Globalization And The Impact Of Dislocation And Population Movement On The Creative Process
This paper was presented in a panel discussion in 2004, for a conference organized by women writers of African descent, "Yari Yari Pamberi: Conference of Black Women Writers from all over the Globe" (October 12-16). The venue was New York University. I was invited to participate by one of my aunties, Dr. Rashidah Ismaili AbuBakr . I was as usual, very much embroiled in the "busyness" of everyday life, but given that I love and respect Aunty Rashidah, I agreed--with trepidation. Why trepidation? I am not what an old, good friend calls a "Lit Crit", her shorthand for literary critic and creative writer. The panel discussion was to center around " The cultural interaction and adjustments of writers in exile and writers who have immigrated to other locations. " I felt therefore obliged to channel "Lit Crit" type energy and write a short story. This is not a true story but a pure fictional treatment derived from imaginative stor...