Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Teju Cole's 'Blind Spot:' What's missing when we look at the world?
Nigerian-American writer Teju Cole has a new book out called “Blind Spot.” It features hundreds of images -- spanning from Lagos to Berlin to Brooklyn -- with essays on what’s visible and invisible in the photos. Many of the photos don’t include people -- just traces of them.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readNigerian-American writer Teju Cole has a new book out called “Blind Spot.” It features hundreds of images -- spanning from Lagos to Berlin to Brooklyn -- with essays on what’s visible and invisible in the photos. Many of the photos don’t include people -- just traces of them.
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Teju Cole on finding meaning in the invisibile- 0:00The role of transgender people in the military
- 8:58The vulnerability of street vendors in LA
- 15:20In Oakland, people affected by the drug war get a first crack at pot licenses
- 23:43Teju Cole's 'Blind Spot:' What's missing when we look at the world?You’re reading this
- 38:50Two new photo exhibits in LA focus on working class life
The full episode
4 of 5Teju Cole on finding meaning in the invisibile- 0:00The role of transgender people in the military
- 8:58The vulnerability of street vendors in LA
- 15:20In Oakland, people affected by the drug war get a first crack at pot licenses
- 23:43Teju Cole's 'Blind Spot:' What's missing when we look at the world?You’re reading this
- 38:50Two new photo exhibits in LA focus on working class life