Flesh and fish blood : postcolonialism, translation, and the vernacular / / S. Shankar
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| Autore: |
Shankar Subramanian <1962->
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| Titolo: |
Flesh and fish blood : postcolonialism, translation, and the vernacular / / S. Shankar
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| Pubblicazione: | Berkeley : , : University of California Press, , 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (205 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 891/.1 |
| Soggetto topico: | Indic literature - Translations - History and criticism |
| Indic literature - 20th century - History and criticism | |
| Postcolonialism in motion pictures - India | |
| Postmodernism (Literature) - India | |
| Soggetto non controllato: | asian culture |
| asian literacy criticism | |
| book club books | |
| books about cultural analysis | |
| books about different cultures | |
| books about literature and film | |
| books for history lovers | |
| cosmopolitanism | |
| cultural spaces | |
| culture lovers | |
| discussion books | |
| easy to read | |
| english | |
| feminism | |
| hindi | |
| historical | |
| humanism | |
| indian literature | |
| leisure reads | |
| postcolonial studies | |
| postmodernism literacy criticism | |
| realistic | |
| south asian culture | |
| tamil dalit | |
| tamil | |
| vacation reads | |
| vernacular analysis | |
| vernacular studies | |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- 1. Midnight's Orphans, or the Postcolonial and the Vernacular -- 2. Lovers and Renouncers, or Caste and the Vernacular -- 3. Pariahs, or the Human and the Vernacular -- 4. The "Problem" of Translation -- Conclusion: Postcolonialism and Comparatism -- Note -- Works Cited -- Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In Flesh and Fish Blood Subramanian Shankar breaks new ground in postcolonial studies by exploring the rich potential of vernacular literary expressions. Shankar pushes beyond the postcolonial Anglophone canon and works with Indian literature and film in English, Tamil, and Hindi to present one of the first extended explorations of representations of caste, including a critical consideration of Tamil Dalit (so-called untouchable) literature. Shankar shows how these vernacular materials are often unexpectedly politically progressive and feminist, and provides insight on these oft-overlooked-but nonetheless sophisticated-South Asian cultural spaces. With its calls for renewed attention to translation issues and comparative methods in uncovering disregarded aspects of postcolonial societies, and provocative remarks on humanism and cosmopolitanism, Flesh and Fish Blood opens up new horizons of theoretical possibility for postcolonial studies and cultural analysis. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Flesh and fish blood |
| ISBN: | 1-280-76997-1 |
| 9786613680747 | |
| 0-520-95234-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910790303003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Flashpoints (Berkeley, Calif.)