Caryl Phillips; Black British Literature; Caribbean Literature; Black Atlantic
Abstract :
[en] Thematically and structurally, the work of the Kittitian-British writer Caryl Phillips reimagines the notion of genealogy. Phillips’s fiction, drama, and non-fiction foreground broken filiations and forever-deferred promises of new affiliations in the aftermath of slavery and colonization. His texts are also in dialogue with multiple historical figures and literary influences, imagining around the life of the African American comedian Bert Williams and the Caribbean writer Jean Rhys, or retelling the story of Othello. Additionally, Phillips’s work resonates with that of other writers and visual artists, such as Derek Walcott, Toni Morrison, or Isaac Julien. Written to honour the career of renown Phillipsian scholar Bénédicte Ledent, the contributions to this volume, including one by Phillips himself, explore the multiple ramifications of genealogy, in, across and beyond Phillips’s work and offer a compelling revisiting of the writer’s influence in the contemporary moment.
Research Center/Unit :
CEREP - Centre d'Enseignement et de Recherche en Études Postcoloniales - ULiège
Disciplines :
Literature
Editor :
O'Callaghan, Evelyn; University of the West Indies > English Department
Mergeai, Mathilde ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de langues modernes : linguistique, littérature et traduction
Publishing director :
Munos, Delphine ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de langues modernes : linguistique, littérature et traduction
