LEADER 02446nam 2200397#u 450 001 9910985676403321 005 20241010072004.0 010 $a9781680536997 035 $a(CKB)26756370900041 035 $a(BIP)085041144 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC31702145 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL31702145 035 $a(OCoLC)1458763804 035 $a(EXLCZ)9926756370900041 100 $a20230526d2022#### ### 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aMaking of Afro-Caribbean Consciousness and Identity in the Poetry of Linton Kwesi Johnson, David Dabydeen, and Fred D?Aguiar 205 $a1st ed. 215 $a1 online resource (204 p.) 311 08$a9781680536980 330 8 $aIn the context of a diversified and pluralistic arena of contemporary literature embodying previously marginalized voices of region, ethnicity, gender, and class, black poets living in Britain developed a distinct branch of contemporary poetry. Having emerged from a struggle to give voice to marginalized groups in Britain, the poetry of Linton Kwesi Johnson, David Dabydeen, and Fred D'Aguiar helped define national identity and explored racial oppression. Motivated by a sense of responsibility towards their communities, these poets undertook the task of transmitting black history to young blacks who risked losing ties to their roots. They also emphasized the necessity of fighting racism by constructing an awareness of Afro-Caribbean national identity while establishing black cultural heritage in contemporary British poetry. In this book, Turkish literary scholar Dilek Bulut Sarkaya examines their works. Linton Kwesi Johnson's Voices of the Living and the Dead (1974), Inglan is a Bitch (1980), and Tings an Times (1991) open the study, followed by David Dabydeen's Slave Song (1984), Coolie Odyssey (1988), and Turner (1994) and, finally, Fred D'Aguiar's Mama Dot (1985), Airy Hall (1989) and British Subjects (1993). 610 $aAfrican Literature 610 $aPoetry 610 $aLiterary Criticism 676 $a821.92 700 $aSarkaya$b Dilek Bulut$01792906 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910985676403321 996 $aMaking of Afro-Caribbean Consciousness and Identity in the Poetry of Linton Kwesi Johnson, David Dabydeen, and Fred D?Aguiar$94332059 997 $aUNINA