Viewing AfricaChina relations through the lens of fiction
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Viewing Africa-China relations through the lens of fiction By Mukuka Chipanta (Author & Aerospace Engineer) Date: November 1 st 2018 Mukuka Chipanta © Copyright 2018
Agenda • Airplanes and Books? • A story that needed telling… • Putting pen to paper • The power of fiction • Fiction in action • China Africa Relations • A Casualty of Power • Final thoughts Mukuka Chipanta © Copyright 2018 2
Airplanes & books? Mukuka Chipanta © Copyright 2018 3
A story that needed telling… Mukuka Chipanta © Copyright 2018 4
Putting pen to paper Mukuka Chipanta © Copyright 2018 5
The Power of fiction “Novels offer more than a good story—they can also be integral to critical-thinking skills, especially during periods of political turmoil. ” – The Atlantic. Anna Diamond, Feb 2017. Mukuka Chipanta © Copyright 2018 6
Fiction in action Provocateur Conscience Defiance Mukuka Chipanta © Copyright 2018 Interlocutor 7
Africa - China Relations: A binary narrative Mukuka Chipanta © Copyright 2018 8
Africa - China Relations : Doom & gloom Mukuka Chipanta © Copyright 2018 9
Africa - China Relations: Sunshine & roses © Copyright 2018 10
Nuance “Africa for Africans, Zambia for Zambians!” “Jinan made sure he lived a frugal life in Zambia – devoid of luxury or excess. Li Ming and Jinan’s plan was for him to work for ten years at the copper mines in order for them to save enough money to send Toa to university when he came of age. ” Mukuka Chipanta © Copyright 2018 11
Final thoughts • • • Nuance is needed Different perspectives Unencumbered and fearless Easy to digest & comprehend Complementary to the discourse WE NEED MORE FICTION Mukuka Chipanta © Copyright 2018 12
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