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Ali Smith's queer autobiocritical aesthetics.

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  • 1Cardiff University, Wales, UK.

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This essay explores Ali Smith's "autobiocritical" writing, focusing on how her novel Artful re-envisions literary canons. Smith

Area of Science:

  • Literary Studies
  • Cultural Theory
  • Postmodern Literature

Background:

  • Ali Smith's writing extensively engages with literary and cultural canons.
  • Her works demonstrate a magpie-like appreciation of cultural moments as sites for creative reconstruction.
  • Smith positions herself as a reader, thinker, and reviser of personalized canons, incorporating diverse media.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore Ali Smith's work through the concept of the "autobiocritical."
  • To analyze how Smith's texts engage with identity, authorial positioning, and critical approaches.
  • To examine Smith's novel Artful (2012) for its complex process of homage, adaptation, and the queering of reading and critical perspectives.

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  • Analysis of Ali Smith's literary texts, particularly Artful (2012).
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Ali SmithArtful (2012)aestheticsautobiocriticismqueer reading

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  • Application of the theoretical concept of the "autobiocritical" to Smith's fiction.
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    • Main Results:

    • Smith's "autobiocritical" approach playfully engages with notions of identity and critical practice.
    • Artful demonstrates a complex process of homage and adaptation, queering traditional acts of reading and critical perspective.
    • Smith expresses skepticism towards aesthetic analysis detached from personality and readerly interaction.

    Conclusions:

    • Ali Smith's work offers a unique "autobiocritical" lens on literary and cultural engagement.
    • Her novels, like Artful, subvert conventional critical approaches by emphasizing the subjective and personal nature of reading.
    • Smith's aesthetic is deeply intertwined with character, individuality, and the quirks of readerly experience.