Narratives of trauma in South Asian literature /
Narratives of trauma in South Asian literature /
edited by Goutam Karmakar and Zeenat Khan.
- 294 pages ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This volume addresses cultural and literary narratives of trauma in South Asian literature. Presenting a novel cross-cultural perspective on trauma theory, the essays within this volume study the divergent cultural responses to trauma and violence in various parts of South Asia, including Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Afghanistan, which have received little attention in literary writings on trauma in their specific circumstances. Through comprehensive sociocultural understanding of the region, this book creates an approachable space where trauma engages with themes like racial identity, ethnicity, nationality, religious dogma, and cultural environment. With case studies from Kashmir, the 1971 liberation war of Bangladesh, armed conflict in Nepal and Afghanistan, the volume will be of interest to scholars, students and researchers of literature, history, politics, conflict studies and South Asian studies"--
9781032256825 (hbk.) 9781032405353
Psychic trauma in literature.
South Asian literature--History and criticism.
South Asian literature (English)--History and criticism.
Literature and society--South Asia.
Literary criticism.
PK5410.P69 / N37 2023
891.1 NAR / 022010
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This volume addresses cultural and literary narratives of trauma in South Asian literature. Presenting a novel cross-cultural perspective on trauma theory, the essays within this volume study the divergent cultural responses to trauma and violence in various parts of South Asia, including Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Afghanistan, which have received little attention in literary writings on trauma in their specific circumstances. Through comprehensive sociocultural understanding of the region, this book creates an approachable space where trauma engages with themes like racial identity, ethnicity, nationality, religious dogma, and cultural environment. With case studies from Kashmir, the 1971 liberation war of Bangladesh, armed conflict in Nepal and Afghanistan, the volume will be of interest to scholars, students and researchers of literature, history, politics, conflict studies and South Asian studies"--
9781032256825 (hbk.) 9781032405353
Psychic trauma in literature.
South Asian literature--History and criticism.
South Asian literature (English)--History and criticism.
Literature and society--South Asia.
Literary criticism.
PK5410.P69 / N37 2023
891.1 NAR / 022010