culturalfictional
Culturalfictional is a term used in literary and media studies to describe a mode of fiction in which culture functions as a central organizing principle. Works labeled culturalfictional treat cultural identities, practices, and memory as primary concerns, integrating them into plot, character arcs, and world-building rather than as incidental backdrop. The term is not universally standardized and may appear in critical essays, course syllabi, and peer-reviewed articles to highlight how culture shapes narrative form and reception.
The concept emerges from conversations in diaspora studies, postcolonial theory, and intercultural criticism, where scholars seek
Key features include central attention to culture as lived experience, emphasis on language and ritual, and
Critics note that culturalfictional can broaden reader understanding of cultures but risk flattening diversity or reinforcing