Chimimanda Ngozi Adichie honorary degree acceptance speech

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  • čas přidán 20. 09. 2017
  • Acclaimed Nigerian author, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has been awarded an honorary degree at the University of Edinburgh.
    The award, presented by the University's Principal and Vice Chancellor, Professor Sir Timothy O'Shea, is in recognition of Ms Adichie's achievements as an author and public intellectual.

Komentáře • 40

  • @WelshBathBoy
    @WelshBathBoy Před 3 lety +6

    Her confidence and humility, is so wonderful to watch. It is a hard scale to balance - not to go one way to arrogance, or the other to self loathing - but she does it so well with grace.

  • @mp3gps565
    @mp3gps565 Před 4 lety +5

    Damn.. I love this lady

  • @patrickrobert8156
    @patrickrobert8156 Před 4 lety +2

    Dignified to have you as a sister, Dear Chimamanda. Your critical discussions, the spectacle of your poise brings such bravado in my entire existence. Wish to meet you someday.

  • @MASHKHURA04
    @MASHKHURA04 Před 9 měsíci

    This lecture is so masterpiece so that l have found it totally effective for English learners so marvelous.

  • @maxwellmageto7673
    @maxwellmageto7673 Před 2 lety +1

    A well deserved honorary doctorate degree. The lady has made a mark in her discipline - literature. Congratulations.

  • @naomimaina3428
    @naomimaina3428 Před 4 lety +6

    Chimamanda keep uploading plz. My dream is to meet with u one day

  • @valedakeys1661
    @valedakeys1661 Před rokem

    I love the way you always say "thank you."

  • @darlenee.l.3131
    @darlenee.l.3131 Před 3 lety +1

    Accept/ embrace the inevitable that we are different/diverse. Great message from Ms Adichie.

  • @ChigozieJohnson-dd4li
    @ChigozieJohnson-dd4li Před 23 dny

    Great achievement

  • @sunnyokonkwo
    @sunnyokonkwo Před 6 lety +4

    Wow, really insightful

  • @barnabasnwankwegu6352

    Ur advice has changed me

  • @nangiroloycefaith5907
    @nangiroloycefaith5907 Před 3 lety +1

    An inspiration to the great women

  • @WitchVuaBE06
    @WitchVuaBE06 Před 6 lety +19

    Possibly the first African Maya Angelou. Love her!

    • @toluwalopetemidayo992
      @toluwalopetemidayo992 Před 6 lety +1

      Jay Milner Maya Angelo was African.

    • @victoratafo2514
      @victoratafo2514 Před 5 lety +4

      No she's not. She is herself we have so many great women who are very very cerebral in Nigeria.

    • @slajaa
      @slajaa Před 4 lety +1

      Haha, she is Chimamanda

    • @africanbeautifulgirl
      @africanbeautifulgirl Před 3 lety

      @@victoratafo2514 Jay Milner is locked in the single story

  • @danielabugah1063
    @danielabugah1063 Před 5 lety

    Great resources

  • @louise-yo7kz
    @louise-yo7kz Před 6 lety +2

    It is a great thing knowing your passion.😃

  • @mpablogglobal8868
    @mpablogglobal8868 Před 3 lety

    My powerful 💪🏽💪🏽 sister 🥰🇳🇬🇪🇦

  • @mp3gps565
    @mp3gps565 Před 4 lety

    Very Deep speech

  • @bandwagon22
    @bandwagon22 Před 6 lety +9

    Every time ruling class is honoring somebody that person should be very worried about it.

    • @MzeeMoja1
      @MzeeMoja1 Před 6 lety

      She is pleased for having penetrated one of the most lucrative markets where it comes to sustaining this false narrative regarding patriarchy. You can see she spent the beginning of her speech by advertising. They are all in on it, and everyone in here will have their cut. I actually think there is money to be made in blaming men for everything and as a business person I find my morals coming in the way. This is something I could do.

    • @bibaolaitan5189
      @bibaolaitan5189 Před 4 lety +1

      Why.... I really want to hear your reason for this statement you just made

  • @clarak.mallah4137
    @clarak.mallah4137 Před 3 lety

    Congratulations

  • @julay5725
    @julay5725 Před 6 lety +5

    I have passion for writing and hope to meet you one day.

  • @ayubamustapha4252
    @ayubamustapha4252 Před 4 lety

    It quite inspiring

    • @jozefmatejas9157
      @jozefmatejas9157 Před 4 lety

      Quite bad or total bad or bad

    • @nguimenistephanie
      @nguimenistephanie Před 3 lety

      I feel your comment soo incomplete or infact sooo empty cause this speech is way more than just inspiring. But I guess that's just the way you see it.

  • @malcolmxmalcolmx6020
    @malcolmxmalcolmx6020 Před 3 lety

    Proudly 🇳🇬

  • @clarak.mallah4137
    @clarak.mallah4137 Před 3 lety

    I will look for it on Netflix. Killer women.

  • @clarak.mallah4137
    @clarak.mallah4137 Před 3 lety

    When will I ever meet her?

  • @godfreykaruhanga6598
    @godfreykaruhanga6598 Před 2 lety

    Would have been amazing and abit funny at the same time if she gave her speech with a real Nigerian/west African accent behind it, like am very grateful oooo !!

    • @Wils0n_
      @Wils0n_ Před 2 lety +1

      In other words this is a fake Nigerian/West African accent?
      First off, the idea of of one single Nigerian accent is preposterous. There is no such thing as a Nigerian accent, much less a West African one.
      Nigeria is so diverse that there are many regional accents based on ethnicities, and some also based on social class.
      In Chimamanda's case, being the daughter of a professor, her accent is that of an educated upper middle class Nigerian. You will find many like hers in the Cities like Abuja and Lagos.

  • @tessitaguerrita
    @tessitaguerrita Před 6 lety +5

    An amazing writer and activist!