Acting the part of an illiterate savage
James Kelman and the question of postcolonial masculinity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2178461 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carole Jones (0000-0002-3679-7336) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 275-284 |
| Publication date | 2009-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Postcolonial Writing (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1744-9855 • E-ISSN: 1744-9863 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17449850903064724 |
| OpenAlex | W1989626413 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 7 |
The ubiquitous hard man of 20th‐century Scottish culture is often constructed as a product of English colonialism, a reaction to the feminization and inferiorization of Scottish culture. This article investigates the appropriateness and implications of this approach to Scottishness in the context of James Kelman’s framing of his writing through a postcolonial vision of cultural resistance, with particular reference to his Booker Prize‐winning novel How Late it Was, How Late. Keywords: James KelmanmasculinityScotlandinferiorismnational identityvernacular
Archaeology · Colonialism · Context (archaeology · Feminization (sociology · Framing (construction · Masculinity · Product (mathematics · Resistance (ecology · Sociology · Irish and British Studies · Scottish History and National Identity · Theatre and Performance Studies · Gender Studies · History
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |