What else does a black female writer have to do in this world? What does she do with the rage that consumes her when she is again marginalized or used as "the attraction" for show? And what does she do with her throbbing shame?
Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Georg Forster
As criticism of colonialism and bitter debates on cultural appropriation resurface, it is worth looking back to the 18th century and to Georg Forster, one of the most fascinating thinkers of his time
In traditional Afghan society, shame has an almost state-supporting function, but in the Afghan diaspora it finds new, no less dramatic ways of expressing itself
Authors who narrate in the first person are not necessarily talking from their own perspective. How and from which perspective do our favourite authors tell their stories? The best way to find out is to invite them to talk to us in person