Interrogating the 'Literature of Witness'
Why We Need Literature to Document Atrocities—at Home and Abroad Toni Morrison bore witness to the lasting legacy of slavery through her writings. Courtesy of Guillermo Arias/Associated Press. by Daisy Hernández | January 11, 2021 For a long time, I cringed whenever I heard someone talk about a novel or a poem bearing witness. The word “witness” bothered me. It felt hollow and privileged. It felt like something an entitled American writer would say, a writer who could author a book and walk away. I was not that person, or at least I didn’t want to be. And I was not ...
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