Category: On Writing
Afrocentric expression
Embracing the Afrocentric worldview as a writer/translator/graphic artist While some readers might get confused by the above headline and think the purpose of writing on this topic can’t be rooted in anything but a will to exclude or shame people from other ethnic and cultural backgrounds than the one implied by the formulation used, nothing… Read more
The unhealthy debate
Native vs Non-native It’s a never-ending debate which is still raging within the international community of translators and interpreters. It’s unhealthy and sterile because the position of a wide majority is only based on personal belief and prejudice. Sure, there are some people who will have had the misfortune of experiencing terrible situations which only… Read more
Trash that trope:
The doppelganger trope, not to be confused with the evil twin trope, has been overused and misused in writing for a very long time. Read more