Elif Shafak: The politics of fiction | Video on TED.com.
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Thought of Mike Duran’s “Echo Chamber” thread at one point when she broached the politics of identity expectations. I found the entire presentation very insightful, particularly the Chekhov quote about the responsibility of the writer being to correctly pose the question.
*And I love Calvin and Hobbes
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Another thing we have in common! Calvin & Hobbes!