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Paudrigo Tuma shares how words like "belonging" can have layered, complex meanings in social contexts.
He explains his evolving understanding of belonging through experiences in conflict resolution.
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Victoria Adukwei Bulley's poem exposes the many layers and meanings embedded in the word "quiet."
It challenges the simplistic notion of quietness, revealing it to be peaceful, repressive, nuanced, and political simultaneously.
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The poem reveals that "quiet" can mask inequalities and silencing, depending on who defines it.
Quiet can be used to suppress dissent and frame conflicts as objectively balanced, limiting voices of protest.
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Get the app Quiet. Shhh. Softly. Don’t make a fuss. Don’t upset the authorities. Victoria Adukwei Bulley unquiets the quiet.
Victoria Adukwei Bulley is a poet, writer, and artist. She is the author of Quiet
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