Migritude is a novel written by an American based Kenyan writer, poet and actor Shailja Patel. The Novel was her debut novel in 2010.[1] The book talk about her journey from Kenya to the United Kingdom. The book includes political history,family history,poetry, and news coverage.[2][3]
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Author | Shailja Patel |
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Language | English |
Genre | Biography and poetry |
Publisher | Kaya Press |
Publication date | November 30, 2010 |
Publication place | Kenya |
Pages | 168 |
ISBN | 1-885-03005-3 |
About the book
editMigritude focuses on how black African women and diasporic groups are positioned and repositioned in the language of global concern. By examining the subaltern discourse, this piece rethinks what is deemed "home" in the queer imaginary. To represent the subaltern, whose concerns are exemplified by the perpetuation of institutional violence upon their bodies, this paper critiques heteronormativity.[4][5][6]
References
edit- ^ Patel, Shailja (2010-11-30). Migritude (1st ed.). New York, NY: Kaya Press. ISBN 978-1-885030-05-4.
- ^ "MIGRITUDE". MOVING FICTIONS. 2019-04-29. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ "Migritude | New Internationalist". newint.org. 2011-02-10. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
- ^ Kosma, Marietta (2022-04-30). "On Migritude: An Innovative Form of Feminine Diasporic Identification in the neo-Liberal Nation State". Rising Asia Journal. 2 (2).
- ^ Leetsch, Jennifer. "Travelling Text. Shailja Patel's Migritude".
- ^ "The Migritude as a performance". sites.udel.edu. 17 August 2019.