How does the issue 'Black Lives Matter' relate to World Literature?
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Julia Lajta-Novak: At the moment, there are BLM reading lists in many newspapers, from the "New York Times" to the "Guardian" to "Vogue", that show what great literature is out there; literature that until now has received far too little attention. For the first time, Black authors have topped the paperback charts in the UK. So, BLM is actually reflected in sales figures. Books such as Reni Eddo-Lodges' "Why I'm No Longer Talking To White People About Race" or Bernardine Evaristo's "Girl, Woman, Other" are being widely discussed.
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After George Floyd's death at the hands of police in the USA, people all over the world took to the streets to demonstrate against racism. Anglicist and member of the Young Academy Julia Lajta-Novak explains how this movement is reflected in literature.
Under the hashtag #PublishingPaidMe, there is currently a lively discussion on Twitter about what authors earn. It became clear that Black writers receive significantly less front money than their White colleagues*. This is just one of the many injustices that, through the "Black Lives Matter" movement (BLM), is currently being highlighted. Anglicist Julia Lajta-Novak, who is a member of the Young Academy of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) and who recently received an FWF START Prize, discusses in an interview why Black literature has for a long time received too little attention and why it is also important in academia to raise awareness of discrimination.
*Black and White are capitalized to indicate that they are not biological characteristics or actual skin colors, but political and social construction.
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