Postcolonial Speculative Fiction

homeless at home

This is a topic that has been the source of much thought and consideration for me. At what point is an African-American not an African-American anymore? When does one become an American of African descent? As a white man, I know that I'm of English and Irish descent. I have little to no connection to that history and don't really identify as such. As I'm not a member of the African-American community and can never intimately understand this identity dynamic, I may never know the answer. What complicates it even more is that I physically look like an expected member of the dominant culture. The American history of slavery really throws a wrench into the relationship with identity as well.

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