Watch this interview between Professor Newman and Patience Agbabi from fall quarter 2019 when Agbabi visited UCI.
relate something that Agbabi discusses during her interview with Professor Newman to a contemporary cultural, political or scientific event of your choice in the world around you. Please explain: 1. something Agbabi says about poetry and/or activism and, 2. how that idea may help us read or analyze a contemporary event in a fruitful way. Be specific! You can write about an event in the U.S. or elsewhere in the world; be sure to describe exactly the connection you are making (you can include 1 or 2 images if it helps)! Your comparison point can tie any detail from the Agbabi-Newman interview to the contemporary event of your choosing.
