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Taiye Selasi: Don't ask where I'm from, ask where I'm a local
Taiye Selasi: Ne pitajte me gdje odakle sam, nego gdje sam lokalka
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Kada vas netko pita odakle ste... dogodi li vam se ponekad da ne znate kako odgovoriti? Spisateljica Taiye Selasi govori u ime "multi-lokalnih" ljudi, koji se osjećaju kao kod kuće u gradu gdje su odrasli, u gradu gdje sada žive i možda na još par mjesta. "Kako mogu dolaziti iz neke zemlje?", pita Taiye. "Kako ljudsko biće može dolaziti iz koncepta?"
Taiye Selasi - Author
In her writings, Taiye Selasi explores our relationship to our multiple identities. Full bio
In her writings, Taiye Selasi explores our relationship to our multiple identities. Full bio
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00:12
Last year, I went on my first book tour.
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Prošle godine, imala sam
prvu promociju svoje knjige.
prvu promociju svoje knjige.
00:16
In 13 months, I flew to 14 countries
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U 13 mjeseci, letjela sam u 14 zemalja
00:19
and gave some hundred talks.
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i održala oko stotinu govora.
00:22
Every talk in every country
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Svaki govor u svakoj zemlji
00:24
began with an introduction,
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započeo bi uvodom,
00:26
and every introduction began,
alas, with a lie:
alas, with a lie:
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i svaki uvod započeo bi,
na žalost, uz laž:
na žalost, uz laž:
00:32
"Taiye Selasi comes
from Ghana and Nigeria,"
from Ghana and Nigeria,"
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"Taiye Selasi dolazi iz Gane i Nigerije,"
00:35
or "Taiye Selasi comes
from England and the States."
from England and the States."
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ili "Taiye Selasii dolazi
iz Engleske i SAD-a."
iz Engleske i SAD-a."
00:40
Whenever I heard this opening sentence,
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Kada god bih čula ovu početnu rečenicu,
00:42
no matter the country that concluded it --
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bez obzira kojom zemljom bi završila --
00:45
England, America, Ghana, Nigeria --
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Engleskom, Amerikom, Ganom, Nigerijom--
00:47
I thought, "But that's not true."
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pomislila bih, "Ali, to nije istina."
00:51
Yes, I was born in England
and grew up in the United States.
and grew up in the United States.
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Da, rođena sam u Engleskoj
i odrasla sam u SAD-u.
i odrasla sam u SAD-u.
00:55
My mum, born in England,
and raised in Nigeria,
and raised in Nigeria,
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Moja majka, rođena u Engleskoj
i odgajana u Nigeriji,
i odgajana u Nigeriji,
00:58
currently lives in Ghana.
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trenutno živi u Gani.
01:00
My father was born in Gold Coast,
a British colony,
a British colony,
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Moj otac rođen je u Zlatnoj obali,
britanskoj koloniji,
britanskoj koloniji,
01:05
raised in Ghana,
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odgajan je u Gani,
01:06
and has lived for over 30 years
in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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i preko 30 godina živi u
Kraljevini Saudijskoj Arabiji.
Kraljevini Saudijskoj Arabiji.
01:10
For this reason, my introducers
also called me "multinational."
also called me "multinational."
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Iz tog razloga, moji predstavljači su me
također nazivali "multinacionalnom."
također nazivali "multinacionalnom."
01:16
"But Nike is multinational," I thought,
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"Nike je multinacionalan", pomislila bih,
01:20
"I'm a human being."
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"Ja sam ljudsko biće."
01:23
Then, one fine day, mid-tour,
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Zatim, jednoga dana, sredinom turneje,
01:26
I went to Louisiana, a museum in Denmark
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otišla sam u Lousianu, muzej u Danskoj,
01:29
where I shared the stage
with the writer Colum McCann.
with the writer Colum McCann.
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gdje sam dijelila pozornicu sa spisateljem
Columom McCannom.
Columom McCannom.
01:33
We were discussing the role
of locality in writing,
of locality in writing,
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Razgovarali smo o tome kakvu
ulogu ima lokalitet u pisanju,
ulogu ima lokalitet u pisanju,
01:36
when suddenly it hit me.
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kada mi je odjednom sinulo.
01:39
I'm not multinational.
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Ja nisam multinacionalna.
01:41
I'm not a national at all.
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Nisam uopće nacionalna.
01:44
How could I come from a nation?
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Kako mogu dolaziti iz neke nacije?
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How can a human being come from a concept?
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Kako ljudsko biće može
proizlaziti iz koncepta?
proizlaziti iz koncepta?
01:50
It's a question that had been bothering me
for going on two decades.
for going on two decades.
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To me pitanje mučilo
tijekom dva desetljeća.
tijekom dva desetljeća.
01:55
From newspapers, textbooks, conversations,
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Iz novina, udžbenika, razgovora,
01:58
I had learned to speak of countries
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naučila sam govoriti o zemljama
02:00
as if they were eternal, singular,
naturally occurring things,
naturally occurring things,
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kao da su one vječne, jedinstvene stvari
koje nastaju prirodnim putem,
koje nastaju prirodnim putem,
02:05
but I wondered:
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ali sam se pitala:
02:07
to say that I came from a country
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ako kažem da sam došla iz neke zemlje
02:09
suggested that the country
was an absolute,
was an absolute,
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sugerira da je zemlja apsolutna,
02:12
some fixed point in place in time,
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fiksna točka u određenom vremenu,
02:15
a constant thing, but was it?
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konstanta, no je li zaista?
02:18
In my lifetime, countries
had disappeared -- Czechoslovakia;
had disappeared -- Czechoslovakia;
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Tijekom mog života, zemlje su
nestajale -- Čehoslovačka;
nestajale -- Čehoslovačka;
02:22
appeared -- Timor-Leste;
failed -- Somalia.
failed -- Somalia.
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nastajale -- Istočni Timor;
ili su u raspadu -- Somalija.
ili su u raspadu -- Somalija.
02:27
My parents came from countries
that didn't exist when they were born.
that didn't exist when they were born.
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Moji roditelji dolaze iz zemalja koje
nisu ni postojale kada su se rodili.
nisu ni postojale kada su se rodili.
02:31
To me, a country -- this thing that could
be born, die, expand, contract --
be born, die, expand, contract --
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Meni se zemlja, ta stvar koja se može
roditi, nestati, povećati se ili smanjiti,
roditi, nestati, povećati se ili smanjiti,
02:37
hardly seemed the basis
for understanding a human being.
for understanding a human being.
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jedva činila kao osnova za
razumijevanje ljudskog bića.
razumijevanje ljudskog bića.
02:41
And so it came as a huge relief
to discover the sovereign state.
to discover the sovereign state.
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Stoga mi je kao veliko olakšanje
došlo otkriće suverene države.
došlo otkriće suverene države.
02:47
What we call countries are actually
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Ono što mi nazivamo zemljama zapravo su
02:49
various expressions
of sovereign statehood,
of sovereign statehood,
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razni izrazi za suverenu državnost,
02:51
an idea that came into fashion
only 400 years ago.
only 400 years ago.
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ideju koja je postala popularna
prije tek 400 godina.
prije tek 400 godina.
02:56
When I learned this, beginning my
masters degree in international relations,
masters degree in international relations,
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Kada samo to saznala, na početku svog
diplomskog studija međunarodnih odnosa,
diplomskog studija međunarodnih odnosa,
03:01
I felt a sort of surge of relief.
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osjetila sam veliki val olakšanja.
03:03
It was as I had suspected.
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Bilo je onako kako sam i pretpostavljala.
03:06
History was real, cultures were real,
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Povijest je bila stvarna,
kulture su bile stvarne,
kulture su bile stvarne,
03:10
but countries were invented.
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no zemlje su izmišljene.
03:13
For the next 10 years, I sought
to re- or un-define myself,
to re- or un-define myself,
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Tijekom sljedećih deset godina pokušavala
sam re- i od-definirati sebe,
sam re- i od-definirati sebe,
03:17
my world, my work, my experience,
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svoj svijet, posao, iskustvo,
03:19
beyond the logic of the state.
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izvan logike države.
03:22
In 2005, I wrote an essay,
"What is an Afropolitan,"
"What is an Afropolitan,"
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Godine 2005. napisala sam esej,
"Što je Afropolit,"
"Što je Afropolit,"
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sketching out an identity
that privileged culture over country.
that privileged culture over country.
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skicirajući identitet koji se više
fokusirao na kulturu nego zemlju.
fokusirao na kulturu nego zemlju.
03:32
It was thrilling how many people
could relate to my experience,
could relate to my experience,
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Bilo je uzbudljivo okriti koliko se puno
ljudi moglo poistovjetiti sa mnom,
ljudi moglo poistovjetiti sa mnom,
03:36
and instructional how many others
didn't buy my sense of self.
didn't buy my sense of self.
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a i poučno koliko drugih ljudi nije
razumjelo moje shvaćanje sebe.
razumjelo moje shvaćanje sebe.
03:42
"How can Selasi claim to come from Ghana,"
one such critic asked,
one such critic asked,
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"Kako Selasi može tvrditi da dolazi
iz Gane," pitao je jedan kritičar,
iz Gane," pitao je jedan kritičar,
03:47
"when she's never known the indignities
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"kada nikada nije iskusila poniženja
03:49
of traveling abroad
on a Ghanian passport?"
on a Ghanian passport?"
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tijekom putovanja u inozemstvo
s ganskom putovnicom?"
s ganskom putovnicom?"
03:52
Now, if I'm honest,
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Ako ću biti iskrena,
03:54
I knew just what she meant.
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znala sam o čemu govori.
03:56
I've got a friend named Layla
who was born and raised in Ghana.
who was born and raised in Ghana.
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Imam prijateljicu Laylu koja je
rođena i odrasla u Gani.
rođena i odrasla u Gani.
04:00
Her parents are third-generation
Ghanians of Lebanese descent.
Ghanians of Lebanese descent.
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Njeni roditelji su treća generacija
stanovnika Gane libanonskog porijekla.
stanovnika Gane libanonskog porijekla.
04:05
Layla, who speaks fluent Twi,
knows Accra like the back of her hand,
knows Accra like the back of her hand,
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Layla, koja priča tečni Twi,
savršeno poznaje Accru,
savršeno poznaje Accru,
04:10
but when we first met years ago,
I thought, "She's not from Ghana."
I thought, "She's not from Ghana."
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no kad smo se upoznale prije dosta godina,
pomislila sam kako nije iz Gane.
pomislila sam kako nije iz Gane.
04:15
In my mind, she came from Lebanon,
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Činilo mi se da dolazi iz Libanona,
04:18
despite the patent fact
that all her formative experience
that all her formative experience
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usprkos očitoj činjenici da su se
sva njena formativna iskustva
sva njena formativna iskustva
04:21
took place in suburban Accra.
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dogodila u predgrađu Accre.
04:24
I, like my critics,
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Ja, poput svojih kritičara,
04:26
was imagining some Ghana
where all Ghanaians had brown skin
where all Ghanaians had brown skin
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zamišljala sam neku Ganu gdje svi
njeni građani imaju smeđu kožu
njeni građani imaju smeđu kožu
04:32
or none held U.K. passports.
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ili gjde nitko nema britansku putovnicu.
04:35
I'd fallen into the limiting trap
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Upala sam u ograničavajuću zamku
04:37
that the language of coming
from countries sets --
from countries sets --
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koju stvara jezik dolaska iz neke zemlje,
04:40
the privileging of a fiction,
the singular country,
the singular country,
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privilegiranje fikcije,
jedinstvene zemlje,
jedinstvene zemlje,
04:44
over reality: human experience.
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umjesto stvarnosti; ljudskog iskustva.
04:48
Speaking with Colum McCann that day,
the penny finally dropped.
the penny finally dropped.
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Razgovarajući s Columom McCannom
toga dana, napokon mi je postalo jasno.
toga dana, napokon mi je postalo jasno.
04:53
"All experience is local," he said.
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"Sva su iskustva lokalna," rekao je.
04:56
"All identity is experience," I thought.
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"Cijeli identitet je iskustvo,"
pomislila sam.
pomislila sam.
05:00
"I'm not a national,"
I proclaimed onstage.
I proclaimed onstage.
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"Ja nisam nacionalna,"
izjavila sam na pozornici.
izjavila sam na pozornici.
05:04
"I'm a local. I'm multi-local."
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"Ja sam lokalka. Multi-lokalka."
05:07
See, "Taiye Selasi comes
from the United States," isn't the truth.
from the United States," isn't the truth.
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Izjava da "Taiye Selasi dolazi
iz SAD-a" nije istinita.
iz SAD-a" nije istinita.
05:12
I have no relationship
with the United States,
with the United States,
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Nemam vezu sa SAD-om,
05:15
all 50 of them, not really.
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svih 50 država, ne baš.
05:17
My relationship is with Brookline,
the town where I grew up;
the town where I grew up;
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Imam vezu s Brooklineom,
gradom gdje sam odrasla;
gradom gdje sam odrasla;
05:21
with New York City, where I started work;
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s New Yorkom, gdje sam počela raditi;
05:24
with Lawrenceville,
where I spend Thanksgiving.
where I spend Thanksgiving.
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s Lawrencevilleom, gdje
provodim Dan zahvalnosti.
provodim Dan zahvalnosti.
05:27
What makes America home for me
is not my passport or accent,
is not my passport or accent,
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Ono što Ameriku čini mojim domom
nije moja putovnica ili naglasak,
nije moja putovnica ili naglasak,
05:33
but these very particular experiences
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već vrlo specifična iskustva
05:35
and the places they occur.
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i mjesta na kojima su se odvila.
05:38
Despite my pride in Ewe culture,
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Usprkom tome što se ponosim Ewe kulturom,
05:40
the Black Stars,
and my love of Ghanaian food,
and my love of Ghanaian food,
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Black Starsima i što volim gansku hranu,
05:43
I've never had a relationship
with the Republic of Ghana, writ large.
with the Republic of Ghana, writ large.
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nikada nisam imala značajnu
vezu s Republikom Ganom.
vezu s Republikom Ganom.
05:48
My relationship is with Accra,
where my mother lives,
where my mother lives,
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Moja veza je s Accrom,
gdje živi moja majka,
gdje živi moja majka,
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where I go each year,
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i kamo ja odlazim svake godine,
05:54
with the little garden in Dzorwulu
where my father and I talk for hours.
where my father and I talk for hours.
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s malim vrtom u gradu Dzorwulu
gdje satima razgovaram s ocem.
gdje satima razgovaram s ocem.
05:59
These are the places
that shape my experience.
that shape my experience.
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To su mjesta koja oblikuju moje iskustvo.
06:02
My experience is where I'm from.
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Moje iskustvo je odakle ja dolazim.
06:05
What if we asked, instead
of "Where are you from?" --
of "Where are you from?" --
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Što ako umjesto pitanja "Odakle si?"
06:09
"Where are you a local?"
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pitamo "Gdje si lokalac?"
06:11
This would tell us so much more
about who and how similar we are.
about who and how similar we are.
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To bi nam mnogo više otkrilo
tko smo i koliko smo slični.
tko smo i koliko smo slični.
06:16
Tell me you're from France,
and I see what, a set of clichés?
and I see what, a set of clichés?
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Kažeš mi da si iz Francuske,
a ja vidim niz klišeja?
a ja vidim niz klišeja?
06:20
Adichie's dangerous single story,
the myth of the nation of France?
the myth of the nation of France?
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Adichieinu opasnu priču,
mit o francuskoj naciji?
mit o francuskoj naciji?
06:25
Tell me you're a local of Fez and Paris,
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Kažeš mi da si lokalac u Fezu i Parizu,
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better yet, Goutte d'Or, and I see
a set of experiences.
a set of experiences.
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ili još bolje, u četvrti Goutte d'Or,
a ja vidim skup iskustava.
a ja vidim skup iskustava.
06:33
Our experience is where we're from.
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Mi potječemo iz svojih iskustava.
06:35
So, where are you a local?
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Gdje si onda lokalac?
06:38
I propose a three-step test.
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Predlažem test od tri koraka.
06:40
I call these the three "R’s":
rituals, relationships, restrictions.
rituals, relationships, restrictions.
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To su rituali, veze i restrikcije.
06:46
First, think of your daily rituals,
whatever they may be:
whatever they may be:
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Prvo, razmislite o svojim dnevnim
ritualima, kakvi god da jesu:
ritualima, kakvi god da jesu:
06:50
making your coffee, driving to work,
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kuhanje kave, vožnja do posla,
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harvesting your crops,
saying your prayers.
saying your prayers.
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skupljanje vaših usjeva,
vaše molitve.
vaše molitve.
06:55
What kind of rituals are these?
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Kakvi su to rituali?
06:57
Where do they occur?
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Gdje se oni odvijaju?
06:59
In what city or cities in the world
do shopkeepers know your face?
do shopkeepers know your face?
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U kojem vas gradu ili gradovima
prepoznaju vlasnici dućana?
prepoznaju vlasnici dućana?
07:04
As a child, I carried out fairly standard
suburban rituals in Boston,
suburban rituals in Boston,
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Kao dijete sam obavljala sasvim uobičajene
rituale iz predgrađa u Bostonu,
rituale iz predgrađa u Bostonu,
07:08
with adjustments made for the rituals
my mother brought from London and Lagos.
my mother brought from London and Lagos.
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prilagođene zbog rituala koje je
moja majka donijela iz Londona i Lagosa.
moja majka donijela iz Londona i Lagosa.
07:13
We took off our shoes in the house,
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Izuvali smo cipele u kući,
07:15
we were unfailingly
polite with our elders,
polite with our elders,
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bez iznimke smo bili
ljubazni prema starijima,
ljubazni prema starijima,
07:18
we ate slow-cooked, spicy food.
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jeli smo začinjenu hranu
koja se sporo kuha.
koja se sporo kuha.
07:20
In snowy North America,
ours were rituals of the global South.
ours were rituals of the global South.
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U snježnoj Sjevernoj Americi, naši rituali
pripadali su globalnom Jugu.
pripadali su globalnom Jugu.
07:26
The first time I went to Delhi
or to southern parts of Italy,
or to southern parts of Italy,
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Tijekom prvog posjeta
New Delhiju ili jugu Italije,
New Delhiju ili jugu Italije,
07:29
I was shocked by how at home I felt.
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zaprepastilo me koliko sam se osjećala
kao da sam kod kuće.
kao da sam kod kuće.
07:32
The rituals were familiar.
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Rituali su bili poznati.
07:34
"R" number one, rituals.
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Prvi korak - rituali.
07:37
Now, think of your relationships,
of the people who shape your days.
of the people who shape your days.
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Sada razmislite o vašim vezama,
ljudima koji su prisutni u vašem životu.
ljudima koji su prisutni u vašem životu.
07:42
To whom do you speak at least once a week,
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S kim razgovarate bar jednom tjedno,
07:44
be it face to face or on FaceTime?
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bilo uživo ili preko FaceTimea?
07:47
Be reasonable in your assessment;
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Neka vaša procjena bude razumna:
07:49
I'm not talking about
your Facebook friends.
your Facebook friends.
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ne govorim o vašim
prijateljima na Facebooku.
prijateljima na Facebooku.
07:52
I'm speaking of the people who shape
your weekly emotional experience.
your weekly emotional experience.
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Govorim o ljudima koji utječu na vaše
tjedne emocionalne doživljaje.
tjedne emocionalne doživljaje.
07:56
My mother in Accra,
my twin sister in Boston,
my twin sister in Boston,
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Moja majka u Accri,
moja sestra blizanka u Bostonu,
moja sestra blizanka u Bostonu,
07:58
my best friends in New York:
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moji najbolji prijatelji u New Yorku:
08:01
these relationships are home for me.
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te veze za mene predstavljaju dom.
08:03
"R" number two, relationships.
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Drugo pravilo - veze.
08:06
We're local where we carry out
our rituals and relationships,
our rituals and relationships,
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Lokalci smo tamo gdje možemo
održavati svoje rituale i veze,
održavati svoje rituale i veze,
08:10
but how we experience our locality
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no način na koji
doživljavamo svoj lokalitet
doživljavamo svoj lokalitet
08:13
depends in part on our restrictions.
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dijelom ovisi o našim restrikcijama.
08:17
By restrictions, I mean,
where are you able to live?
where are you able to live?
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Pod time mislim - gdje
imate mogućnost živjeti?
imate mogućnost živjeti?
08:19
What passport do you hold?
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Koju putovnicu imate?
08:21
Are you restricted by, say, racism,
from feeling fully at home where you live?
from feeling fully at home where you live?
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Ograničava li vas, npr. rasizam, da se u
potpunosti osjećate udomaćeni gdje živite?
potpunosti osjećate udomaćeni gdje živite?
08:27
By civil war, dysfunctional governance,
economic inflation,
economic inflation,
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Ili građanski rat, nesposobna vlada,
ekonomska inflacija,
ekonomska inflacija,
08:31
from living in the locality
where you had your rituals as a child?
where you had your rituals as a child?
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da živite na mjestu gdje ste
kao dijete obavljali svoje rituale?
kao dijete obavljali svoje rituale?
08:36
This is the least sexy of the R’s,
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Ovo je najmanje privlačno pravilo,
08:39
less lyric than rituals and relationships,
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manje poetično od rituala i veza,
08:41
but the question takes us past
"Where are you now?"
"Where are you now?"
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no pitanje više nije "Gdje si sada?"
08:45
to "Why aren't you there, and why?"
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nego "Zašto nisi ondje?"
08:49
Rituals, relationships, restrictions.
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Rituali, veze, restrikcije.
08:52
Take a piece of paper
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Uzmite komad papira
08:54
and put those three words
on top of three columns,
on top of three columns,
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i napišite te tri riječi
na vrh tri stupca,
na vrh tri stupca,
08:57
then try to fill those columns
as honestly as you can.
as honestly as you can.
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i zatim pokušajte što
iskrenije popuniti stupce.
iskrenije popuniti stupce.
09:01
A very different picture
of your life in local context,
of your life in local context,
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Vrlo drukčija slika vašeg života
u lokalnom kontekstu,
u lokalnom kontekstu,
09:05
of your identity as a set of experiences,
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vašeg identiteta kao skupa iskustava,
09:08
may emerge.
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mogla bi proizaći kao rezultat.
09:09
So let's try it.
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Pokušajmo onda.
09:11
I have a friend named Olu.
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Imam prijatelja koji se zove Olu.
09:12
He's 35 years old.
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Ima 35 godina.
09:14
His parents, born in Nigeria,
came to Germany on scholarships.
came to Germany on scholarships.
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Njegovi roditelji, rođeni u Nigeriji,
došli su u Njemačku preko stipendije.
došli su u Njemačku preko stipendije.
09:18
Olu was born in Nuremberg
and lived there until age 10.
and lived there until age 10.
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Olu je rođen u Nürnbergu,
gdje je živio do 10. godine.
gdje je živio do 10. godine.
09:22
When his family moved to Lagos,
he studied in London,
he studied in London,
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Kada se njegova obitelj preselila u Lagos,
on je studirao u Londonu,
on je studirao u Londonu,
09:24
then came to Berlin.
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a zatim je došao u Berlin.
09:26
He loves going to Nigeria --
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Voli posjećivati Nigeriju,
09:28
the weather, the food, the friends --
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vrijeme, hrana, prijatelji,
09:31
but hates the political corruption there.
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ali mrzi političku korupciju ondje.
09:34
Where is Olu from?
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Odakle je Olu?
09:36
I have another friend named Udo.
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Imam drugog prijatelja koji se zove Udo.
09:38
He's also 35 years old.
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I on ima 35 godina.
09:40
Udo was born in Córdoba,
in northwest Argentina,
in northwest Argentina,
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Udo je rođen u Córdobi,
na sjeverozapadu Argentine,
na sjeverozapadu Argentine,
09:43
where his grandparents migrated
from Germany, what is now Poland,
from Germany, what is now Poland,
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kamo su njegovi baka i djed migrirali iz
dijela Njemačke koji je danas Poljska,
dijela Njemačke koji je danas Poljska,
09:47
after the war.
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nakon rata.
09:48
Udo studied in Buenos Aires,
and nine years ago came to Berlin.
and nine years ago came to Berlin.
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Udo je studirao u Buenos Airesu,
a prije devet godina stigao je u Berlin.
a prije devet godina stigao je u Berlin.
09:52
He loves going to Argentina --
the weather, the food, the friends --
the weather, the food, the friends --
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Voli ići u Argentinu,
vrijeme, hrana, prijatelji,
vrijeme, hrana, prijatelji,
09:56
but hates the economic corruption there.
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ali mrzi političku korupciju ondje.
09:59
Where is Udo from?
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Odakle je Udo?
10:01
With his blonde hair and blue eyes,
Udo could pass for German,
Udo could pass for German,
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Sa svojom plavom kosom i plavim očima,
Udo izgleda kao Njemac,
Udo izgleda kao Njemac,
10:05
but holds an Argentinian passport,
so needs a visa to live in Berlin.
so needs a visa to live in Berlin.
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no ima argentinsku putovnicu, tako da
treba imati vizu kako bi živio u Berlinu.
treba imati vizu kako bi živio u Berlinu.
10:09
That Udo is from Argentina
has largely to do with history.
has largely to do with history.
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Činjenica da je Udo iz Argentine velikim
je dijelom zasluga povijesti.
je dijelom zasluga povijesti.
10:13
That he's a local
of Buenos Aires and Berlin,
of Buenos Aires and Berlin,
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Činjenica da je on lokalac u
Buenos Airesu i Berlinu,
Buenos Airesu i Berlinu,
10:16
that has to do with life.
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to je zasluga života.
10:18
Olu, who looks Nigerian,
needs a visa to visit Nigeria.
needs a visa to visit Nigeria.
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Olu, koji izgleda kao Nigerijac, treba
vizu kako bi posjetio Nigeriju.
vizu kako bi posjetio Nigeriju.
10:22
He speaks Yoruba with an English accent,
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Govori joruba jezik s engleskim naglaskom,
10:25
and English with a German one.
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i engleski jezik s njemačkim naglaskom.
10:27
To claim that he's
"not really Nigerian," though,
"not really Nigerian," though,
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Međutim, tvrdnja da on
nije zaista Nigerijac,
nije zaista Nigerijac,
10:30
denies his experience in Lagos,
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negira njegovo iskustvo u Lagosu,
10:32
the rituals he practiced growing up,
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rituale koje je obavljao
tijekom odrastanja,
tijekom odrastanja,
10:34
his relationship with family and friends.
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njegovu vezu s obitelji i prijateljima.
10:37
Meanwhile, though Lagos
is undoubtedly one of his homes,
is undoubtedly one of his homes,
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U međuvremenu, iako je Lagos
bez sumnje jedan od njegovih domova,
bez sumnje jedan od njegovih domova,
10:41
Olu always feels restricted there,
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Olu se ondje uvijek osjeća sputano,
10:43
not least by the fact that he's gay.
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ne samo zbog činjenice da je gay.
10:47
Both he and Udo are restricted
by the political conditions
by the political conditions
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On i Udo sputani su zbog političkih uvjeta
10:50
of their parents' countries,
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u zemljama njihovih roditelja,
10:52
from living where some of their
most meaningful rituals
most meaningful rituals
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tako da ne mogu živjeti tamo gdje
se neki njihovi najznačajniji rituali
se neki njihovi najznačajniji rituali
10:55
and relationships occur.
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i veze odvijaju.
10:57
To say Olu is from Nigeria
and Udo is from Argentina
and Udo is from Argentina
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Tvrdnja da je Olu iz Nigerije.
a Udo iz Argentine
a Udo iz Argentine
11:01
distracts from their common experience.
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odvlači nas od njihovih
zajedničkih iskustava.
zajedničkih iskustava.
11:03
Their rituals, their relationships,
and their restrictions are the same.
and their restrictions are the same.
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Njihovi rituali, njihove veze
i njihove restrikcije su iste.
i njihove restrikcije su iste.
11:08
Of course, when we ask,
"Where are you from?"
"Where are you from?"
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Naravno, kada pitamo "Odakle si?"
11:10
we're using a kind of shorthand.
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koristimo svojevrsnu kraticu.
11:12
It's quicker to say "Nigeria"
than "Lagos and Berlin,"
than "Lagos and Berlin,"
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Jednostavnije je reći "Nigerija"
nego "Lagos i Berlin",
nego "Lagos i Berlin",
11:16
and as with Google Maps,
we can always zoom in closer,
we can always zoom in closer,
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i kao i na Google Maps, uvijek
možemo zumirati bliže,
možemo zumirati bliže,
11:20
from country to city to neighborhood.
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od zemlje na grad, pa na četvrt.
11:23
But that's not quite the point.
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No nije u tome poanta.
11:26
The difference between
"Where are you from?"
"Where are you from?"
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Razlika između "Odakle si?"
11:28
and "Where are you a local?"
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i "Gdje si lokalac?"
11:30
isn't the specificity of the answer;
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nije u specifičnosti odgovora;
11:33
it's the intention of the question.
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već u cilju pitanja.
11:36
Replacing the language of nationality
with the language of locality asks us
with the language of locality asks us
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Promjena jezika nacionalnosti na
jezik lokaliteta zahtijeva od nas
jezik lokaliteta zahtijeva od nas
11:41
to shift our focus
to where real life occurs.
to where real life occurs.
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da se usredotočimo na mjesto
gdje se odvija pravi život.
gdje se odvija pravi život.
11:45
Even that most glorious expression
of countryhood, the World Cup,
of countryhood, the World Cup,
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Čak i najslavniji izraz simbola neke
zemlje, Svjetsko prvenstvo,
zemlje, Svjetsko prvenstvo,
11:49
gives us national teams comprised
mostly of multilocal players.
mostly of multilocal players.
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nudi nam nacionalne timove koji su
većinom sazdani od multilokalnih igrača.
većinom sazdani od multilokalnih igrača.
11:55
As a unit of measurement
for human experience,
for human experience,
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Kao mjerna jedinica za ljudsko iskustvo,
11:58
the country doesn't quite work.
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zemlja nije dovoljno učinkovita.
12:00
That's why Olu says, "I'm German,
but my parents come from Nigeria."
but my parents come from Nigeria."
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Zato Olu trdi "Ja sam Njemac,
ali moji roditelji su iz Nigerije."
ali moji roditelji su iz Nigerije."
12:05
The "but" in that sentence
belies the inflexibility of the units,
belies the inflexibility of the units,
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Riječ "ali" u toj rečenici reflektira
nefleksibilnost tih jedinica,
nefleksibilnost tih jedinica,
12:10
one fixed and fictional entity
bumping up against another.
bumping up against another.
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jedan fiksan i fikcionalan entitet
koji se sudara s drugim takvim.
koji se sudara s drugim takvim.
12:15
"I'm a local of Lagos and Berlin,"
suggests overlapping experiences,
suggests overlapping experiences,
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"Ja sam lokalac Lagosa i Berlina,"
navodi na preklapajuća iskustva,
navodi na preklapajuća iskustva,
12:19
layers that merge together,
that can't be denied or removed.
that can't be denied or removed.
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slojeve koji se sjedinjuju i koje
se ne može poreći niti ukloniti.
se ne može poreći niti ukloniti.
12:24
You can take away my passport,
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Možete mi oduzeti moju putovnicu,
12:26
but you can't take away my experience.
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ali mi ne možete oduzeti moje iskustvo.
12:28
That I carry within me.
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To nosim sa sobom.
12:30
Where I'm from comes wherever I go.
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Mjesto odakle dolazim
prati me kamo god da idem.
prati me kamo god da idem.
12:34
To be clear, I'm not suggesting
that we do away with countries.
that we do away with countries.
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Da budem jasna, ne predlažem
da treba ukinuti zemlje.
da treba ukinuti zemlje.
12:37
There's much to be said
for national history,
for national history,
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Mnogo toga se može reći
o nacionalnoj povijesti,
o nacionalnoj povijesti,
12:39
more for the sovereign state.
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a još više o suverenoj državi.
12:41
Culture exists in community,
and community exists in context.
and community exists in context.
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Kultura postoji u zajednici, a zajednica
postoji unutar konteksta.
postoji unutar konteksta.
12:46
Geography, tradition, collective memory:
these things are important.
these things are important.
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Zemljopis, tradicija, kolektivno
sjećanje - sve ovo je važno.
sjećanje - sve ovo je važno.
12:51
What I'm questioning is primacy.
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Ono što ja preispitujem jest prvenstvo.
12:53
All of those introductions on tour
began with reference to nation,
began with reference to nation,
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Svi oni uvodi na turneji započeli
su referencom o naciji,
su referencom o naciji,
12:58
as if knowing what country I came
from would tell my audience who I was.
from would tell my audience who I was.
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kao da informacija o tome iz koje zemlje
dolazim govori mojoj publici tko sam ja.
dolazim govori mojoj publici tko sam ja.
13:03
What are we really seeking, though,
when we ask where someone comes from?
when we ask where someone comes from?
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No, što mi to zaista tražimo
kada pitamo odakle je netko?
kada pitamo odakle je netko?
13:07
And what are we really seeing
when we hear an answer?
when we hear an answer?
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I što mi to vidimo kada čujemo odgovor?
13:10
Here's one possibility:
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Evo jedne mogućnosti:
13:12
basically, countries represent power.
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u osnovi, zemlje predstavljaju moć.
13:15
"Where are you from?"
Mexico. Poland. Bangladesh. Less power.
Mexico. Poland. Bangladesh. Less power.
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"Odakle si? Meksiko. Poljska.
Bangladeš. Manje moći.
Bangladeš. Manje moći.
13:20
America. Germany. Japan. More power.
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Amerika. Njemačka. Japan. Više moći.
13:24
China. Russia. Ambiguous.
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Kina. Rusija. Nejasno.
13:27
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
13:29
It's possible that without realizing it,
we're playing a power game,
we're playing a power game,
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Moguće je da nesvjesno igramo igru moći,
13:33
especially in the context
of multi-ethnic countries.
of multi-ethnic countries.
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posebice u kontekstu
multi-etničkih zemalja.
multi-etničkih zemalja.
13:36
As any recent immigrant knows,
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Kao što svaki aktualni imigrant zna,
13:38
the question "Where are you from?"
or "Where are you really from?"
or "Where are you really from?"
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pitanje "Odakle si?"
ili "Odakle si zaista?"
ili "Odakle si zaista?"
13:42
is often code for "Why are you here?"
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često je šifra za "Zašto si ovdje?"
13:46
Then we have the scholar
William Deresiewicz's writing
William Deresiewicz's writing
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S druge strane imamo učenjaka Williama
Deresiewicza i njegovo djelo
Deresiewicza i njegovo djelo
13:49
of elite American colleges.
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o elitnim američkim koledžima.
13:51
"Students think that
their environment is diverse
their environment is diverse
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"Studenti misle da je
njihova okolina raznolika
njihova okolina raznolika
13:54
if one comes from Missouri
and another from Pakistan --
and another from Pakistan --
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ako je jedan iz Missourija,
a drugi iz Pakistana --
a drugi iz Pakistana --
13:57
never mind that all of their parents
are doctors or bankers."
are doctors or bankers."
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bez obzira što su svima njima
roditelji liječnici ili bankari."
roditelji liječnici ili bankari."
14:02
I'm with him.
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Slažem se s njim.
14:03
To call one student American,
another Pakistani,
another Pakistani,
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Prozvati jednog studenta Amerikancem,
a drugog Pakistancem,
a drugog Pakistancem,
14:06
then triumphantly claim
student body diversity
student body diversity
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i zatim pobjednički ustvrditi
da je studentsko tijelo raznoliko
da je studentsko tijelo raznoliko
14:10
ignores the fact that these students
are locals of the same milieu.
are locals of the same milieu.
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ignorira činjenicu da su ti
studenti lokalci istoga miljea.
studenti lokalci istoga miljea.
14:13
The same holds true on the other end
of the economic spectrum.
of the economic spectrum.
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To jednako vrijedi i na drugome
kraju ekonomskog spektra.
kraju ekonomskog spektra.
14:17
A Mexican gardener in Los Angeles
and a Nepali housekeeper in Delhi
and a Nepali housekeeper in Delhi
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Meksički vrtlar u Los Angelesu i
nepalska kućna pomonica u Delhiju
nepalska kućna pomonica u Delhiju
14:22
have more in common
in terms of rituals and restrictions
in terms of rituals and restrictions
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imaju mnogo više dodirnih točaka
u pogledu rituala i restrikcija
u pogledu rituala i restrikcija
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than nationality implies.
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nego što to nameće nacionalnost.
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Perhaps my biggest problem
with coming from countries
with coming from countries
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Moj vjerojatno najveći problem
s idejom da se dolazi iz zemalja
s idejom da se dolazi iz zemalja
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is the myth of going back to them.
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jest mit o ponovnom povratku u te zemlje.
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I'm often asked if I plan
to "go back" to Ghana.
to "go back" to Ghana.
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Često me pitaju planiram li se
"vratiti" u Ganu.
"vratiti" u Ganu.
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I go to Accra every year,
but I can't "go back" to Ghana.
but I can't "go back" to Ghana.
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Odlazim u Accru svake godine,
ali ne mogu se "vratiti" u Ganu.
ali ne mogu se "vratiti" u Ganu.
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It's not because I wasn't born there.
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Ne zato što tamo nisam rođena.
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My father can't go back, either.
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Ni moj otac se ne može vratiti.
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The country in which he was born,
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Zemlja u kojoj je on rođen,
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that country no longer exists.
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više ne postoji.
14:49
We can never go back to a place
and find it exactly where we left it.
and find it exactly where we left it.
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Nikada se ne možemo vratiti na neko mjesto
i vidjeti da je ostalo nepromjenjeno.
i vidjeti da je ostalo nepromjenjeno.
14:53
Something, somewhere
will always have changed,
will always have changed,
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Nešto, negdje uvijek će biti izmijenjeno,
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most of all, ourselves.
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a najviše od svega, mi sami.
14:58
People.
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Ljudi.
14:59
Finally, what we're talking
about is human experience,
about is human experience,
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Napokon, ovdje govorimo
o ljudskom iskustvu,
o ljudskom iskustvu,
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this notoriously and gloriously
disorderly affair.
disorderly affair.
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toj zloglasno i slavno
nesređenoj avanturi.
nesređenoj avanturi.
15:06
In creative writing,
locality bespeaks humanity.
locality bespeaks humanity.
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U kreativnom pisanju,
lokalnost nagovješćuje ljudskost.
lokalnost nagovješćuje ljudskost.
15:10
The more we know
about where a story is set,
about where a story is set,
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Što više znamo o mjestu radnje neke priče,
15:12
the more local color and texture,
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to je više boje i teksture,
15:14
the more human
the characters start to feel,
the characters start to feel,
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što više likove priče djeluju ljudskije,
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the more relatable, not less.
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to je lakše poistovjetiti se
s njima, a ne manje.
s njima, a ne manje.
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The myth of national identity
and the vocabulary of coming from
and the vocabulary of coming from
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Mit o nacionalnom identitetu i vokabular
koji nameće ideju dolaska od nekuda
koji nameće ideju dolaska od nekuda
15:24
confuses us into placing ourselves
into mutually exclusive categories.
into mutually exclusive categories.
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zbunjuje nas tako da sami sebe svrstavamo
u međusobno isključive kategorije.
u međusobno isključive kategorije.
15:29
In fact, all of us are multi --
multi-local, multi-layered.
multi-local, multi-layered.
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Zapravo smo svi multi:
multi-lokalni, višesložni.
multi-lokalni, višesložni.
15:33
To begin our conversations
with an acknowledgement of this complexity
with an acknowledgement of this complexity
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Ako započnemo razgovor
priznajući ovu kompleksnost,
priznajući ovu kompleksnost,
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brings us closer together, I think,
not further apart.
not further apart.
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vjerujem da će nas
to zbližiti, a ne udaljiti.
to zbližiti, a ne udaljiti.
15:40
So the next time that I'm introduced,
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Zato, sljedeći put kada će me najavljivati
15:44
I'd love to hear the truth:
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voljela bih čuti istinu:
15:46
"Taiye Selasi is a human being,
like everybody here.
like everybody here.
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"Taiye Selasi je ljudsko biće
kao i svatko ovdje.
kao i svatko ovdje.
15:50
She isn't a citizen of the world,
but a citizen of worlds.
but a citizen of worlds.
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Ona nije građanka svijeta,
već građanka svijetova.
već građanka svijetova.
15:54
She is a local of New York,
Rome and Accra."
Rome and Accra."
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Ona je lokalka u New Yorku, Rimu i Accri."
15:57
Thank you.
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Hvala.
15:58
(Applause)
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Taiye Selasi - AuthorIn her writings, Taiye Selasi explores our relationship to our multiple identities.
Why you should listen
A writer and photographer of Nigerian and Ghanaian descent, born in London and raised in Boston, now living in Rome and Berlin, who has studied Latin and music, Taiye Selasi is herself a study in the modern meaning of identity. In 2005 she published the much-discussed (and controversial) essay "Bye-Bye, Babar (Or: What Is an Afropolitan?)," offering an alternative vision of African identity for a transnational generation. Prompted by writer Toni Morrison, the following year she published the short story "The Sex Lives of African Girls" in the literary magazine Granta.
Her first novel Ghana Must Go, published in 2013, is a tale of family drama and reconciliation, following six characters and spanning generations, continents, genders and classes.
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