Marginal literatures that isolate themselves become permanently minor sub-genres

Evidence

If contemporary writing which emerges from oppressed groups ignores the central concerns and major conflicts of the larger society, and if these are willing simply to accept themselves as marginal or enclave literatures, they will automatically designate themselves as permanently minor, as a sub-genre. They must not allow themselves now to be rendered invisible and marginalized in this way by stepping outside of the maelstrom of contemporary history. — Stuart Hall, Essential Essays, Volume 2, 268

Categorization

• XREF: The ‘self-marginalization as structural subordination’ mechanism parallels how later theorists describe minority communities politically isolating themselves.