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    Where We Find Ourselves: Poems and Stories of Maps and Mapping from UK based Writers of the Global Majority
    Where We Find Ourselves: Poems and Stories of Maps and Mapping from UK based Writers of the Global Majority
    Where We Find Ourselves: Poems and Stories of Maps and Mapping from UK based Writers of the Global Majority
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    Stories and poems from thirty-nine UK based writers of the Global Majority from African, Asian, Middle Eastern, Carribean, South American, Chinese and Malay communities write about maps and mapping. Stories and poems of finding oneself and getting lost, colonialism and diaspora, childhood exploration and adult homecoming. Authors: Alexander Williams, Alireza Abiz, Amanda Addison, Ambrose Musiyiwa, Anita Goveas, Be Manzini , Benson Egwuonwu, Catherine Okoronkwo , Crystal Koo, Dean Atta, Des Mannay, Desiree Reynolds, Dipika Mummery, Emily Abdeni Holman, Farhana Khalique, Gita Ralleigh, Kavita A Jindal, L Kiew, Lesley Kerr, Lorraine Dixon, Lorraine Mighty, Malka Al-Haddad, Mallika Khan, Marina Sanchez, Marka Rifat, Meng Qiu, Mimi Yusuf, Nasim Rebecca Asl, Ngoma Bishop, Nikita Aashi Chadha, Chadha Oluwaseun Olayiwola, P.A.Bitez, Rachael Chong, Rhiya Pau, Rick Dove, Sami Ibrahim, Sandra Nimako, Yvie Holder, Z.R. Ghani
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArachne Press
    Release dateOct 14, 2021
    ISBN9781913665456
    Where We Find Ourselves: Poems and Stories of Maps and Mapping from UK based Writers of the Global Majority

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