, Gloria (History)"
<emeagw...@mail.ccsu.edu> wrote:
> As a  poet and literary man, yourself, I thought you would  easily pick up the discriminatory tone
> in his statement -  and condemn it.  Unfortunately,  you have endorsed it.
>
> Professor Gloria Emeagwaliwww.africahistory.netwww.vimeo.com/user5946750/videos
> Documentaries on Africa and the African Diaspora
> ________________________________________
> From: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com [usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Chidi Anthony Opara [chidi.op...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2012 2:00 PM
> To: USA Africa Dialogue Series
> Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - V.S. Naipaul on the Arab Spring, Authors He Loathes, etc
>
> Well Prof. the issue here is female writers, not the male.
>
> --------CAO.
>
> On 15 Dec, 17:16, kenneth harrow <har...@msu.edu> wrote:
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> > well, now. can you say, some men writers, writing as men, have put
> > forward superlative literature??
> > (chidi, i think you have to eat those words!)
> > ken
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> > On 12/15/12 8:20 AM, Chidi Anthony Opara wrote:
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> > > I read a piece of writing and within a paragraph or two I know
> > > whether it is by a woman or not. I think [it is] unequal to me
> > > --------V.S Naipual
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> > > The above Naipaul sneer, in my opinion is a non issue. Some female
> > > writers, while writing as women, have been known to put forward
> > > superlative literature.
> > > Moreover, it is even impossible to completely mask one s gender as a
> > > writer.
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> > > ---------CAO.
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> > > On 14 Dec, 04:07, "Emeagwali, Gloria (History)"
> > > <emeagw...@mail.ccsu.edu> wrote:
> > >> ( I read a piece of writing and within a paragraph or two I know whether it is by a woman or not. I think [it is] unequal to me ).
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> > >> What do you expect of such a bigot?
>
> > >> Professor Gloria Emeagwali
> > >> Prof. of History & African Studies
> > >> History Department
> > >> Central Connecticut State University
> > >> New Britain
> > >> CT 06050www.africahistory.net<http://www.africahistory.net/>www.vimeo.com/user5946750/videos<http://www.vimeo.com/user5946750/videos>
> > >> Documentaries on Africa and the African Diaspora
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> > >> ________________________________
> > >> From: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com [usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ikhide [xoki...@yahoo.com]
> > >> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2012 9:25 PM
> > >> To: Toyin Falola; Ederi
> > >> Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - V.S. Naipaul on the Arab Spring, Authors He Loathes, etc
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> > >> VS Naipaul must really be in the winter of his life. This interview is innocent of the old fighting Naipaul, innocent of substance really...
> > >>  http://www.tnr.com/article/110946/vs-naipaul-the-arab-spring-authors-...
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> > >> - Ikhide
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> > >> Stalk my blog athttp://www.xokigbo.com/
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