Spotlight on Research: Contract Instructor John Coleman has published a new article in Modern Fiction Studies
Congratulations to Dr. John Coleman for the publication of his new article, which has recently been published in Modern Fiction Studies. Coleman argues that Kunzru鈥檚 novel Transmission allegorizes the experiences of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) authors, implicitly querying Penguin鈥檚 self-branding as an antidote to racialized disparities in literary production. Transmission self-reflexively critiques the influence of publishing agents helping author postcolonial and similarly constructed niche genres of literature. Through this critique, the novel figures the distance a work鈥檚 nominal author has from controlling reception over their oeuvre and persona. Transmission is also canny about casting Penguin鈥檚 diversity initiatives as injecting sought-after authorial brands into the market, something Coleman‘s article also works to critique. As an open-access essay, Coleman鈥檚 essay is ready to read and enjoy.
