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Record Nr.

UNINA9910787451503321

Titolo

Exploring gender in the literature of the Indian diaspora / / edited by Sandhya Rao Mehta

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2015

ISBN

1-4438-7343-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (212 p.)

Soggetti

Indic literature (English) - History and criticism

Sex role in literature

Gender identity in literature

East Indian diaspora

East Indian diaspora in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- FOREWORD -- INTRODUCTION -- PART I -- CHAPTER ONE -- CHAPTER TWO -- CHAPTER THREE -- PART II -- CHAPTER FOUR -- CHAPTER FIVE -- CHAPTER SIX -- CHAPTER SEVEN -- CHAPTER EIGHT -- PART III -- CHAPTER NINE -- CHAPTER TEN -- CHAPTER ELEVEN -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX.

Sommario/riassunto

Reflecting the continuing interest in diaspora and transnationalism, this collection of critical essays is located at the intersection of gender and diaspora studies, exploring multiple ways in which literature 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 the a.