Writing as inscribing

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Literature is an important means of making one's own perspective on the world tangible and inscribing it in the consciousness of other people. It is also a particular form of knowledge production, a medium through which stories are often recorded and transmitted across space and time. But not everyone has equal access to existing in these stories because class, racism, sexism and ableistism block the way. For the opening day of the Performative Book Fair, we discuss the current state of the literary system: what are the barriers for marginalised people? Who struggles within the system, and who doesn't even get in? How do stereotypical representations, discrimination and exclusions from education and resources exert epistemic violence? The panel will identify problems and discuss forward-looking approaches to rethink the literary enterprise.

With Jeannette Oholi, Hannah C. Rosenblatt, Stefanie-Lahya Aukongo and Natali Bhalchandra Abhyankar (moderator).

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