Summary of Emma Dabiri's Twisted

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#1 I had a complicated relationship with the world I lived in. I was often singled out for special attention, and I seemed to be a firm favorite of nuns. I had a strong sense that my impulse to tell black stories originated from a source that predated my birth.

#2 I have a working relationship with the past, and I feel that the past happens to be particularly foregrounded in my present. I am interested in how African peoples understood themselves and their cultures, rather than trying to place them through a European lens that is inherently culturally specific.

#3 The bata, or talking drum, is a nonverbal language that speaks. It is a practice that has much to offer and opens up exciting decolonized possibilities for better understanding the African past in order to shape a better collective future.

#4 The deeply ingrained idea of managing black women’s hair is a powerful metaphor for societal control over our bodies at both the micro and macro levels.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jun 2, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822527294

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 5

Insights from Chapter 6

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

I had a complicated relationship with the world I lived in. I was often singled out for special attention, and I seemed to be a firm favorite of nuns. I had a strong sense that my impulse to tell black stories originated from a source that predated my birth.

#2

I have a working relationship with the past, and I feel that the past happens to be particularly foregrounded in my present. I am interested in how African peoples understood themselves and their cultures, rather than trying to place them through a European lens that is inherently culturally specific.

#3

The bata, or talking drum, is a nonverbal language that speaks. It is a practice that has much to offer and opens up exciting decolonized possibilities for better understanding the African past in order to shape a better collective future.

#4

The deeply ingrained idea of managing black women’s hair is a powerful metaphor for societal control over our bodies at both the micro and macro levels.

#5

Growing up, I was always under scrutiny. I was made to feel terribly conspicuous, and people did not see me, but saw a symbol of an African.

#6

I experienced the suffocating weight of being a black person in a white environment, and I eventually became extremely paranoid. I was constantly under surveillance, and my every gesture was analyzed. Mundane details of my daily routine were a performance for public consumption.

#7

The way language functions in the politics of power is significant in the case of black hair. While it is now culturally unacceptable to judge