ABSTRACT

Teju Cole’s versatility shows not only in his accomplishments in conventional print media – such as his novella Every Day is for the Thief (2007), his novel Open City (2011), and his collection of essays Known and Strange Things (2016) – but also in his non-textual creative works that engage with contemporary issues through photography, social media, and journalism. In this interview, which was conducted via e-mail in 2016, the Nigerian American author evaluates the possibilities and limitations of deploying different media and genres in cultural production, touching also on topics ranging from technology and political activism, authorship and audiences to different aspects of time and its role in art.

摘要

Teju Cole 的多才多艺不仅体现在他在传统印刷媒体上的成就——例如他的中篇小说《天天都是小偷》（2007 年）、他的小说《开放城市》（2011 年）以及他的散文集《已知和奇怪的事情》（2016 年）——而且他的非文本创作作品也通过摄影、社交媒体和新闻来探讨当代问题。在 2016 年通过电子邮件进行的这次采访中，这位尼日利亚裔美国作家评估了在文化生产中部署不同媒体和流派的可能性和局限性，还涉及技术和政治激进主义、作者身份和受众等不同方面的话题时间及其在艺术中的作用。