Betweenness, Belonging and Becoming. Between Worlds

• Main Author: Paul, Nalini
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Royal Literary Fund 2020
• Subjects: Canada; haida
• Online Access: http://radar.gsa.ac.uk/7332/; https://writersmosaic.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Nalini-Paul-Betweenness-belonging-and-becoming.pdf

An article about my sense of identity or subjectivity, as informed by my mixed background (as I was born in India, grew up in Canada, and have lived in Scotland for most of my adult life). The state of ‘in-betweenness’ is explored as a space that allows for positive reflection from within the margins of a dominant discourse, in terms of culture, language and belonging. The article weaves together childhood memories of Canada using prose narrative, alongside occasional snippets of poetry, which act as a reflective response to the progression of the narrative prose. It also draws upon my family history, as well as stories of transformation from Haida folklore.