Isabel Allende (“eye-END-ay”) discussed the definition of feminism in a talk given for this organization titled “Tales of Passion.” For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this organization that hosts widely-broadcast short talks by authors at conferences whose tagline is “Ideas worth spreading.”
ANSWER: TED (“ted”) [or TED Conferences, LLC; accept TED talks or TEDx talks; accept Technology, Entertainment, Design]
[10m] This author adapted their TEDx (“ted-x”) talk “We Should All Be Feminists” into a 2014 book of the same name. This author depicted Ifemelu’s (“ih-feh-MEH-loo’s”) experience of moving to the U.S. in a 2013 novel.
ANSWER: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (“chim-uh-MAN-dah ung-OH-zee ah-DEE-chee”) (The novel is Americanah.)
[10h] This American author’s TED talk “Confessions of a Bad Feminist” draws on her 2014 essay collection Bad Feminist. This author explored her Haitian heritage in the novel An Untamed State.
ANSWER: Roxane Gay
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