By Thomas F. DeFrantz, Anita Gonzalez
Contributors. Melissa Blanco Borelli, Daphne A. Brooks, Soyica Diggs Colbert, Thomas F. DeFrantz, Nadine George-Graves, Anita Gonzalez, Rickerby Hinds, Jason King, D. Soyini Madison, Koritha Mitchell, Tavia Nyong'o, Carl Paris, Anna B. Scott, Wendy S. Walters, Hershini Bhana Young
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In fact, in the complicated processes described by Appiah and Gilroy as well as Brooks, we can see Anansi finding ways to survive by redefining himself and the terms of his existence. The web of stories that Anansi spins serves as a metaphor for the ways in which we remain connected to people over time, geography, cultural differences, and so forth. I posit the term “spidering” to describe the Anansi metaphor for contemporary diaspora. In addition to inspiration from Anansi, I have borrowed 36 / Nadine George-Graves the term from a cyberspace practice in which a program travels the Internet looking for data.
