Past event
Stories in migration: politics, gender and literature in the UK Byre World event: free but please book
In conversation with Dr Liliana Chřvez-Díaz, University of St Andrews and Dr Dunia Gras, Universitat de Barcelona.
What memories will remain of those without leave to remain in the UK? In which language will they be written, preserved, or read? Led in collaboration by two literary scholars from St Andrews and Barcelona, this round table discussion invites the audience to use the lens of storytelling to discover more about transnational identities and linguistic diversity in the pre and post Brexit context.
The event presents testimonials from Latin American female authors currently living in the UK: Laia Jufresa, Paula Porroni, Carolina Orloff, and Chloe Aridjis. Their artistic projects focus on movement, that of the real, gendered bodies of immigrants and that of their own authorial selves.
The event offers a unique opportunity to deepen our understanding of the complex relationship between gender and politics, and the role of testimonial literature in making sense of reality.