Exposing marginalisation and resisting hierarchy in How Late It Was, How Late
This essay explores how Glaswegian author, James Kelman exposes and resists the class and language hierarchy in society in his Booker-Prize-winning-novel, How Late It Was, How Late. Accused of being more of a reporter who jots down facts than an artist who crafts his work, Kelman proves that staying...
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| author | Chan, Grace Fiona Rui Ying |
| author2 | Richard Alan Barlow |
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| description | This essay explores how Glaswegian author, James Kelman exposes and resists the class and language hierarchy in society in his Booker-Prize-winning-novel, How Late It Was, How Late. Accused of being more of a reporter who jots down facts than an artist who crafts his work, Kelman proves that staying true to his background by writing in the language he speaks in instead of using 'proper' language can be a creative tool in exposing and resisting marginalisation in society. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/705592019-12-10T13:46:41Z Exposing marginalisation and resisting hierarchy in How Late It Was, How Late Chan, Grace Fiona Rui Ying Richard Alan Barlow School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Humanities::Literature This essay explores how Glaswegian author, James Kelman exposes and resists the class and language hierarchy in society in his Booker-Prize-winning-novel, How Late It Was, How Late. Accused of being more of a reporter who jots down facts than an artist who crafts his work, Kelman proves that staying true to his background by writing in the language he speaks in instead of using 'proper' language can be a creative tool in exposing and resisting marginalisation in society. Bachelor of Arts 2017-04-27T07:47:21Z 2017-04-27T07:47:21Z 2017 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/70559 en Nanyang Technological University 35 p. application/pdf |
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