| Title |
Maps of belonging: black british identity in andrea levy’s “fruit of the lemon” / |
| Translation of Title |
Tapatybės žemėlapiai: rasė ir istorija Andreos Levy romane „Fruit of the Lemon“. |
| Authors |
Soylu, Seray |
| Full Text |
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| Pages |
38 |
| Keywords [eng] |
Rasė ; , istorija, diaspora, windrush, Britanija, Jamaika. Race, history, diaspora, Windrush, Britain, Jamaica |
| Abstract [eng] |
Maps of Belonging: Black British Identity in Andrea Levy’s Fruit of the Lemon This MA thesis aims to explore Black British identity and perceptions of belonging in Andrea Levy’s Fruit of the Lemon by paying attention to the stories that connect Jamaica and Britain. Although the migration from Jamaica to London is conventionally thought to have started with the arrival of the Empire Windrush in 1948, the public narratives of the Windrush moment should not take precedence over other stories. Drawing on Paul Gilroy’s notions of roots and routes in his The Black Atlantic and Christina Sharpe’s metaphor of the wake in her book titled In the Wake: On Blackness and Being, this thesis argues that Fruit of the Lemon could be read as a literary intervention to the public narratives of the Windrush history. The analysis addresses the silence regarding racism and colonial history. It also shows how these silences create tension between Britishness and Blackness. By examining how the protagonist of the novel, Faith forges a firmer sense of belonging; this thesis claims that Faith’s engagement with her family history can be modelled on Sharpe’s metaphor of the wake. The analysis suggests that Faith is able to embrace her Black British identity only after learning about intertwined stories and routes that connect Jamaica and Britain. |
| Dissertation Institution |
Vilniaus universitetas. |
| Type |
Master thesis |
| Language |
English |
| Publication date |
2021 |
