Postcolonial Indian City-Literature

How is the city represented through literature from the post-colonies? This book looks for an answer to this question, by keeping its focus on India -from after Independence to the millennia.

Informationen zum Autor Dibyakusum Ray teaches English, Philosophy and Cultural Studies at the Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, Punjab, India. Klappentext How is the city represented through literature from the post-colonies? This book searches for an answer to this question, by keeping its focus on India-from after Independence to the millennia. How does the urban space and the literature depicting it form a dialogue within? How have Indian cities grown in the past six decades, as well as the literature focused on it? How does the city-lit depart from organic realism to dissonant themes of "reclamation"? Most importantly-who does the city (and its narratives) belong to?Through the juxtaposition of critical theories, sociological data, urban studies and variant literary works by a wide range of Indian authors, this book is divided into four temporal phases: the nation-building of the 50-60s, the dictatorial 70s, the neoliberalization of the 80-90s and the early 2000s. Each section covers the dominant socio-political thematics of the time and its effect on urbanism along with historical data from various resources, followed by an analysis of contemporaneously significant literary works-novel, short stories, plays, poetry and graphic novel. Each chapter comments on how literature, perceived as a historical phenomenon, frames real and imagined constructs and experiences of cities. To give the reader a more expansive idea of the complex nature of city-lit, the literary examples abound not only "Indian Writings in English," but vernacular, cult-works as well with suitable translations.With its focus on philosophy, urban studies and a unique canon of literature, this book offers elements of critical discussion to researchers, emergent university disciplines and curious readers alike. Zusammenfassung How is the city represented through literature from the post-colonies? This book looks for an answer to this question, by keeping its focus on India from after Independence to the millennia. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter I The Rejecting: Emergence of the Urban Literature during the 1930-40s Chapter IIThe Realist: Nation Building, Social Realism and the Urban Grind of the 1950-60 Chapter IIIThe Belligerent: Emergency, Rebellion and the 1970s Chapter IVThe Neoliberal: Commercial City, Diaspora and the (G)local, 1980-90 Chapter VThe Resistive: Millennial Urban and Resisting the Capital Conclusion ...

Autorentext

Dibyakusum Ray teaches English, Philosophy and Cultural Studies at the Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, Punjab, India.

Inhalt

Introduction

Chapter I The Rejecting: Emergence of the Urban Literature during the 1930-40s

Chapter IIThe Realist: Nation Building, Social Realism and the Urban Grind of the 1950-60

Chapter IIIThe Belligerent: Emergency, Rebellion and the 1970s

Chapter IVThe Neoliberal: Commercial City, Diaspora and the (G)local, 1980-90

Chapter VThe Resistive: Millennial Urban and Resisting the Capital

Conclusion