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Under the Udala Trees by Chinelo Okparanta
General Questions: “Western interventions which seek to impose a Western narrative on the queer African struggle are part of an uninterrupted history of suppressing the needs and experiences of Africans dating back to colonisation. The African struggle is not only directed at changing existing legislation; it is a struggle in which we seek to reassert our own narrative and reclaim our humanity” (Ekine, 87) “Even as African LGBT people have become the site of struggle between competing but related narratives and as the associated tensions push against each other in internally divisive ways, it is essential they engage on their own terms, with the national and international, and continue to explore the challenges of a transformative politic” (Ekine, 90).
Discussion Questions about the first part (1-80):
Chapter 4, second paragraph: “In the weeks following Papa’s death, it seemed…” (21). Chapter 14, towards the end: “suddenly I felt an urge to pray… After a while, I stood up and took myself back home” (71 - 72) Discussion Questions (Part 2)
Discussion Questions (Part 3)
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