Advances in Language and Literary Studies, Apr 28, 2014
While the first wave of Caribbean immigrant writers brilliantly explored race-related issues, bla... more While the first wave of Caribbean immigrant writers brilliantly explored race-related issues, black Britons like Andrea Levy, Zadie Smith and Caryl Phillips, among others, have sought to depart from earlier fiction, motivated in their project by the changing white face of Britain. In this article, I would like to argue that cultural change in Britain has deeply influenced literary production and has, consequently, laid the ground for a series of textual transformations. To capture instances of creative excess in contemporary black writing in Britain, I will bring under examination Caryl Phillips's (2009) novel In the Falling Snow. My intention is to show to what extent Phillips's work surpasses the 'noose of race' and already-familiar representations of multicultural Britain to celebrate a 'post-racial' society.
While the first wave of Caribbean immigrant writers brilliantly explored race-related issues, bla... more While the first wave of Caribbean immigrant writers brilliantly explored race-related issues, black Britons like Andrea Levy, Zadie Smith and Caryl Phillips, among others, have sought to depart from earlier fiction, motivated in their project by the changing white face of Britain. In this article, I would like to argue that cultural change in Britain has deeply influenced literary production and has, consequently, laid the ground for a series of textual transformations. To capture instances of creative excess in contemporary black writing in Britain, I will bring under examination Caryl Phillips's (2009) novel In the Falling Snow. My intention is to show to what extent Phillips's work surpasses the 'noose of race' and already-familiar representations of multicultural Britain to celebrate a 'post-racial' society.
Faculté des Lettres et des Sciences Humaines THE EXPERIENCE OF THE BLACK DIASPORA ON DISTANT SHOR... more Faculté des Lettres et des Sciences Humaines THE EXPERIENCE OF THE BLACK DIASPORA ON DISTANT SHORES: SHATTERED SUBJECTS AND FRAGMENTATION IN THE WRITING OF CARYL PHILLIPS Thèse présentée par Jawhar Ahmed DHOUIB en vue de l"obtention du titre de Docteur en Langues et Lettres à l"
Advances in Language and Literary Studies, Apr 28, 2014
While the first wave of Caribbean immigrant writers brilliantly explored race-related issues, bla... more While the first wave of Caribbean immigrant writers brilliantly explored race-related issues, black Britons like Andrea Levy, Zadie Smith and Caryl Phillips, among others, have sought to depart from earlier fiction, motivated in their project by the changing white face of Britain. In this article, I would like to argue that cultural change in Britain has deeply influenced literary production and has, consequently, laid the ground for a series of textual transformations. To capture instances of creative excess in contemporary black writing in Britain, I will bring under examination Caryl Phillips's (2009) novel In the Falling Snow. My intention is to show to what extent Phillips's work surpasses the 'noose of race' and already-familiar representations of multicultural Britain to celebrate a 'post-racial' society.
While the first wave of Caribbean immigrant writers brilliantly explored race-related issues, bla... more While the first wave of Caribbean immigrant writers brilliantly explored race-related issues, black Britons like Andrea Levy, Zadie Smith and Caryl Phillips, among others, have sought to depart from earlier fiction, motivated in their project by the changing white face of Britain. In this article, I would like to argue that cultural change in Britain has deeply influenced literary production and has, consequently, laid the ground for a series of textual transformations. To capture instances of creative excess in contemporary black writing in Britain, I will bring under examination Caryl Phillips's (2009) novel In the Falling Snow. My intention is to show to what extent Phillips's work surpasses the 'noose of race' and already-familiar representations of multicultural Britain to celebrate a 'post-racial' society.
Faculté des Lettres et des Sciences Humaines THE EXPERIENCE OF THE BLACK DIASPORA ON DISTANT SHOR... more Faculté des Lettres et des Sciences Humaines THE EXPERIENCE OF THE BLACK DIASPORA ON DISTANT SHORES: SHATTERED SUBJECTS AND FRAGMENTATION IN THE WRITING OF CARYL PHILLIPS Thèse présentée par Jawhar Ahmed DHOUIB en vue de l"obtention du titre de Docteur en Langues et Lettres à l"
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