The poetry of civic nationalism: Jackie Kay’s ‘bronze head from Ife’

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
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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