DESIGNING THE FUTURE THROUGH STORYTELLING
Awolanye Banigo |
TedxPortHarcourt 2022 •
Nov 2022
Awolanye Banigo emphasized the importance of relatable African/Nigerian literature that reflects society but not limited to themes of poverty and violence. She suggested using imaginative elements to create diversity and future-oriented stories, as seen in Nnedi Okoroafor and Tomi Adeyemi's speculative fiction. She encouraged adapting such stories to various art forms like video games and animations to birth the future we want to see.
About the speaker
Awolanye Banigo
Educator and the Curator of the Port Harcourt Book Club
Awolanye Banigo is an educator and the Curator of the Port Harcourt Book Club. She holds a B.Sc. In Mass Communication from the Rivers State University; a Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) certificate from Spring International Language Center, University of Arkansas; she is a Fulbright TEA Fellow and is pursuing an M. Sc. in Education from the University of the People. She is passionate about access to education and collaborates with individuals (“Angel donors”) to finance the education of exceptional students from low-income families at university level.
