Resistance and Literature in a Global Context

Interpreting Meanings and Significance
2025
ISBN: 978-981-97-9928-2
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore

Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 557 g

The comprehensive volume delves into the discursive valences and contingencies of resistance. It examines key issues and situations within the complex power dynamics of various cultures, societies, nations, and ethnicities. It explores the varying meanings of resistance in different contexts with analyses of select literary texts from various works of literature worldwide that range from Tribal writings in English and Nepalese literature to British literature and American literature. It evaluates various factors, including structure, situation, context, culture, agency, place, motives, ideology and oppression within the discourse of resistance. It emphasizes the cultural relevance of the study of resistance across a range of fields, such as postcolonialism, feminism, ecocriticism, gender relations and sexuality, myth and folklore, existentialism, cultural studies, rural feminism, trauma theory and violence, globalization, ethnicity and identity, child trafficking and third gender issues, subalternity and marginality. The book covers the genres of novels, poetry, autobiography, and short stories. It investigates the potency of these literary forms as cultural expressions of resistance. It is an essential read for students, researchers, and teachers worldwide who are enthusiastic and curious about the meanings and contexts of resistance and its representations in literature.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chandra Pradhan, Prakash

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Moderne Philosophische Disziplinen Dekonstruktivismus, Strukturalismus, Poststrukturalismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Stoffe, Motive und Themen
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Sozialphilosophie, Politische Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Voices from the Margin A Study of Pratibha Ray’s Understanding Resistance through the Writings of Popular Folklore.- Resistance in Existence Understanding Life in Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis.Maya Angelou’s The Case of Critical Resistance.

Über Autor(innen)

Prakash Chandra Pradhan, Professor of English, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India, holds D.Litt., Ph.D., M.Phil. and M.A. Degrees from Utkal University, India. His areas of interest include postcolonial studies, New Literatures in English, Indian Writing in English, Translation studies, Feminism, Ecocritical studies, Diaspora Studies, British Literature, American Literature, Stylistics and Discourse Analysis.