Shades of Masculinities

Reading Contemporary Indian Novelists
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-032-72349-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 160 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: South Asian Literature in Focus

This book traces masculinity in contemporary fiction produced by Indian writers in English. It analyses masculinity and its multiple shades in recent fiction produced by Jerry Pinto, Meena Kandasamy, Manu Bhattathiri, Hansda Sowvendra Shekar, Santanu Bhattacharya, and Devika Rege. This book will be a significant addition to the discourse on gender studies as it will bring the focus on men in Indian fiction. The volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of literature and literary criticism and South Asian studies.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kaushal, Urvashi

Panda, Pallavi

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften, Biologie: Sachbuch, Naturführer
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Kinder- und Jugendliteratur, Märchen, Mythen, Sagen
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Indische & Dravidische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literarische Stoffe, Motive und Themen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Understanding Masculinity

Chapter 2 Hegemonic Masculinity in Indian English Fiction: Texts and Contexts

Chapter 3 Hypermasculinity in Indian English Fiction: Texts and Contexts

Chapter 4 Marginalised Masculinity in Indian English Fiction: Texts and Contexts

Chapter 5 Conclusion: Mapping the Emerging Shades of Masculinity

Über Autor(innen)

Urvashi Kaushal is an Associate Professor of English and Head, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat, India. Her area of research includes Masculinity Studies, Gender Studies, Indian English Fiction, Diaspora Literature, Postcolonial Fiction and Film Studies and Communication Skills, Employability Skills. She has published several journal articles in IUP journal of English Studies, Interdisciplinary Literary Studies, Intersections: Gender and Sexuality in Asia and the Pacific, and Literary Voice.

Pallavi Panda is a research scholar in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat, India. Her broad research area is gender studies, and currently she is pursuing her research on the novels of Jerry Pinto and Amitabha Bagchi. Her research interests also include Masculinity Studies, Film Studies, Cultural Studies, Indian English Fiction, Graphic Narrative, and Comic Studies. She has published papers in journals like Intersections: Gender and Sexuality in Asia and the Pacific, and Literary Voice.