Nationalism and Indigenousness in Select Commonwealth Writings and Films A Postcolonial Rereading Pinaki Roy, Amit Bhattacharya, Rituparna Chakraborty, Neha Swarnakar, Ananaya Mukherjee, Tushar Kanti Karmakar, Tanmoy Bhagira, Sumit Ray, T. S. Kavitha, Mahesh Sharma, Tekena Gasper Mark, Taiwo Afolabi, Amar Wayal, Anupama A.P., Khatija BiBi Khan, Masoud Fahrahmandfar, Irona Bhaduri, Bodhisattwa Khan, Kaushik Roy, Anna Guttman, Satyajit Roy, Rishav Dutta, Neha Arora, Meghali Saikia, Debottama Ghosh, Sony Jalarajan Raj, Adith K. Suresh, Poulomi Modak, Ram Bhawan Yadav, Israt Yahan

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Roy, Pinaki, Editor.

Bhattacharya, Amit, Author of introduction, etc.

Chakraborty, Rituparna, Contributor.

Swarnakar, Neha, Contributor.

Mukherjee, Ananaya, Contributor.

Kanti Karmakar, Tushar, Contributor.

Bhagira, Tanmoy, Contributor.

Ray, Sumit, Contributor.

Kavitha, T. S., Contributor.

Sharma, Mahesh, Contributor.

Mark, Tekena Gasper, Contributor.

Afolabi, Taiwo, Contributor.

Wayal, Amar, Contributor.

A.P., Anupama, Contributor.

Khan, Khatija Bibi, Contributor.

Fahrahmandfar, Masoud, Contributor.

Bhaduri, Irona, Contributor.

Khan, Bodhisattwa, Contributor.

Roy, Kaushik, Contributor.

Guttman, Anna, Contributor.

Roy, Satyajit, Contributor.

Dutta, Rishav, Contributor.

Arora, Neha, Contributor.

Saikia, Meghali, Contributor.

Ghosh, Debottama, Contributor.

Jalarajan Raj, Sony, Contributor.

Suresh, Adith K., Contributor.

Modak, Poulomi, Contributor.

Yadav, Ram Bhawan, Contributor.

Yahan, Israt, Contributor.

Series:

Studies in Commonwealth Writings

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Postkolonialismus.

Schreiben.

Commonwealth.

Local Subjects:

Postkolonialismus.

Schreiben.

Commonwealth.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (447 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hannover ibidem 2025

Biography/History:

Dr Pinaki Roy (a resident of Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal, India) studied English Literature at Visva-Bharati (Santiniketan, West Bengal, India) and the University of North Bengal (Raja Rammohunpur, Darjeeling, West Bengal). Since 2019, he is professor of English at the Raiganj University in Raiganj (Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal). Previously, between 2008 and 2016, ROY worked as Assistant Professor at Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University (Cooch Behar, West Bengal) and Malda College (Malda, West Bengal). Roy, the founding editor of the book-series Studies in Commonwealth Writings (SCW) (ibidem Press), is the present Chairman of Academic Committee of The Vidyasagar Academy-Kolkata (Govt. of West Bengal). His previous books include WORDS FROM INDIA IN THE WEST (ibidem, 2023), THE BROKEN PENS (Aaadi, 2015), WILFRED OWEN: THE MAN, THE SOLDIER, THE POET (Books Way, 2013), HEMINGWAY'S 'A FAREWELL TO ARMS': A CRITICAL APPRAISAL (Books Way, 2012), THE SCARLET CRITIQUE (Sarup, 2010), and THE MANICHEAN INVESTIGATORS (Sarup, 2008). His papers have been published by, among other outlets, CLUES, WLA (JOURNAL OF THE US AIR FORCE ACADEMY), MUSE INDIA, VISVA-BHARATI QUARTERLY, ENGLISH FORUM (GAUHATI UNIVERSITY), ANYALEKH, and (PASCHIM BANGA) NATYA AKADEMI PATRIKA.

Dr Amit Bhattacharya is Professor of English at the University of Gour Banga (Malda, West Bengal, India).

Neha Swarnakar, M.Phil, teaches English at Sripat Singh College (Jiaganj, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India), and researches at the Department of English, Raiganj University. She has completed her B.A. and M.A from Kalyani University. She has several articles, including those on diasporic writings, to her credit. Her area of interest encompasses resistance literature, new gender studies, and war-literature.

Neha Arora, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of English of the Central University of Rajasthan (in the district of Ajmer, Rajasthan). Her areas of interest include diasporic writings, Dalit-literature, comparative literature, Indian writings, and subaltern-studies. She has authored Dalit Literature Today (Creative Books, 2015), and has edited/co-edited three critical-anthologies - on New Literature, Mahesh Dattani's plays, and marginalised literature. She has also contributed several research papers in reputed journals and edited volumes.

Dr Pinaki Roy (a resident of Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal, India) studied English Literature at Visva-Bharati (Santiniketan, West Bengal, India) and the University of North Bengal (Raja Rammohunpur, Darjeeling, West Bengal). Since 2019, he is professor of English at the Raiganj University in Raiganj (Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal). Previously, between 2008 and 2016, ROY worked as Assistant Professor at Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University (Cooch Behar, West Bengal) and Malda College (Malda, West Bengal). Roy, the founding editor of the book-series Studies in Commonwealth Writings (SCW) (ibidem Press), is the present Chairman of Academic Committee of The Vidyasagar Academy-Kolkata (Govt. of West Bengal). His previous books include WORDS FROM INDIA IN THE WEST (ibidem, 2023), THE BROKEN PENS (Aaadi, 2015), WILFRED OWEN: THE MAN, THE SOLDIER, THE POET (Books Way, 2013), HEMINGWAY'S 'A FAREWELL TO ARMS': A CRITICAL APPRAISAL (Books Way, 2012), THE SCARLET CRITIQUE (Sarup, 2010), and THE MANICHEAN INVESTIGATORS (Sarup, 2008). His papers have been published by, among other outlets, CLUES, WLA (JOURNAL OF THE US AIR FORCE ACADEMY), MUSE INDIA, VISVA-BHARATI QUARTERLY, ENGLISH FORUM (GAUHATI UNIVERSITY), ANYALEKH, and (PASCHIM BANGA) NATYA AKADEMI PATRIKA. Dr Amit Bhattacharya is Professor of English at the University of Gour Banga (Malda, West Bengal, India).

Summary:

Nationalism and Indigenousness in Select Commonwealth Writings and Films: A Postcolonial Rereading—the first publication the new book-series Studies in Commonwealth Writings—collects 24 essays written by scholars, critics, and writers from all over the world, which, in the postcolonial perspective, analyze select literary writings and films from the so-called ‘Commonwealth countries’ (especially those belonging to Asia, Africa, Australia, and the Caribbeans) to explore how the concerned writers and filmmakers have depicted issues of nationalism and indigeneity. Though there are controversies regarding the acceptability and relevance of the term ‘Commonwealth’, the present literary and cultural world is – identifiably – being dominated by publications and works of these ‘Commonwealth’ litterateurs and filmmakers. Ranging from analyses of Canadian writings to Indian films and novels, and from Australian writings to African publications and cinema, this anthology of critical writings—to be used by academicians and researchers alike from the disciplines of literature and film studies—seeks to fill in the (perceptible) lacuna that still exists in the field of critical approaches to Commonwealth literature, films, and culture. The volume’s contributors are: • Bhaduri, Irona • Bhagira, Tanmoy • Chakraborty, Rituparna • Dutta, Rishav, and Neha Arora • Farahmandfar, Masoud • Ghosh, Debottama • Guttman, Anna • Jahan, Israt • Karmakar, Tushar Kanti • Kavitha, T.S., and Mahesh Sharma • Khan, Bodhisattwa • Khan, Khatija B.B. • Mark, Tekena Gasper, and Taiwo Afolabi • Modak, Poulomi • Mukherjee, Ananya • Mukherjee, Ananya • Raj, Sony Jalarajan, and Adith K., Suresh • Ray, Sumit • Roy, Kaushik • Roy, Satyajit • Saikia, Meghali • Swarnakar Neha • Wayal, Amar, And Anupama A.P. • Yadav, Ram Bhawan

“I sincerely hope that this anthology is going to open the eyes and the minds of readers to see the entire earth as a true Commonwealth for the wellbeing of all through a cross-cultural dialogue”. —Daya Dissanayake, eminent Sri Lankan litterateur and SAARC Literary Award winner.

“I am sure this Anthology would be helpful to bridge the gap among various cultures, creating a deep and critical understanding of basic human needs and emotions”. —Farheen Chaudhry, internationally acclaimed writer and media personality from Islamabad, Pakistan.

“This book traverses continents and cultures to uncover universal truth about identity and heritage. A must-read for scholars, students, and anyone passionate about understanding the complex intersections of nationalism, indigenousness and artistic expression”. —Dr Dipti Ranjan Pattanaik, Professor of English, Banaras Hindu University (Varanasi, India), and Award-winning bi-lingual Author.

“The anthology showcases a brilliant bunch of research pieces that coactively provide a comprehensive critical coverage of issues around indigeneity and nationalism reflected in literatures and films hailing from diverse cultures and continents”. —Dr Maswood Akhter, Professor of English, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh, and Fulbright Scholar.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9783838279152

3838279158

Publisher Number:

9783838279152