‘Instead of seeing limitations, I began to see possibilities.’
- Reader in Postcolonial Literature, Leeds Beckett University
Our expert authors explain the value in bringing the story of their research to a much wider audience.
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From a longlist of 13, six novels have been shortlisted for the 2024 Booker prize. Our academics review the finalists.
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James is front and centre in this emotional and illuminating retelling of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Beatrix Potter’s silence concerning her sources means the Brer Rabbit folktales that helped create her stories are passed over without acknowledgement or celebration.
The film sees myths created by the Black diaspora come alive as Wakanda is presented as a Black utopia.
Abolition in the UK tends to focus on the work of Yorkshireman William Wilberforce but there were many Black abolitionists whose tireless work has been forgotten.
In a surprising twist, Frozen 2 tackles the complicated issue of warped colonial narratives and the case for repatriation. A worthy feat, but how well does Disney pull it off?
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