The Danger of a Single Story

"Many of the truths we cling to depend greatly on our own point of view." - Obi-Wan Kenobi.

The Danger of a Single story is an idea coined in a TED talk of the same name by Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and the theme we are exploring this spring at UDLC. Here's the TED talk: 

In brief, as in the wise words of Obi-Wan Kenobi above, sometimes we get trapped in single cultural, political, religious, or personal story, and we miss the richness of the varieties of other cultures or experiences. We project our experience or story onto other people or other things and miss the beautiful complexities can be present there.