Research Article

Creative Writing as Literary Activism: Decolonial Perspectives on the Writing Workshop

Published in: Eastern African Literary and Cultural Studies
Volume 7 , issue 1-2 , 2021 , pages: 97–115

DOI: 10.1080/23277408.2020.1818494

Author(s): Bwesigye Bwa Mwesigire , USA , Madhu Krishnan , UK

Keywords: literary activism , creative writing , Uganda , workshops , decoloniality , Writivism

Abstract

This paper explores the concept of literary activism by reflecting on a co-productive creative writing project run by the University of Bristol (United Kingdom) and the Center for African Cultural Excellence (Uganda). It considers how the space of the creative writing workshop opens platforms for decolonial knowledge production.

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