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Literature of the Indian Diaspora
The Course will enable the students to discuss the works of Indian diaspora writers to reveal the social, cultural, and political contexts of migration, examine the impact of postcolonial thematic concerns on the authors and critique the representation of location, geography, and culture in such literature.
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Thestudents will: CO43.Analysethewritersofthe Indian diaspora to reveal the social, cultural and political context of migration from the Indian subcontinent CO44. Examinethepostcolonial thematic concerns and their impact on diasporic writers CO45.Critique the ways of representations of location, geography and culture and its relationship with individuals in diasporic literature CO46. Formulateatheoretical analysis of the themes of nostalgia, alienation, exile and homelessness in this new mediumofliteraryrepresentation. CO47. Estimate the role of race and ethnicity to understand the historical background of migration |
CO48.Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction.
M.G.Vassanji
The Book ofS ecrets
Rohinton Mistry
A Fine Balance
Meera Syal
Anita and Me
Jhumpa Lahiri
The Namesake
Kiran Desai
The Inheritance of Loss
Suggested Reference Books:
Gray, Billy. “Displacement, an Unknown Freedom: Cultural Identity in Jhumpa Lahiri’s TheNamesake”. School of Humanities and Media Studies, 2012.
Kalra,V.KaurandJ.Hutynuk,“CulturalConfigurationsofDiaspora”.Diaspora&Hybridity.Sage Publications. 2005.
Mishra, V. “Introduction: The Diasporic Imaginary”.LiteratureofTheIndianDiaspora. Routledge, 2008. Rushdie,Salaman.“TheNewEmpirewithinBritain”.ImaginaryHomelands.GrantaBooks,1991.
E-Resources including links:
https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/the-namesake/
https://www.englitmail.com/2019/08/the-book-of-secrets-study.html
Reference Journal:
ResearchGate