Generationality Empire Windrush: Transcultural Memory in Two Short Stories by Andrea Levy and Yvvette Edwards

This paper explores the construction of the memories of the so-called Windrush generation in a selection of short stories produced by contemporary British women authors. In particular, we analyse two short stories by Andrea Levy and Yvvette Edwards, both daughters of Caribbean immigrants, to discuss...

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Autores principales: García, Claudia A., Montani, Andrea, Vasquez Gamboa, Paula
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: CETYCLI 2025
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Generacionalidad Empire Windrush
Memoria transcultural
Memoria transgeneracional
Andrea Levy
Yvvette Edwards
Generationality Empire Windrush
Transcultural memory
Transgenerational memory
Acceso en línea:https://badebec.unr.edu.ar/index.php/badebec/article/view/673
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spelling I15-R206-article-6732025-04-09T12:03:52Z Generationality Empire Windrush: Transcultural Memory in Two Short Stories by Andrea Levy and Yvvette Edwards Generacionalidad Empire Windrush: Memoria transcultural en dos relatos de Andrea Levy e Yvvette Edwards García, Claudia A. Montani, Andrea Vasquez Gamboa, Paula Generacionalidad Empire Windrush Memoria transcultural Memoria transgeneracional Andrea Levy Yvvette Edwards Generationality Empire Windrush Transcultural memory Transgenerational memory Andrea Levy Yvvette Edwards This paper explores the construction of the memories of the so-called Windrush generation in a selection of short stories produced by contemporary British women authors. In particular, we analyse two short stories by Andrea Levy and Yvvette Edwards, both daughters of Caribbean immigrants, to discuss the content and narrative strategies used in the representation of this generation's experiences. We argue that the stories are figures of transcultural and transgenerational memory that contribute to the weaving of common histories of the Caribbean diaspora in Britain. With regard to the theoretical framework underpinning our work, our analysis is based on the concepts of cultural memory (Assmann 2008), transcultural memory (Creet 2011, Erll 2011, Bond 2014), transgenerational memory (Bond 2017) and the categories of generationality and fictions of generational memory (Erll 2017). Este trabajo explora las construcciones del recuerdo de la llamada generación Windrush en una selección de relatos breves producidos por autoras británicas contemporáneas. En particular, analizamos dos cuentos de Andrea Levy e Yvvette Edwards, ambas hijas de inmigrantes caribeños, para examinar el contenido y las estrategias narrativas utilizadas en la representación de las vivencias de esta generación. Argumentamos que los cuentos son figuras de la memoria transcultural y transgeneracional que aportan al tejido de historias en común de la diáspora caribeña en Gran Bretaña. Con respecto al marco teórico que sustenta nuestro trabajo, serán fundamentales los conceptos de memoria cultural (Assmann 2008), memoria transcultural (Creet 2011, Erll 2011, Bond 2014), memoria transgeneracional (Bond 2017) y las categorías de generacionalidad y ficciones de la memoria generacional (Erll 2017). CETYCLI 2025-04-09 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo revisado por pares application/pdf https://badebec.unr.edu.ar/index.php/badebec/article/view/673 Badebec; Vol. 14 Núm. 28 (2025): Marzo (2025); 1-16 1853-9580 spa https://badebec.unr.edu.ar/index.php/badebec/article/view/673/603
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topic Generacionalidad Empire Windrush
Memoria transcultural
Memoria transgeneracional
Andrea Levy
Yvvette Edwards
Generationality Empire Windrush
Transcultural memory
Transgenerational memory
Andrea Levy
Yvvette Edwards
spellingShingle Generacionalidad Empire Windrush
Memoria transcultural
Memoria transgeneracional
Andrea Levy
Yvvette Edwards
Generationality Empire Windrush
Transcultural memory
Transgenerational memory
Andrea Levy
Yvvette Edwards
García, Claudia A.
Montani, Andrea
Vasquez Gamboa, Paula
Generationality Empire Windrush: Transcultural Memory in Two Short Stories by Andrea Levy and Yvvette Edwards
topic_facet Generacionalidad Empire Windrush
Memoria transcultural
Memoria transgeneracional
Andrea Levy
Yvvette Edwards
Generationality Empire Windrush
Transcultural memory
Transgenerational memory
Andrea Levy
Yvvette Edwards
author García, Claudia A.
Montani, Andrea
Vasquez Gamboa, Paula
author_facet García, Claudia A.
Montani, Andrea
Vasquez Gamboa, Paula
author_sort García, Claudia A.
title Generationality Empire Windrush: Transcultural Memory in Two Short Stories by Andrea Levy and Yvvette Edwards
title_short Generationality Empire Windrush: Transcultural Memory in Two Short Stories by Andrea Levy and Yvvette Edwards
title_full Generationality Empire Windrush: Transcultural Memory in Two Short Stories by Andrea Levy and Yvvette Edwards
title_fullStr Generationality Empire Windrush: Transcultural Memory in Two Short Stories by Andrea Levy and Yvvette Edwards
title_full_unstemmed Generationality Empire Windrush: Transcultural Memory in Two Short Stories by Andrea Levy and Yvvette Edwards
title_sort generationality empire windrush: transcultural memory in two short stories by andrea levy and yvvette edwards
description This paper explores the construction of the memories of the so-called Windrush generation in a selection of short stories produced by contemporary British women authors. In particular, we analyse two short stories by Andrea Levy and Yvvette Edwards, both daughters of Caribbean immigrants, to discuss the content and narrative strategies used in the representation of this generation's experiences. We argue that the stories are figures of transcultural and transgenerational memory that contribute to the weaving of common histories of the Caribbean diaspora in Britain. With regard to the theoretical framework underpinning our work, our analysis is based on the concepts of cultural memory (Assmann 2008), transcultural memory (Creet 2011, Erll 2011, Bond 2014), transgenerational memory (Bond 2017) and the categories of generationality and fictions of generational memory (Erll 2017).
publisher CETYCLI
publishDate 2025
url https://badebec.unr.edu.ar/index.php/badebec/article/view/673
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