Contemporary Indian Diaspora: Literary and Cultural Representations

Book Details

• Author: Angshuman Kar

• Binding: Hardcover

• Publisher: Rawat Publications

• ISBN: 9788131607084

• Language: English

• Release Date: 01-01-2015

• Pages: 253

About the Book

This book explores the evolving formations of the Indian diaspora through its literary and cultural representations. It focuses on how contemporary Indian diaspora literature and films, produced over the last two decades, engage with the changing experiences of Indian diaspora communities worldwide. The book investigates several critical themes:

• Inter/Intra-Community Diasporic Interactions: How diaspora writers and filmmakers have addressed the dynamics within and between different diaspora communities.

• Transformation of Host Country and Diaspora Relations: How globalization, capital flows, and transnational trade have altered the relationship between host countries and Indian diaspora communities.

• Immigration Policies and Terrorism: The book also considers how Indian diaspora writers and filmmakers respond to the evolving immigration policies, especially in light of increasing terrorist threats globally.

• Representation of Homeland and Hostland: How these writers and filmmakers depict both the homeland and the hostland, taking into account the factors involved in the production and consumption of diaspora literature and films.

This work offers in-depth analysis on the intersections of globalization, diaspora, and cultural production, serving as an invaluable resource for those interested in India Studies, Diaspora Studies, Literary Criticism, and Film Studies.

Contents

Part 1: Theorizing Contemporary Indian Diaspora

1. Overwriting Memory: The Diaspora and Its Present – Jasbir Jain

2. That Third Space – K. Satchidanandan

3. Diasporic Meditations – Mohan Ramanan

4. Globalization, Diaspora, and Transnationalism – Ajaya K. Sahoo

Part 2: Contemporary Indian Diaspora in Fiction

5. Globalization, Diaspora, and the Dynamics of Genre – Krishna Sen

6. Known Stranger Writing – T. Vijay Kumar

7. Interrogating the ‘Other’ in Contemporary Indian Diaspora Fiction – Angshuman Kar

8. Contextualizing The Lowland – Nilanjana Chatterjee

9. Remapping the Fiction of Indian Diaspora – Ashok K. Mohapatra

Part 3: Contemporary Indian Diaspora in Films

10. Indian Diasporic Films: Tone, Tenor, and Accents – Himadri Lahiri

11. Evolution, Manifestation, and Future Trends of Indian Diasporic Cinema in Britain – Somdatta Mandal

12. Hybridity, Humour, and Resistance – Vimal Mohan John & Aysha Iqbal Viswamohan

Part 4: Contemporary Indian Diaspora in Plays and Poems

13. Why the Play The Black Album? – Arnab Kumar Sinha

14. Meena Alexander – Subodh Sarkar

15. Imtiaz Dharker’s Responses to 9/11 and 7/7 – Sanjoy Malik

About the Author

Angshuman Kar is an Associate Professor and former Head of the Department of English and Culture Studies at The University of Burdwan, West Bengal. He has served as the Secretary of the Eastern Region for Sahitya Akademi and has been widely published both in India and internationally. Kar is also the co-editor of The Politics of Social Exclusion in India: Democracy at the Crossroads and a recipient of the Australia-India Council Fellowship (2006). Besides his academic career, Kar is a renowned Bengali poet.