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The DFG project "Small Sovereignty" enters its second round with a focus on plantation literature
The recently approved second part of the project focuses on the literary representation of plantations. Thematically relevant novels from the 20th and 21st centuries will be examined. They are attributed cultural-diagnostic characteristics. Between paternalism and resistance, new power-critical questions arise. In addition, a further highly relevant academic and social context is illuminated.
Through the three thematic focuses
- Labor and global relations of exploitation,
- local power and administrative structures
- Research and subaltern agency, also from an ecofeminist perspective
the project combines literary analysis with decolonialist theory and social reflection.
With the renewed funding, previous research results can be deepened, international cooperation expanded and young academics specifically promoted. The approval sends a strong signal for the relevance of cultural and literary research on the historical depth of global inequalities and the destruction of natural environments.
Current dates and publications can be found here.