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South African Modernism 1880-2020

南非现代主义 1880-2020

基本信息

批准号：
AH/T008733/1
负责人：
Jade Munslow Ong
金额：
$ 25.87万
依托单位：
University of Salford
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2021
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2021 至无数据
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=AH%2FT008733%2F1
关键词：
South African Modernism 1880 2020

项目摘要

African artists and writers are rarely associated with modernism. It is traditionally thought of as a Euro-American artistic movement spanning roughly the period 1890-1939. When Africa is discussed in relation to modernism, it is always assigned an outsider position. African art and sculpture is therefore either seen as "primitive" inspiration for key modernist figures such as Pablo Picasso, Roger Fry and Virginia Woolf; or otherwise African artists and writers such as Ernest Mancoba, Chinua Achebe and Ngugi wa Thiong'o are described as "late modernists" or imitators of Euro-American forms. This research project aims to challenge these long-held beliefs about the relationship between Africa and modernism through a specific case study on South Africa.We aim to overhaul conventional narratives of modernism by providing a comprehensive account of South African literary modernism and its international connections across the period 1880-2020. We will investigate a) how South African personal and textual networks helped shape literary modernism from the nineteenth century to the present day; b) how modernism continues to provide a politically-charged mode of representation for South African writers responding to major historical events and changing political, economic, social and cultural contexts; and c) how South African literature is related, and compares, to other global forms of modernist writing.Using evidence gathered in the process of answering these questions, the project also seeks to fulfil one further aim, which is to support the development of decolonised curriculums in English Studies. Campaigns since 2015, including #RhodesMustFall and "Why is my curriculum white?" have brought this issue to international public attention. "Decolonising curriculums" is now a top priority for educators at all levels. We will therefore use public-facing events and academic workshops to support the creation of freely-available research and teaching documents, recordings of talks by academics, non-academic publications and other online resources. These materials will aid educators in reframing how modernism is thought about and taught, by revealing the central role played by South African writers in the development of a major literary movement.The period of study commences with the 1880 completion of the first South African novel, Olive Schreiner's The Story of an African Farm, and ends at 2020, the centenary of Schreiner's death. The planned activities for 2020 include public-facing events that celebrate her contribution, as well as the centenary of the completion of Solomon Plaatje's Mhudi (and 90th anniversary of its publication); the 60th anniversary of the Sharpeville massacre; and the 30th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's release from prison. Through scholarly and crossover academic/journalistic publications, the project team will also be examining the transnational personal and literary connections of South African writers such as William Plomer, Roy Campbell, Richard Rive, Lewis Nkosi, Nadine Gordimer, Peter Abrahams, Alex la Guma, and others. These events, people and texts established and inspired modernist literary forms in South Africa and beyond, and affected global public perceptions of colonial, apartheid and postcolonial South Africa. They therefore provide vantage points from which to assess the relationships between modernist literature and politics on the world stage.The PI will lead the organisation of the project events and academic workshops, and produce three single-authored scholarly outputs; the Co-I will produce a new edition of Schreiner's The Story of an African Farm; the PI and Co-I will co-edit an essay collection; and the PI and RA will co-author one article aimed at school and college English teachers, and one aimed at a general readership. The project will therefore open up new perspectives on modernism and South African literature for scholars, educators and the wider public.

非洲艺术家和作家很少与现代主义联系在一起。它传统上被认为是一个横跨1890年至1939年期间的欧美艺术运动。当非洲与现代主义的关系被讨论时，它总是被赋予一个局外人的位置。因此，非洲艺术和雕塑要么被视为巴勃罗·毕加索、罗杰·弗莱和弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫等现代主义关键人物的“原始”灵感;要么非洲艺术家和作家，如欧内斯特·曼科巴、奇努阿·阿切贝和恩古吉·瓦·蒂翁戈被描述为“晚期现代主义者”或欧美形式的模仿者。本研究项目旨在通过对南非的一个具体案例研究，挑战这些长期以来关于非洲与现代主义之间关系的信念。我们的目标是通过提供1880-2020年期间南非文学现代主义及其国际联系的全面说明，彻底改革现代主义的传统叙事。我们将探讨a）南非的个人和文本网络如何帮助塑造从世纪到今天的文学现代主义; B）现代主义如何继续为南非作家提供一种政治上充满活力的代表模式，以应对重大历史事件和不断变化的政治，经济，社会和文化背景;以及c）南非文学与其他全球现代主义写作形式的关系和比较。利用在回答这些问题的过程中收集的证据，该项目还试图实现另一个目标，这是为了支持英语研究中的非殖民化课程的发展。自2015年以来的活动，包括#罗兹必须下降和“为什么我的课程是白色？“引起了国际公众的关注。“非殖民化学校”现在是各级教育工作者的首要任务。因此，我们将利用面向公众的活动和学术研讨会，以支持创建免费提供的研究和教学文件，由学者，非学术出版物和其他在线资源的会谈录音。这些材料将帮助教育工作者重新构建现代主义是如何思考和教学的，揭示了南非作家在一个主要的文学运动的发展中发挥的核心作用。研究期间从1880年完成的第一部南非小说，橄榄施赖纳的非洲农场的故事，并在2020年结束，施赖纳的死亡一百周年。2020年的计划活动包括庆祝她的贡献的面向公众的活动，以及所罗门的Mhudi完成一百周年（及其出版90周年）;沙佩维尔大屠杀60周年;以及纳尔逊曼德拉出狱30周年。通过学术和交叉学术/新闻出版物，项目小组还将研究南非作家的跨国个人和文学联系，如威廉·普洛默、罗伊·坎贝尔、理查德·里夫、刘易斯·恩科西、纳丁·戈迪默、彼得·亚伯拉罕、亚历克斯·拉古马等。这些事件、人物和文本在南非及其他地区建立并激发了现代主义文学形式，并影响了全球公众对殖民、种族隔离和后殖民南非的看法。因此，他们提供了一个Vantage点，从那里来评估现代主义文学和世界舞台上的政治之间的关系。PI将领导项目活动和学术研讨会的组织，并产生三个单独撰写的学术成果; Co-I将产生一个新版本的施赖纳的非洲农场的故事; PI和Co-I将共同编辑一个论文集; PI和RA将共同撰写一篇针对中小学和大学英语教师的文章，另一篇针对普通读者。因此，该项目将为学者、教育工作者和广大公众开辟现代主义和南非文学的新视角。