tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679802384566595556.post37314473974793034..comments2023-10-09T03:30:04.871-07:00Comments on Adventures in Ghana: Heart of Darkness- Joseph ConradRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17079582283199381706noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679802384566595556.post-10016417047414246152010-11-30T20:16:28.177-08:002010-11-30T20:16:28.177-08:00What you said about separating Ghana from the vast...What you said about separating Ghana from the vast, blank Africa is so similar to what I've experienced when telling people I'm going to/in/recently returned from South Africa. Before I left, I'd tell people I'm going to South Africa and they'd ask me, "Which country in south Africa?" Now people are always saying, "I heard you were in Africa!" or asking "How was Africa?" or saying "Did you hear that such-and-such happened last month in Africa? You were there!" And I keep having to say I was in South Africa and only South Africa; I wasn't touring the continent. Also, after actually living in a part of Africa, it hardly feels like that vast, blank, mysterious, romantic 'dark continent' that always so intrigued me. Sure, it's less developed than the U.S., but the people are still people, just like anyone anywhere else. None of these dark savages that Conrad and so many other travel writers describe.Katherine Haleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10285740233318918074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679802384566595556.post-79653499420000561952010-10-22T16:46:50.441-07:002010-10-22T16:46:50.441-07:00Me too! My internship is great but I miss English ...Me too! My internship is great but I miss English courses so much. I can't wait to get back and dig into some new books.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17927826086644989784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679802384566595556.post-79083572430370326192010-10-10T14:22:54.183-07:002010-10-10T14:22:54.183-07:00Ben,
Good insights. Either way I hope it changes...Ben,<br /><br />Good insights. Either way I hope it changes someday. Thank you for helping me get through this book in Transatlantic Lit History last year. I'm not sure I could have ever appreciated it without your comments to offset that David kid's, etc. I miss that class.Rachel Adventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10666052061171918635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8679802384566595556.post-43706991636921858932010-10-08T11:09:07.066-07:002010-10-08T11:09:07.066-07:00I think you raise an important question when you a...I think you raise an important question when you ask why Africa "is still a big, blank continent to most." I think many people in the west, myself included, know very little about Africa, and only hear it as a generic example of a place where people suffer. Some possible reasons for people in the west still seeing Africa as a blank continent: 1)Little media coverage-outlets know they'll get higher ratings talking about Lindsay Lohan's latest court appearance. 2)Guilt-perhaps people are ashamed about what the West has done to some African peoples (slavery, colonialism, etc.), and would rather not think about it. I don't know, but I think it's an important question.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17927826086644989784noreply@blogger.com