Representations of Dalit Protagonists

Indian English Fiction and Marathi Dalit Literature
2024
ISBN: 978-3-031-66443-4
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 281 Seiten, HC runder Rücken kaschiert, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 503 g

This book interrogates canonical Indian English fiction which has Dalit characters as protagonists or major characters, and argues that the representation of such characters, although well-meant, is regulated and made unremarkable. It examines how the normative discourse of the Anglophone novel portrays Dalits from an upper-caste point of view, devoid of Ambedkarite or Dalit consciousness, and thus implicitly reinscribes the upper caste power by restricting the narrative to merely represent Dalit submission and victimhood. The arguments then are substantiated by setting up a comparative framework through contrastive analysis of selected narratives by Dalit writers from Marathi Dalit literature to highlight the differential representational paradigms that mark the absence or presence of Ambedkarite consciousness and perspective. 

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lokhande, Hanumant Ajinath

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Englische Literatur Postkoloniale Literaturen in Englisch, Englische Literatur außerhalb Europas
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Indische & Dravidische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Vergleichende Religionswissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I: Entering the Caste.- Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Representations and Discursive Formations of Caste: A Theoretical Framework.- Part II: Accentuating Caste Prejudices: Progressive Discourse.- Chapter 3: Contesting Voices of Gandhi and Ambedkar in Dalit Representations: Mulk Raj Anand's and Amitabh's "Harijan Mastar".- Chapter 4: Discourse of Sympathy, Violence, and Victimhood - I: Rohinton Mistry's and Murlidhar Jadhav's Discourse of Sympathy, Violence, and Victimhood - II: Arundhati Roy's and Laxman Mane's Part III: Accentuating Caste Prejudices: Pejorative Discourse.- Chapter 6: Discourse of Difference and Merit: Manu Joseph's and Amitabh's "Janmakhoon!".- Chapter 7: Re-writing Violence and Victimhood: Aravind Adiga's Re-writing Violence and Victimhood: Aravind Adiga's Part IV: Comparing Representational Paradigms.- Chapter 8: Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Hanumant Ajinath Lokhande is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at Nowrosjee Wadia College (Autonomous), Pune, India. His research interests are in the fields of Indian and comparative literatures, Dalit and Postcolonial studies, and Indian films.