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Abstract
If Black British literature was still invisible in 1990, over the past thirty years, women writers especially have pushed this field into the limelight, prompting critics rightly to observe that “contemporary black writing of Britain [is] characterised more and more by the work of women writers” and that these women’s literary endeavors are far “removed from the purview of ‘Black British writing’ as it has been predominantly understood.” In a field that has been primarily appreciated for its exploration of lived Black experience, we want to pay attention to the innovations in writing that, from a literary perspective, are no less significant. In fact, we suggest that their experiments with language, style, and genre put Black British women at the vanguard of the British literary scene more broadly. This recognition raises critical questions about the extent to which precedence has been given to the politics over the aesthetics of their writing and the manner in which they have been siloed into a “minority” literature by way of their gender and race.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 211-222 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2022 |
Bibliographical note
Copyright:Copyright 2022 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Black Briitish literature and criticism
- aesthetics
- innovation
- canon formation
- experimental literature
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FWOAL1007: Self-Reflexivity and Generic Change in 21st-Century Black British Women’s Literature
1/01/21 → 31/12/24
Project: Fundamental
Research output
- 3 Citations
- 1 Other scientific journal contribution
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The Interrelatedness of Form and Content in Contemporary Black British Women’s Writing: Interviews with Victoria Adukwei Bulley, Laura Fish, Lou Prendergast, and Bernardine Evaristo by Elisabeth Bekers, Elizabeth-Jane Burnett, Helen Cousins
Bekers, E., Helen, C., Burnett, E-J., Evaristo, B., Fish, L., Bulley, V. A. & Prendergast, L., 2022, In: Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature. 41, 2, p. 327-342 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Other scientific journal contribution
Open Access
Activities
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“Solidarity and Experimental Form in Black British Women's Literature”
Elisabeth Bekers (Speaker)
31 Jan 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a workshop/seminar
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‘Songs of Liberation’: Self-Reflexivity in Laura Fish’s Strange Music and the Development of the Black British Neo-Slave Narrative
Katrijn Van den Bossche (Speaker) & Elisabeth Bekers (Speaker)
14 Sep 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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In the Shadow of Empire?
Elisabeth Bekers (Organiser), Elisabeth Bekers (Participant), Katrijn Van den Bossche (Participant), Tara Brusselaers (Participant) & Laura Fish (Participant)
22 Sep 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference