I came across a new genre today - Fictocriticism. Some of you may think "Where has she been?" However, this term struck a real chord with me.
Although challenging to define, in a broad sense Fictocriticism is an experimental genre of writing which, like an essay, tries to make an argument but also tells a story at the same time.It draws attenton to issues which need to be addressed by looking at cultural practices, then using a first person narrator relates how these practices are experienced.
Is this, subsconsciously, what I tried to do when writing the most recent piece for my novel? I used a first person narrator to introduce the male character in my book and to tell his 'story': his experiences growing-up as a Uyghur in China, which naturally touched upon issues of political and religious oppression; his entry to University just before 9/11 and the effects of that incident on him and his people; his goal to study overseas, and not least his perspective on his relationship with a Western girl. Previous to this I had only been writing pieces for the book from the female protagonist's pov. Although this piece still needs a lot of reworking, I have a bubbling of hope that I may be on the right track in choosing to tell his story this way.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Hello, Cyn,
ReplyDeleteFictocriticism - I just love these evolving and experimental genres.
Hope you are well. Thanks for your recent messages. As always, you are so kind. I'm slowly starting to catch up with writing / work, etc so should be back in the loop again soon.
I trust the writing is progressing well. Catch up with you soon. x