McFarlane, A. (2017) The poetry of civic nationalism: Jackie Kay’s ‘bronze head from Ife’. C21 Literature, 5(2), 5. (doi: 10.16995/c21.23)
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Abstract
This article examines the work of the newly-minted Scots makar, Jackie Kay, charting her development as a black Scottish writer committed to the interrogation of identity categories. McFarlane focuses in particular on ‘Bronze Head from Ife’, a poem in Kay’s most recent collection Fiere (2012), and elucidates the synthesis this poem offers of Kay’s Nigerian and Scottish roots, invoking both Burns and Nigerian artwork to offer a form of civic nationalism that embraces difference and multiplicity.
Item Type: | Articles |
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Keywords: | Jackie Kay, Scottish nationalism, civic nationalism, Scottish literature, Robert Burns. |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Mcfarlane, Dr Anna |
Authors: | McFarlane, A. |
College/School: | College of Arts & Humanities > School of Critical Studies > English Literature |
Journal Name: | C21 Literature |
Publisher: | Open Library of Humanities |
ISSN: | 2045-5224 |
ISSN (Online): | 2045-5224 |
Copyright Holders: | Copyright © 2017 The Author |
First Published: | First published in C21 Literature 5(2): 5 |
Publisher Policy: | Reproduced under a Creative Commons License |
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