Identity Construction in the Narratives of Black Female Writers: A Review Article

The term ''identity'' which refers to one's rights, equality and dignity, equal opportunity in work and education and equal pay, emerged in the United States in the mid-twentieth century in the context of immigration, social change, and emancipator movements. This study examines the distinctive ways in which contemporary black female authors have employed speculative fiction to portray diasporic identities in their female protagonists. The novels examined in this study offer new ways of conceptualizing the connection between cultural trauma and society and ultimately by giving voice, choice, and identity, have tried to empower their characters to take a stand against male operation and discover a sense of selfhood. The results indicated that by employing Afrofuturism and other African-based movements, the chosen authors in their fictional characters try to subvert and battle not only the widespread convictions of feminism and womanhood, but also resist social evils like racism, sexism, and gender inequality. In this regard, black literature utilizing science fiction and Afrofuturism imitates progress in the surrounding society and identity politics. The findings indicate an identity pattern and ways of reshaping the identity, voice, and healing during and after traumas distinct to the Afrodiasporic community in the female protagonists.