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ca-4968	Melly, Caroline	The Weightless State: PowerPoint and the Everyday Work of Making Senegal Matter	2023		.htm	text/html	11582	557	48	As they stashed piles of papers from view, downloaded and circulated PowerPoint files, selected subdued colors and standard fonts, connected cords, entered passwords, tightly framed bullet points, and finessed their oral presentations, APIX staff members made Senegal matter in specific and consequential ways—they gave the small African state substantive form, and they made that form worthy of attention. Moussa was excited to be able to translate his skills in marketing and design into state work—tinkering with layouts for promotional materials, helping produce radio advertisements, collaborating on translations, and, of course, assembling PowerPoint presentations.	cache/ca-4968.htm	txt/ca-4968.txt