USA Africa Dialogue Series - okonkwo redux

I’ve always thought the killing of ikemefuma was at the heart of the story of Okonkwo.

Here is a story about the best photos of the year from bbc, that encapsulates this issue of the sacrifice of the child, in two iterations: the baseball photo and the titian painting

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20160311-spot-the-baseball-bat

 

 

Kenneth Harrow

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Michigan State University

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