Race, Law and Liminality: The Poetry of May Ayim (2024)
Journal Article
Bruce-Jones, E. (2024). Race, Law and Liminality: The Poetry of May Ayim. Amerikastudien (Heidelberg), 69(3), 301-312. https://doi.org/10.33675/AMST/2024/3/11

This article examines the poetry of the late Afro-German poet, May Ayim (1960-1996), and the theory and politics of her work at the juncture of law, Blackness, and Germanness. The article demonstrates that Ayim, through the images, themes, and device... Read More about Race, Law and Liminality: The Poetry of May Ayim.

“Ink-play”: Walter Benjamin’s Chinese Curios. (2016)
Journal Article
Kang, J. (2016). “Ink-play”: Walter Benjamin’s Chinese Curios. https://doi.org/10.3917/soc.131.0119

In this paper, we explore two interconnected aspects of Walter Benjamin’s work which have hitherto received scant attention from scholars; the figure of the Chinese painter as an exemplary exponent of traditional art; and, Benjamin’s reflections on C... Read More about “Ink-play”: Walter Benjamin’s Chinese Curios..