Practices of Decolonial Writing

Session Submission Type: Roundtable

Brief Description

This roundtable is envisioned as a forum for scholars, activists, and writers to discuss diverse practices of decolonial writing that are emerging in the contemporary Belarusian world of letters. What does decolonial writing entail? What forms does it take? What strategies of subversion does it employ? And what opportunities for resistance and liberation does it create? Central to this practice is linguistic decolonization. Notably, within the Belarusian context, both Belarusian and Russian can serve as suitable tools for—and expression of—decolonial critique that aims to liberate thought, individual and cultural identity, personal and collective memory from imposed norms and inherited narratives. The goal is to cultivate a more authentic and inclusive literary discourse.

Sub Unit

• Literature: 21st Century

Chair

• Antonina Stebur, European Humanities U (Lithuania)

Roundtable Members

• Volha Kastsiuk, Independent Scholar

• Hanna Komar, U of Brighton (UK)

• Tony Lashden, Independent Scholar

• Tatiana Shchyttsova, European Humanities U (Lithuania)

• Tatsiana Zamirouskaya, Independent Scholar

Session Manager

• Jelena Dureinovic, U of Vienna (Austria)