ELSIE EYAKUZE
Speaker |
Elsie Eyakuse often writes editorials and columns about political and pop culture events throughout the world. With her being a columnist the majority of her articles are factual based but are intertwined with the majority of her opinions. Eyakuse often calls upon anecdotes of life within her country, Tanzania, to further support her opinion. Eyakuse's style is very "in your face" or blunt. Her works are often written in a relaxed style that is easy for readers to understand. This is evident in her article titled "The Black Panther Pilgrimage" where Eyakuse describes her interpretation of the marvel film Black Panther. |
Occasion |
Eyakuse often writes her articles about events in Africa and things related to it because of her personal knowledge about the continent. She often focuses on events that target the continent as a whole or events that involve the culture of places in Africa. All of her articles on Al Jazeera pertain to some part of Africa. For example she has an article about Africa and its involvement of the Black Panther following within the United States. She also has an article focuses on the political aspects within Tanzania where she describes the social/political climate of a corrupted country. Another article favoring Africa involves President Donald Trump's comments about the condition of countries within the continent. |
Audience |
Those who read Eyakuse's articles most likely share similar political views and social values as her. The audience could also be applicable to those who have opposing political and social views. For example within her article "****hole"- Nationalism she highlights a social contract within East Africa named, Utu. This belief entails the respect of elders which is viewed differently in the western world or those without the knowledge of Africam customs. Often times the writer's audience favor those who are from east Africa or Tanzania. Her target audience is also most likely those who are aware of politics within the United States. |
Purpose |
Throughout Eyakuse's articles she always has the same purpose: to express her opinions about a give topic. Often times due to her strong author's voice her opinions are expressed 'loudly' throughout the text. As a reader I feel as if I am in a debate with the author. When reading her text you may not agree with her opinion but she does her best to describe why her opinion is the way it is. To support her opinion she uses personal anecdotes and appeals to logos. |
Subject |
Elsie Eyakuse has written four articles for Al Jazeera. Two of these articles are labeled as 'Africa' and the other two were categorized as 'Politics'. "The Black Panther Pilgrimage" - The author describes the Black Panther movie as misrepresenting African culture "'****hole' - Nationalism"- The author expresses her distaste with President Donald Trump's comments about the African continent as a whole "Zimbabwe" - Description of '"lessons" that the former Prime Minister of Zimbabwe can teach the public "Why is Tanzania so quiet?" - A description of the political climate within Tanzania as a result of corrpution |
Tone |
To express her opinion, Eyakuse uses highly informal diction, a relaxed mood, and a condescending tone to connect with he audience. |