Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Free Speech, and Transphobia

The author’s 2022 Reith Lecture was an eloquent defence of free speech in the age of social media — but also evasive when it came to regressive opinions

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichi in 2009, delivering her TED Talk “The Danger of a Single Story”. Photo Courtesy: TED Talks.
Adichie being interviewd by Channel 4’s Cathy Newman in 2017. Video Courtesy: Channel 4.

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Freelance journalist and writer. Interests: history (pre- and post-colonial), culture, and immigration. Also strives to befriend small animals.

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Aditya Iyer

Freelance journalist and writer. Interests: history (pre- and post-colonial), culture, and immigration. Also strives to befriend small animals.