Description
The word doyennes signifies the various expressions of female, feminine, and feminist aspects of contemporary literature in India, through multiple theoretical frameworks. Contemporary Women's Writing in India is an edited collection dealing with a range of these issues set in the society of Indian culture. Indian women's literature is still a fertile ground for critical enquiry. There are three sections in the collection: Section I deals with specific instances in history, historical constructions, and representations of gender. Section II offers a varied spectrum of feminist critical discourse on contemporary Indian women's writing, intersecting with the frameworks of post-colonial theory, deconstruction, perspectives on race and ethnicity, and eco-feminism. Section III touches upon the notion of the woman's body and psyche through the varied perspectives of psychoanalysis, feminism, and post-feminism. By thoroughly exploring a range of issues, Contemporary Women's Writing promises to take the reader by the hand, and journey through the unfamiliar but refreshing landscape of women's literature in India.
About the Author
Mythili Anoop teaches at Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management University. Varun Gulati has taught English literature and language for ten years in colleges and universities across India.
Reviews
Contemporary Indian Women's Writing surveys numerous English and non- English works by Indian women writers from fresh comparative perspectives, and in light of largely feminist approaches that, in some cases, also admirably challenge Western feminist habits of mind. To those unfamiliar with Indian women's literature, this collection will serve as a helpful introduction to canonical authors, and to regions such as Orissa and Bengal that generally get short shrift in literary surveys. * Contemporary Women's Writing *
The writing of women in today's India has come of age with this thoughtful and engaging collection. Researchers in the area need no longer feel bereft, Anoop and Gulati have given them a myriad-hued, fertile field to plow.-Deepti Gupta, Panjab University -- Deepti Gupta, Panjab University
Book Information
ISBN 9781498502108
Author Varun Gulati
Format Hardback
Page Count 206
Imprint Lexington Books
Publisher Lexington Books
Weight(grams) 445g
Dimensions(mm) 232mm * 165mm * 20mm
About the Author
Mythili Anoop teaches at Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management University. Varun Gulati has taught English literature and language for ten years in colleges and universities across India.
Reviews
Contemporary Indian Women's Writing surveys numerous English and non- English works by Indian women writers from fresh comparative perspectives, and in light of largely feminist approaches that, in some cases, also admirably challenge Western feminist habits of mind. To those unfamiliar with Indian women's literature, this collection will serve as a helpful introduction to canonical authors, and to regions such as Orissa and Bengal that generally get short shrift in literary surveys. * Contemporary Women's Writing *
The writing of women in today's India has come of age with this thoughtful and engaging collection. Researchers in the area need no longer feel bereft, Anoop and Gulati have given them a myriad-hued, fertile field to plow.-Deepti Gupta, Panjab University -- Deepti Gupta, Panjab University
Book Information
ISBN 9781498502108
Author Varun Gulati
Format Hardback
Page Count 206
Imprint Lexington Books
Publisher Lexington Books
Weight(grams) 445g
Dimensions(mm) 232mm * 165mm * 20mm
