A Reading in the Poetry of the Afro-German May Ayim. From Dual Inheritance Theory Perspective:The Impact of Audre Lorde on May Ayim

      Аннотация: Dual Inheritance Theory (DIT) asserts that both genetic and environmental factors have a formative impact on the physical as well as psychological upbringing of people.Audre Lorde, a famous Afro-American poet and a model (according to DIT) has influenced Afro-German women writers.For the forging of a collective Black German consciousness of identity, Audre Lorde’s connections with Black Germans were pivotal and marked the beginning of a cross-cultural movement that was seminal for the building of various organizations like the Initiative of Black Germans (ISD), ADEFRA(Afro-German Women) and Home story Deutschland. Afro-Germans,and Afro-Americans,share much in common,are part and parcel of the environment they have been raised in; therefore, according to genetic-cultural coevolution, subsequent generations are fully developed Homo sapiens whose biological and cultural genes are every inch (Afro-)Germans (and (Afro-)Americans. Moreover,a model,Audre Lorde in this case,who shares genetic roots with others, such as May Opitz,alias May Ayim,and who lives somewhere else can transfer some of his/her environmental practices such as protest against racism and give voice to the marginalized.

Ключевые слова: Dual Inheritance Theory, Audre Lorde, May Ayim, Afro- German literature