Small Island, published by the Black British writer Andrea Levy in 2004, is explored as a representative example of literary writing constructed as a space of negotiation and possible reconciliation aimed at fostering a wider and more integrated sense of community. This essay investigates how the novel contributes to re-forging the socio-cultural consciousness and imaginary by exposing and disrupting the dynamics at the roots of hegemonic constructions of space, time and subjectivity. Focussed on the central issue of the process of identity formation set in the context of the often obscured history of the Atlantic world with its traumatic past of slavery, migration and resulting legacies, Small Island gives voice to the predicament of the contemporary individual caught between different worlds and cultures constantly in search of a full sense of belonging.
“Reinventing the World through the Creative Word: Andrea Levy’s Small Island”
DOLCE, Maria Renata
2013-01-01
Abstract
Small Island, published by the Black British writer Andrea Levy in 2004, is explored as a representative example of literary writing constructed as a space of negotiation and possible reconciliation aimed at fostering a wider and more integrated sense of community. This essay investigates how the novel contributes to re-forging the socio-cultural consciousness and imaginary by exposing and disrupting the dynamics at the roots of hegemonic constructions of space, time and subjectivity. Focussed on the central issue of the process of identity formation set in the context of the often obscured history of the Atlantic world with its traumatic past of slavery, migration and resulting legacies, Small Island gives voice to the predicament of the contemporary individual caught between different worlds and cultures constantly in search of a full sense of belonging.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
