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Sarah Jilani, The Conversation

Why introducing sensitivity reading to the publishing industry is a change for the better

A sensitivity read evaluates characterisation, offering historical context, cultural attitudes or speech styles that may be unfamiliar to the author.

Sarah Jilani, The Conversation
· May 01, 2023 · 05:30 pm
Did Chinua Achebe’s groundbreaking ‘Things Fall Apart’ subvert colonial structures – or uphold them?

It was a pivotal moment in modern African writing but did Achebe’s use of English help transcend national boundaries or was it ‘colonisation of the mind’?

Sarah Jilani, The Conversation
· Dec 04, 2018 · 05:30 pm