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Creative Writing as Literary Activism: Decolonial Perspectives on the Writing Workshop

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: This paper explores the concept of literary activism by reflecting on a co-productive creative writing project run by the University of Bristol (United Kingdom) and the Center for African Cultural Excellence (Uganda). It considers how the space of the creative writing workshop opens platforms for decolonial knowledge production.

Source: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies

DOI: 10.1080/23277408.2020.1818494

Authors: Bwesigye Bwa Mwesigire, Madhu Krishnan

Institutions: Cornell University, University of Bristol

Language: English

Topic: Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies

Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: University of Bristol

OpenAlex ID: W3048624876

FWCI: 9.731

Cites: 37

Cited by: 4

Related to: 10