A new self-identity for Africans | Panashe Chigumadzi | TEDxJohannesburg

The African girl child as  discussed in my previous post is faced with issues of race, gender and power. These issues are at the forefront of what my dissertation will look to address. Race dealing with colonisation and the African aesthetic, gender dealing with traditional African gender roles and the representation of these within an African feminist narrative, lastly I will look at the aspect of powerlessness that the African girl child experiences within a society that is in favour of patriarchy and how the proposed centre can empower her on her journey to becoming an African woman.

Speaking of race and aesthetics, I  found this interesting video of Panashe Chigumadzi talking on new self-identity for Africans.  Worth a watch!

From The TEDx Johannesburg, TEDX Talks you tube page:

Panashe Chigumadzi makes the case that stereotypes can be frustratingly hard to shake off, sometimes even for the very people they victimise. Africans especially, suffer from a 300 year old negative colonial narrative that has shaped not only how the world sees them, but in many ways also how they see themselves.