Thematics and Poetics of Racism in Pajtim Statovci’s Novels My Cat Yugoslavia and Crossing
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: This article examines two migration novels by Pajtim Statovci, My Cat Yugoslavia and Crossing, through the lens of the themes and poetics of racism. Racism studies are combined with character analysis, using James Phelan’s model as a framework. It is argued that the narrator in Crossing is unreliable, presenting a distinct poetic strategy for conveying anti-racist values compared to the reliable first-person narrator in My Cat Yugoslavia. Additionally, the theme of racism plays a central role in both novels and can be analyzed using concepts from sociological studies of racism. Statovci’s works are societal novels that take a clear anti-racist stance and engage with social discourse on racism and migration.
Source: Acta Philologica
Author: Flóra Várkonyi
Institution: Tampere University
Language: English
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4406655706