About poco.lit.
poco.lit. is a platform for postcolonial literatures in the broadest sense. Every week, you can find new reviews, interviews or essays on this bilingual platform. poco.lit.’s goal is to highlight postcolonial texts and topics to create more visibility for them. If you are wondering what ‘postcolonial’ means, click here.
poco.lit. is invested in the ethico-political power and significance of literature; paying special attention to creativity, this is a space that fosters critical engagement with power dynamics and intercultural conversations.
Please get in touch via email if you want to write for poco.lit., are interested in cooperations or advertising on our website.
poco.lit. is published by Anna von Rath, Lucy Gasser & Susi Peter:
Anna von Rath, co-founder and editor:
“I live in Berlin and work as a freelance translator, writer and diversity trainer. From a small industrial city in West Germany, my way to Berlin took me around the world and made me familiar with a diverse range of stories. During my studies and my doctorate, I focused on postcolonial literature. With poco.lit. I would like to create more visibility for lesser known literary voices and encourage an exchange about different perspectives on the world.“
Susi Peter, editor:
“I have lived in Berlin since 2011, with a short one-year stopover in Ireland. In 2017, I started studying Special Education and English Philology and discovered my love for linguistics. I decided to change my focus and am now a soon-to-be sociolinguist. I am very fascinated by the interactions between language and society. While poco.lit. helps to perceive other perspectives on the world, macht.sprache creates a space for the importance of politically sensitive language use and adequate translations of these perspectives.“
Lucy Gasser, co-founder and advisor:
“I’m an avid reader, and a scholar of postcolonial studies. I grew up in Cape Town, South Africa, and have made Berlin my home since 2014. I’ve been junior professor of English Literary and Cultural Studies at the University of Osnabrück since April 2023. My involvement in poco.lit. is born of a love for language and storytelling, and I am invested in creating spaces for reading and talking about literatures of the global South.“
