We should be all feminist by What does “feminism” mean today? That is the question at the heart of We Should All Be Feminists, a personal, eloquently-argued essay—adapted from her much-viewed TEDx talk of the same name—by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the award-winning author of Americanah and Half of a Yellow Sun.
With humor and levity, here Adichie offers readers a unique definition of feminism for the twenty-first century—one rooted in inclusion and awareness. She shines a light not only on blatant discrimination, but also the more insidious, institutional behaviors that marginalize women around the world, in order to help readers of all walks of life better understand the often masked realities of sexual politics. Throughout, she draws extensively on her own experiences—in the U.S., in her native Nigeria, and abroad—offering an artfully nuanced explanation of why the gender divide is harmful for women and men, alike.
Argued in the same observant, witty and clever prose that has made Adichie a bestselling novelist, here is one remarkable author’s exploration of what it means to be a woman today—and an of-the-moment rallying cry for why we should all be feminists.-- Goodreads
The IB TOK Guide identifies the importance of Ways of Knowing as means of identifying how we know. As a student, you will go through at least four of them.
The Ways of Knowing are:
You can find more information about them looking at the assigned tab for each WoK.
The IB TOK Guide identifies eight Areas of Knowledge (AOK). There is a relationship between Ways of Knowing and Areas of Knowledge and reflecting on the relationships enables us to identify and construct knowledge in different AoK. As a student, you will studying at least six of the eight AoK.
The Areas of Knowledge are:
Some tips that can help you to read and improve your time management:
* Use the Table of content to find what you really need.
* Use the Index to find relevant keyword that can drive you to the topics that you need.
* Use skim and scan-reading techniques, e.g. looking for key terms to ascertain relevant content.
* Use side headings, bold text and illustrations heads as a guide to get to relevant sections.
* A non-fiction book can be read by chapters. Do not stress, read the Introduction and selected chapters.
Different magazines like Psychology Review, IB review magazine, Sanctuary Asia, Down to Earth and others are available at the library, as well as, newspapers like Times on India. If you prefer to read online, you can also look for magazines and journals on Questia School.
New to TOK? or Do you need some guidance? Come to the library or send us an email: librarian@sisindia.net
