World literature trades unequally between a dominant center and periphery

Evidence

Literacy produces instability and inconsistency because the written tradition is participated in so unevenly. — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 639 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• corroborated: 4 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: Uneven participation in written tradition produces instability and inconsistency — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 639; The global novel both exposes and risks reproducing globalization’s assumptions; Literature can contest imperial narratives by exposing their ongoing compromises (+8 more)

Broader Connections

• Language hierarchy alone does not create inferiority; colonization does #qualifies (0.65)
• Uneven participation in written tradition produces instability and inconsistency #expands (0.55) — James W. Carey, Communication as Culture- Essays on…, 639
• Literature can contest imperial narratives by exposing their ongoing compromises #responds-to (0.50)
• The global novel both exposes and risks reproducing globalization’s assumptions #complicates (0.45)