And, indeed, her lecture has strong parallels to that scene-although it also includes more about her experiences of racism along with those of sexual assault. If you’ve watched I May Destroy You, the scene of Coel standing at a podium in front of an esteemed audience might remind you of a key point in the series where her character does the same, using the opportunity to call out a colleague as a rapist. For the most part, this book is a transcription of that almost hour-long lecture, with the addition of an Introduction and Epilogue, which includes the moth metaphor. Then again, back then I’d also never heard of Depeche Mode or Sarajevo,” she quips. “At the time, I’d never heard of the MacTaggart Lecture. Coel was the fifth woman, and only the first Black woman, to be given this honor. Although the book covers most of her life, from the age of seven to present day, the narration begins at the 2018 MacTaggart Lecture, which she was invited to give at the Edinburgh TV Festival.
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