This volume presents a comparative exploration of Dalit autobiographical writing from India and Latin American testimonio as subaltern voices from two regions of the Global South. Offering frames for comparing global subalternity today, the essays address Siddalingaiah's Ooru Keri; Muli's Life History; Manoranjan Byapari and Manju Bala's narratives, Yashica Dutt's Coming out as Dalit, amongst others, alongside foundational texts of the testimonio genre. While embedded in their specific experiences, the shared history of oppression and resistance on the basis of race/ethnicity and caste from where these subaltern life-histories arise constitutes an alternative epistemological locus. The essays point to the inadequacy of reading them within existing critical frameworks in autobiography studies. A fascinating set of studies juxtaposing the two genres, the book will be an essential read for scholars and researchers of Dalit studies, subaltern studies, testimonio and autobiography, cultural studies, world literature, comparative literature, history, political sociology and social anthropology, arts and aesthetics, Latin American studies, and Global South studies.

Book Information
ISBN 9780367360979
Author Sonya Surabhi Gupta
Format Hardback
Page Count 280
Imprint Routledge India
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 156g