scholarly journals Fiction as prosthesis: Reading the contemporary African queer short story

2021 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 8-17
Author(s):  
Wesley Paul Macheso
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Disability Studies ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Human Subject ◽  
Human Sexuality ◽  
Queer People ◽  
Queer Fiction ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
African Writers ◽  
Selection Of

In this article, I read contemporary African queer fiction as a tool employed by writers to represent and rehumanise queer identities in Sub-Saharan African societies. In these societies, heteropatriarchal authorities strive to disable queer agency by dehumanising queer subjects. I argue that African queer identities, desires, and experiences are controlled and restricted under the heterosexual gaze, which strives to ensure that human sexuality benefits patriarchy, promoting heterosexual desire as ‘natural’ and authentically African and pathologising homosexuality. African writers then employ fiction as a means of rehumanising queer subjects in these disabling heteronormative societies to grant voice and agency to identities that have been multifariously subjugated and/or deliberately erased, and fiction acts as a type of prosthesis, a term I borrow from disability studies. Rewriting such lives in fiction does not only afford discursive spaces to queer identities, but also reconstructs the queer person as a human subject worth the dignity that they are often denied. In the article, I analyse a selection of six short stories from the collections Queer Africa 2: New Stories and Fairytales for Lost Children to demonstrate how these stories function as prosthesis for queer people in disabling societies.

scholarly journals THE DOUBLINGS IN A SHORT STORY COLLECTION STARI DANI BY BORISAV STANKOVIĆ

2020 ◽  
pp. 119
Author(s):  
Milica Aleksić
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Short Story Collection ◽  
Unconscious Selection ◽  
Counter Narrative ◽  
Story Collection ◽  
Selection Of

In this paper we discuss the doubling of characters' identities in Borisav Stanković's short story collection Stari dani (1902), and a conscious or unconscious selection of another protagonist as an alternative for performing a particular protagonist’s activity the doubling of the actual narrative world through counter-narrative, simulated narrative, comparison and narrative negation will be analyzed. We will try to show how the patriarchal context determines this otherness of worlds and protagonists, and what the cause-effect relations has to do with the psychologization of Stanković's protagonists and the development of the story in nine short stories of the aforementioned collection.

Humbling the human: Posthuman explorations in contemporary short fiction

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elke D’hoker
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Short Fiction ◽  
Human Subject ◽  
Species Extinction ◽  
Donna Haraway ◽  
Human Animal ◽  
Louise Bennett ◽  
Being And Becoming

In a context of manmade global warming, ecological destruction and species extinction, posthumanist scholars have advocated moving beyond the anthropocentrism that determines western thinking in favour of an embedded and embodied interspecies relationality. If these remain fairly abstract notions in the work of critics such as Donna Haraway and Rosi Braidotti, contemporary short fiction provides many interesting examples of these alternative forms of being and becoming. The short story seems especially suited to exploring this decentring of the human subject, given its own status as a liminal, ‘minor’ or ‘humble’ genre and its long tradition of exploring human–animal relations in animal stories. This article demonstrates how contemporary short stories by Lauren Groff, Claire-Louise Bennett, Sarah Hall, Sara Baume and Louise Ehrdrich stage a profoundly biocentric perspective by moving beyond animal stories’ traditional modes of the fabular and the figural towards a realistic depiction of our creaturely existence in experiences that may be at once empowering and terrifying.

scholarly journals Walter Scott, Five Short Stories: The Dundee Edition

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Drug Induced ◽  
Short Story Collection ◽  
Story Collection ◽  
Walter Scott ◽  
Gift Book ◽  
Magic Lantern ◽  
Selection Of

Five Short Stories brings together a diverse selection of Walter Scott’s shorter fictions produced over a five-year span late in his long career. First published within the three-volume novel Redgauntlet (1824), “Wandering Willie’s Tale” remains a staple of Gothic anthologies. Two Scottish tales, “The Highland Widow” and “The Two Drovers”, come from Chronicles of the Canongate (1827), Scott’s only official short story collection. Two other works intended for a second series of Chronicles, “My Aunt Margaret’s Mirror” and “The Tapestried Chamber”, eventually appeared in a fashionable gift-book, The Keepsake for 1829. A grisly murder and a journey into a hellish underworld; a drug-induced desertion followed by a military execution; a simmering rivalry leading to a homicide; bigamy exposed by a magic lantern show; and an ornate room furnished with the ghost of an evil aristocrat: these short stories amply showcase Scott’s darker imagination.

Femininity

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Young
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Female Body ◽  
Gender And Sexuality ◽  
White Female ◽  
Normative Model ◽  
Societal Expectations ◽  
Selection Of

Femininity resides at the heart of feminist debates regarding sex, gender and sexuality. As such, this chapter engages with a plethora of ways in which femininity has been defined, resisted, challenged and critiqued in contemporary short story narratives. Space, and a woman’s right to occupy space, provides the opening point of analysis through a reading of the narratives of Byatt and Tremain. The second section shifts to the notion of ‘behaving appropriately’ and examines the ways in which a selection of short stories depict and reflexively critique femininity in order to make visible and problematize societal expectations of women. Through these discussions, the female body emerges as an important motif and this is an image that will be drawn upon across the subsequent chapters. Finally, the discussion illuminates the ways in which femininity is often understood through association with a young and white female body. Subsequently, the closing section pays attention to narratives which foreground bodies “other” to this normative model and asks how this challenges the concept of femininity and, in turn, what this can tell us about contemporary feminisms.

scholarly journals EKSKLUSI PEREMPUAN, SASTRA, DAN PSIKOLOGI GENDER: STUDI PADA CERPEN KARYA BUDI DARMA TAHUN 2016—2020 [Female Exclusion, Literature, and Gender Psychology: Study On Budi Darma's Short Stories 2016—2020]

TOTOBUANG ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-129
Author(s):  
Anas Ahmadi
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Analysis Techniques ◽  
Is Research ◽  
Men 2 ◽  
Psychology Perspective ◽  
Data Source ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Selection Of

The study of gender is currently attracting the researchers from various fields. One of them is  research gender in literature. Therefore, this study aims to describe the exclusion of women contained in Indonesian literature through a gender psychology perspective. The method used qualitative with narrative exposure style. The data source used a short story by Budi Darma in 2016-2020. Data analysis techniques includes identification, classification, and data exposure. The results of the study and discussion showed that exclusion in literature emerged some categories: (1) exclusion of women through the selection of short story titles that were more tendent to men, (2) exclusion of wartime women, and (3) exclusion of women through labeling. Studi mengenai gender saat ini menarik perhatian peneliti berbagai bidang. Salah satunya adalah penelitian gender di bidang sastra. Berkait dengan itu, penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan eksklusi perempuan yang terdapat dalam sastra Indonesia melalui perspektif psikologi gender. Metode yang digunakan adalah kualitatif dengan gaya pemaparan naratif. Sumber data yang digunakan adalah cerpen karya Budi Darma tahun 2016-2020. Teknik analisis data meliputi, identifikasi, klasifikasi, dan pemaparan data. Hasil penelitian dan pembahasan menunjukkan bahwa eksklusi dalam literatur muncul dengan kategori (1) eksklusi perempuan melalui pemilihan judul cerpen yang lebih condong kepada laki-laki, (2) eksklusi perempuan masa perang, dan (3) eksklusi perempuan. melalui pelabelan.

scholarly journals PEMILIHAN CERPEN KONTEMPORER DALAM SURAT KABAR SEBAGAI BAHAN AJAR DAN DAMPAKNYA PADA HASIL PEMBELAJARAN BAHASA DAN SASTRA INDONESIA DI SEKOLAH MENENGAH ATAS (Selection of Contemporary Short Stories in The Newspaper as Teaching Materials and Learning Outcomes of Indonesian Language and Literature in The Secondary School)

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Syamsuddin A.R. ◽  
Abdul Azis
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Instructional Materials ◽  
Teaching Materials ◽  
Average Value ◽  
Sorting Data ◽  
Language And Literature ◽  
Teaching Text ◽  
Selection Of

Pembelajaran sastra cenderung kurang berani menggali teks dalam konteks yang lebih luas. Padahal sangatlah mungkin, guru mengajak siswa untuk masuk dan menyelami unsur pembangun sastra dari luar teks pembelajaran. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan pemilihan cerita pendek kontemporer dalam surat kabar untuk kepentingan alternatif bahan ajar dan peningkatan hasil pembelajaran Bahasa dan Sastra Indonesia di SMA. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode deskriptif analitis. Pendekatan penelitian untuk bahan ajar dan hasil pembelajaran adalah pendekatan deskriptif analitis. Data dalam penelitian ini adalah cerpen dalam surat kabar Kompas dan Republika periode Januari 2005--Desember 2009 dan hasil pembelajaran siswa. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan teknik dokumentasi. Teknik analisis meliputi proses pengorganisasian dan pengurutan data tentang bahan ajar ke dalam pola kategori dan satuan uraian. Hasil temuan dan analisis menunjukkan rata-rata nilai aspek pemilihan cerpen kontemporer sebagai bahan ajar sebesar 3,78 (layak dijadikan bahan ajar) dan aspek kesesuaian cerpen kontemporer dengan prinsip penyusunan bahan ajar sebesar 3,96 (layak dijadikan bahan ajar). Hasil pembelajaran untuk aspek pemahaman cerpen bervariasi pada kategori sangat baik, kategori baik,  kategori cukup, kategori kurang, dan tidak ada siswa yang memperoleh nilai kategori gagal. Cerpen yang dapat digunakan dalam pembelajaran adalah cerpen apa saja. Namun, sebaiknya untuk tingkat SMA, cerpen yang digunakan adalah cerpen kontemporer dan isinya harus sesuai dengan karakteristik, pengalaman, dan kebutuhan siswa.Abstract: Learning literary texts tends to be less daring to dig up a broader context. However, it is possible that teachers  invite students to trace builder element of literary text apart from teaching text material. This study aims to describe the selection of contemporary short stories in the newspa- pers for the benefit of alternative instructional materials and the improvement of learning out- comes of Indonesian Language and Literature in secondary school.The method used in this research is analytical descriptive method. The data in this study is  short stories taken from  Kompas and Republika on the period of January 2005--December 2009 as well as students’ works as learning outcomes. Data collection was done by using the documentation. Technical analysis involves the process of organizing and sorting data on instructional materials into the pattern of unit categories and descriptions.The finding and analysis show that an average value of the selection aspect of contemporary short stories is as instructional materials of 3.78 (worthy of teaching materials) and aspects of contemporary short stories conformity with the principles of the preparation of teaching materials of 3.96 (worthy of teaching materials). Results of learning for understanding aspects of the short story vary in some categories, namely,  very good, good, fair, and poor. However, it is not found any students failing to obtain the category.

scholarly journals Journalism and the Black Short Story in English in Twentieth-Century South Africa: From R. R. R. Dhlomo to Miriam Tlali

2021 ◽  
pp. 255-273
Author(s):  
Marta Fossati
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
South African ◽  
Short Story ◽  
African Literature ◽  
Close Reading ◽  
New Journalism ◽  
South African Literature ◽  
Hybrid Texts ◽  
African Writers ◽  
Miriam Tlali

In the present article I seek to discuss, following a diachronic approach, the close-knit relationship that can be found between journalistic discourse and the genre of the short story in Anglophone South African literature over a time span of fifty years, between the late Twenties and the Eighties. In particular, I intend to explore this genre negotiation by close reading selected short stories and/or newspaper articles by four non-white South African writers: R. R. R. Dhlomo, Can Themba, Alex La Guma, and Miriam Tlali. The intersections between the two different genres and discourses in these hybrid texts can be identified at the level of both content and form. A close reading of selected short stories and/or articles may call for a revaluation of this “South African New Journalism” as a creative experimentation that challenges conventional generic categorisations.

INTERFERENSI GRAMATIKAL DALAM KUMPULAN CERPEN BIARKAN AKU MEMULAI KARYA NURUL F. HUDA

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (01) ◽  
pp. 16-23
Author(s):  
Zimmatul Liviana
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Language Variation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Ofthe Object ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Descriptive Qualitative

The research grammatical interference in a collection ofshort stories Biarkan Aku Memula iwork Nurul F. Hudaisa collection ofshort storiesset in the back that Is start work Let Nurul F. Huda contains many grammatical interference.The problem of this   study were(1)how   the various morphologi calinterference containedin   a   collection of short stories Biarkan Aku Memulai work Nurul F. Huda. (2)how the various syntactic interference contained in a collection of short stories Biarkan Aku Memulai work Nurul F. Huda. The purposeof this studyis to describe the morphological and         Syntactic interference contained in a collection of short stories Biarkan Aku Memulai work Nurul F. Huda. Sociolinguistics is the study of language variation and use in society. Interference is the event of the use of language elements of one into the other language elements that occur in the speakers themselves. This research uses descriptive qualitative method because to describe the actual realityin order to obtainan accurateand objective. Qualitative descriptive methods were used to analyzethe elements ofa word orphrase that incorporated elements of other languages with the analysis and description of the formulation of the problem is the answer. Data collection techniques using observation techniques, the determination ofthe object of research, the selection of short stories.Based on the analysis of the data in this study can be found that there are six forms of interference morphology, namely (1) the prefix nasal N-sound, (2) the addition of the suffix, (3) the exchange prefix, (4) exchange suffixes, (5) exchange konfiks, (6) removal affixes. While the syntactic interference only on the words and phrases in a sentence. The results of the study it can be concluded that the interference morphology more common than syntactic interference.

POLA NARASI PADA ANTOLOGI CERPEN TARIAN SALJU KARABAN

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-113
Author(s):  
Novi Diah Haryanti
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Short Story ◽  
Main Character ◽  
The Past ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Mother And Child ◽  
Narrative Patterns

Abstract: This study aims to look at narrative patterns in the collection of short stories "Karaban Snow Dance" (TSK). From the fifteen short stories, the researchers took five main stories, namely the Karaban Snow Dance (Tarian Salju Karaban), The Fall of a Leaf (Gugurnya Sehelai Daun),  Canting Kinanti Song (Tembang Canting Kinanti), Jagoan Men Arrived (Lelaki Jagoan Tiba), and Origami Pigeon (Merpati Origami). Of the five short stories, environmental themes and honesty appear most often. The place setting depicted shows the environment that is close to the author or according to the author's origin. The main characters in the four short stories are children, only one short story Male Hero Tiban (Lelaki Jagoan Tiban/LJK) who uses adult takoh as the main character. The child leaders in LJK only appear in the past stories of the main characters. The five short stories do not show a picture of whole parents (father and mother). The warm relationship between mother and child appears clearly, in contrast to the father-child relationship that is almost negligent. The five short stories also represent how children become heroes for their family, friends, and environment.Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat pola narasi pada kumpulan cerpen Tarian Salju Karaban (TSK). Dari limabelas cerpen yang ada, peneliti mengambil lima cerpen utama yakni “Tarian Salju Karaban”, “Gugurnya Sehelai Daun”, “Tembang Canting Kinanti”, “Lelaki Jagoan Tiba”, dan “Merpati Origami”. Kelima cerpen menampilkan tema lingkungan dan kejujuran. Latar tempat yang digambarkan memperlihatkan lingkuangan yang dekat dengan penulis atau sesuai dengan asal usul penulis. Tokoh utama dalam keempat cerpen tersebut ialah anak-anak, hanya satu cerpen “Lelaki Jagoan Tiban” (LJK) yang menggunakan takoh dewasa sebagai tokoh utama. Tokoh anak dalam LJK hanya muncul dalam cerita masa lalu tokoh utama. Kelima cerpen tersebut tidak memperlihatkan gambaran orangtua utuh (ayah dan ibu). Relasi yang hangat antara ibu dan anak muncul dengan jelas, berbeda dengan relasi bapak-anak yang nyaris alpa. Kelima  cerpen tersebut juga merepresentasikan bagaimana anak-anak menjadi pahlawan bagi keluarga, sahabat, dan lingkungannya.  

INTERVIEW WITH PETINA GAPPAH

Imbizo ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 92-98
Author(s):  
Faith Mkwesha
Keyword(s):  
Short Stories ◽  
Short Story ◽  
First Language ◽  
Short Story Collection ◽  
The Third ◽  
University Of Cambridge ◽  
Book Award ◽  
The University ◽  
The Guardian ◽  
University Of Zimbabwe

This interview was conducted on 16 May 2009 at Le Quartier Francais in Franschhoek, Cape Town, South Africa. Petina Gappah is the third generation of Zimbabwean writers writing from the diaspora. She was born in 1971 in Zambia, and grew up in Zimbabwe during the transitional moment from colonial Rhodesia to independence. She has law degrees from the University of Zimbabwe, the University of Cambridge, and the University of Graz. She writes in English and also draws on Shona, her first language. She has published a short story collection An Elegy for Easterly (2009), first novel The Book of Memory (2015), and another collection of short stories, Rotten Row (2016).  Gappah’s collection of short stories An Elegy for Easterly (2009) was awarded The Guardian First Book Award in 2009, and was shortlisted for the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award, the richest prize for the short story form. Gappah was working on her novel The Book of Memory at the time of this interview.

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