Monday, October 21, 2013

Fw: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Publishers Weekly Review of Okey Ndibe's forthcoming book, Foreign Gods, Inc.

"Ikhide,  I really  missed you in North Carolina. I was hoping to make a marriage proposal -  but alright
let us just be friends   since you no fit."
 
GE
 
I rest my case. There will be another celebration of the great man. Or of you. We will be there, insha Allah, I will clear my busy schedule at McDonalds! By the way, I did watch all 47 minutes or so of your video clip of the event. For what it is worth, I enjoyed it, actually,  the voice over was pleasant, (who is the voice?) and the interview with the Professor Tushabe was a delight, she radiated a certain intelligence and personality, chei, *swoons* *faints* I could listen to her all day. And the way she pronounces Illorin. Too cute. Was like being there. If I had to do it myself, I would probably rely on more voice overs as the event is being showcased, highlighting the pertinent points in the presentations. Anyway, it was like being there, without the cognac. Great job.
 
Oya, now, you can go back to your regularly scheduled program, Ikhide bashing! SMH.
 
- Ikhide
 
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On Monday, October 21, 2013 2:37 PM, "Emeagwali, Gloria (History)" <emeagwali@mail.ccsu.edu> wrote:
 
Ikhide,  I really  missed you in North Carolina. I was hoping to make a marriage proposal -  but alright
let us just be friends   since you no fit.
 
Gloria
 
 
 
 
 
From: usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com [mailto:usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ikhide
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2013 2:05 PM
To: USAAfricaDialogue@googlegroups.com
Subject: Fw: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Publishers Weekly Review of Okey Ndibe's forthcoming book, Foreign Gods, Inc.
 
LOL! SMH. Wetin concern agbero with overload? I am sure Professor Gloria Emeagwali and Ikhide were married in the first life. It must have been the war of the roses, because Gloria is still pursuing Ikhide everywhere he goes, taunting him, jeering at him.
 
Abeg madam, remove hand from my shirt, I nor fit fight! I nor wan marry! I am happily married sef! Na by force? Shuo!
 
Abeg, Gloria, I kneel down beg you, leave me alone, I nor wan marry! Let's just be friends!
 
*cycles away slowly*
 
ps.
 
I hate this new yahoomail!
 
- Ikhide
 
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On Monday, October 21, 2013 1:42 PM, "Emeagwali, Gloria (History)" <emeagwali@mail.ccsu.edu> wrote:
"I am deeply appreciative to the West and to the white man for keeping our stories alive." Ikhide
 
I hope you are appreciative of the East, too, for giving the paper on which the books are written
and  maybe the printed word, too. (China etc.). No offense to Guttenberg but the Asians did it first.
 You also have to be appreciative of the Arabs (Syrians/Lebanese) for the alphabet they passed on to
the Greeks and Romans.
 
Be grateful to the Syrian –American, Steve Jobs,  co-founder of  Apple Computer
and  Mark Dean, the African – American inventor-   for contributions to  the PC… …..
that we use to access the internet.
 
And the internet itself? Well Philip Emeagwali said he invented it- and so did Al Gore.
But that's another story. Ha Ha.
 
But most of all don't forget to be thankful -   for the 300 years of  unpaid slave  labor that helped to
build the Western world.
 
Prof. Falola keep writing your books. We shall consult them.
 
GE
………………………………………………………………………
 
 
 
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2013 11:01 AM
Subject: Fw: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Publishers Weekly Review of Okey Ndibe's forthcoming book, Foreign Gods, Inc.
 
Ken, I will die without writing a book. I am too ashamed to publish at home (our publishing houses are mostly giant staplers), and too embarrassed to publish in the West (I am the other, they will italicize my world). As we say in my village, "it doesn't worth it!"
 
That is pretty much what I said on Facebook yesterday. African literature owes its prominence and survival to the West, and unlike most, I am deeply appreciative to the West and to the white man for keeping our stories alive. It has come at a huge cost though. Relying on the West to give us stature, resources and structure has been humiliating on many levels. The most important has been what's been and being lost in translation. On the other hand, what is the writer to do? Hand over a loved work to the giant staplers that call themselves publishing houses in say, Nigeria? I don't know, we may be stuck. Or maybe not. You should see the awesome works of African writers on the Internet. The Internet is fast becoming the publisher of choice for most writers of African extraction. There is hope.
 
Globalization has been great for us. Whoever says there is a digital divide does not know squat. Be well.
- Ikhide
Stalk my blog at http://www.xokigbo.com/
Follow me on Twitter: @ikhide
Join me on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ikhide
 
 
On Sunday, October 20, 2013 12:55 PM, kenneth harrow <harrow@msu.edu> wrote:
congrats to okey.
i wish okey, or ikhide, or someone knowledgeable about the publishing industry, would give us a comment on the choice of okey to go with this press. i would like to know, at least briefly, how such a choice to opt for this press would compare with choosing a nigerian press.
i want  it clear that this is not a reproach, but rather an attempt to understand better how globalization is framing these kinds of decisions.
all i gather, going to soho's website, is that it is a small, hip new press. i don't know what the options in nigeria would be; i don't know if by publishing with soho it won't be readily available in nigeria, or africa, but rather would be going for a western set of readers? are there nigerian presses being distributed here in the states that would be attractive to writers like okey?
i look forward to reading your book okey, wherever  it comes out!
ken
On 10/20/13 12:07 PM, Ikhide wrote:
 
Congratulations, Okey...
 
- Ikhide
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Sent: Monday, October 21, 2013 11:01 AM
Subject: Fw: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Publishers Weekly Review of Okey Ndibe's forthcoming book, Foreign Gods, Inc.
 
Ken, I will die without writing a book. I am too ashamed to publish at home (our publishing houses are mostly giant staplers), and too embarrassed to publish in the West (I am the other, they will italicize my world). As we say in my village, "it doesn't worth it!"
 
That is pretty much what I said on Facebook yesterday. African literature owes its prominence and survival to the West, and unlike most, I am deeply appreciative to the West and to the white man for keeping our stories alive. It has come at a huge cost though. Relying on the West to give us stature, resources and structure has been humiliating on many levels. The most important has been what's been and being lost in translation. On the other hand, what is the writer to do? Hand over a loved work to the giant staplers that call themselves publishing houses in say, Nigeria? I don't know, we may be stuck. Or maybe not. You should see the awesome works of African writers on the Internet. The Internet is fast becoming the publisher of choice for most writers of African extraction. There is hope.
 
Globalization has been great for us. Whoever says there is a digital divide does not know squat. Be well.
- Ikhide
Stalk my blog at http://www.xokigbo.com/
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On Sunday, October 20, 2013 12:55 PM, kenneth harrow <harrow@msu.edu> wrote:
congrats to okey.
i wish okey, or ikhide, or someone knowledgeable about the publishing industry, would give us a comment on the choice of okey to go with this press. i would like to know, at least briefly, how such a choice to opt for this press would compare with choosing a nigerian press.
i want  it clear that this is not a reproach, but rather an attempt to understand better how globalization is framing these kinds of decisions.
all i gather, going to soho's website, is that it is a small, hip new press. i don't know what the options in nigeria would be; i don't know if by publishing with soho it won't be readily available in nigeria, or africa, but rather would be going for a western set of readers? are there nigerian presses being distributed here in the states that would be attractive to writers like okey?
i look forward to reading your book okey, wherever  it comes out!
ken
On 10/20/13 12:07 PM, Ikhide wrote:
 
Congratulations, Okey...
 
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Sent: Monday, October 21, 2013 11:01 AM
To: Kenn Harrow; USAAfricaDialogue@googlegroups.com
Subject: Fw: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Publishers Weekly Review of Okey Ndibe's forthcoming book, Foreign Gods, Inc.
 
Ken, I will die without writing a book. I am too ashamed to publish at home (our publishing houses are mostly giant staplers), and too embarrassed to publish in the West (I am the other, they will italicize my world). As we say in my village, "it doesn't worth it!" 
 
That is pretty much what I said on Facebook yesterday. African literature owes its prominence and survival to the West, and unlike most, I am deeply appreciative to the West and to the white man for keeping our stories alive. It has come at a huge cost though. Relying on the West to give us stature, resources and structure has been humiliating on many levels. The most important has been what's been and being lost in translation. On the other hand, what is the writer to do? Hand over a loved work to the giant staplers that call themselves publishing houses in say, Nigeria? I don't know, we may be stuck. Or maybe not. You should see the awesome works of African writers on the Internet. The Internet is fast becoming the publisher of choice for most writers of African extraction. There is hope.
 
Globalization has been great for us. Whoever says there is a digital divide does not know squat. Be well.
 
- Ikhide
 
Stalk my blog at http://www.xokigbo.com/
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On Sunday, October 20, 2013 12:55 PM, kenneth harrow <harrow@msu.edu> wrote:
congrats to okey.
i wish okey, or ikhide, or someone knowledgeable about the publishing industry, would give us a comment on the choice of okey to go with this press. i would like to know, at least briefly, how such a choice to opt for this press would compare with choosing a nigerian press.
i want  it clear that this is not a reproach, but rather an attempt to understand better how globalization is framing these kinds of decisions.
all i gather, going to soho's website, is that it is a small, hip new press. i don't know what the options in nigeria would be; i don't know if by publishing with soho it won't be readily available in nigeria, or africa, but rather would be going for a western set of readers? are there nigerian presses being distributed here in the states that would be attractive to writers like okey?
i look forward to reading your book okey, wherever  it comes out!
ken
On 10/20/13 12:07 PM, Ikhide wrote:
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