Exploring Gender in the Literature of the Indian Diaspora

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ISBN: 978-1-4438-6877-8
Verlag: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 210 Seiten

Reflecting the continuing interest in the diaspora and transnationalism, this collection of critical essays is located at the intersection of gender and diaspora studies, exploring the multiple ways in which the literature of the Indian diaspora negotiates, interprets and performs gender within established and emerging ethnic spaces. Based on current theories of diaspora, as well as feminist and queer studies, this collection focuses on close textual interpretation framed by cultural and literary theory. Targeted at both academic and general readers interested in gender and diaspora, as well as Indian literature, this collection is an eclectic selection of works by both established academics and emerging scholars from different parts of the world and with diverse backgrounds. It brings together multiple approaches to the predicament of belonging and the creation of identities, while showcasing the range and depth of the Indian diaspora and the diversity of its literary productions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mehta, Sandhya Rao

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literatursoziologie, Gender Studies
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Indische & Dravidische Literatur
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Über Autor(innen)

Mehta, Sandhya Rao
Sandhya Rao Mehta has a PhD in the novels of the Indian diaspora and is currently affiliated to Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. Her research interests include postcolonial and gender studies with a particular focus on gendered diasporic spaces. She has researched and published on the Indian diaspora in Oman, as well as on the literature of the Arab diaspora in the United States. She is the co-editor of Language Studies: Stretching the Boundaries, published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Sandhya Rao Mehta has a PhD in the novels of the Indian diaspora and is currently affiliated to Sultan Qaboos University, Oman. Her research interests include postcolonial and gender studies with a particular focus on gendered diasporic spaces. She has researched and published on the Indian diaspora in Oman, as well as on the literature of the Arab diaspora in the United States. She is the co-editor of Language Studies: Stretching the Boundaries, published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing.