Essayist.
Heartland Journalism Fellow, The Common Reader, an almost PhD. Specialization in Comparative Literature & Global Black Studies. Read Pinned Tweet.
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I have been obsessively watching films from the Tunde Kelani ouvre and the most fascinating thing for me is the intentionality of the Yoruba that the actors speak. It is an almagam of all the differing yoruba dialects clashing on screen. it is a beautifully underrated aesthetic.