"I AM DISAPPEARING / INTO THE UNCERTAIN LIGHT": THE WORD AS A TOOL OF CITIZENSHIP AND SELF-DEFINITION IN THE POEMS OF JACKIE KAY
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https://doi.org/10.12795/RICL.2014.i15.21Keywords:
Jackie Kay, identità, autobiografia, cittadinanza, nazionalità, razzaAbstract
Jackie Kay's work is an exploration of the intricate and complex matter of identity. At the center of his narratives there is often a subject that cannot be defined on the basis of individual categories of citizenship, nationality or race. On the other hand, the same identity of Kay, as it emerges from her admittedly autobiographical works (the collection of verses The Adoption Papers and the story Red Dust Road) appears not easy to catalog: of Afro-Scottish origin (born in Edinburgh in 1961 from a Scottish mother and a Nigerian father), and grew up in a traditional social environment (in Glasgow) from anything but traditional parents (she was adopted by a white pacifist and radical communist couple).Downloads
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