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Writing Resistance: The Rhetorical Imagination of Hindi Dalit Literature

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Description for Writing Resistance: The Rhetorical Imagination of Hindi Dalit Literature Paperback. Series: South Asia Across the Disciplines. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 2BM; DSBH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 326.
Writing Resistance is the first close study of the growing body of contemporary Hindi-language Dalit (low caste) literature in India. The Dalit literary movement has had an immense sociopolitical and literary impact on various Indian linguistic regions, yet few scholars have attempted to situate the form within contemporary critical frameworks. Laura R. Brueck's approach goes beyond recognizing and celebrating the subaltern speaking, emphasizing the sociopolitical perspectives and literary strategies of a range of contemporary Dalit writers working in Hindi. Brueck explores several essential questions: what makes Dalit literature Dalit? What makes it good? Why is this genre important, and ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
South Asia Across the Disciplines
Condition
New
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231166058
SKU
V9780231166058
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About Laura R. Brueck
Laura R. Brueck is associate professor of Hindi literature and South Asian studies at Northwestern University. In 2013, she published a collection of English translations of Hindi author Ajay Navaria's short stories titled Unclaimed Terrain: Stories by Ajay Navaria. She is the author of numerous articles and book chapters about Hindi Dalit literature.

Reviews for Writing Resistance: The Rhetorical Imagination of Hindi Dalit Literature
Writing Resistance is an original and timely contribution to scholarship on Hindi literature, modern Indian literature and Dalit studies. The work is well researched, using a judicious combination of Hindi and English sources and provides, for the first time in English, an overview of the central concerns of Hindi Dalit literature as both a political and aesthetic movement.
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