What are you Reading?

The World Market and Indian Literary Production
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-415-50243-6
Verlag: Routledge India

Buch, Englisch, 190 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 377 g

This book offers a material critique on various aspects of Indian literary production and its reception by its audiences. Taking a historical and contemporary lineage into account, the author variously discusses the social, political, and economic factors that impact upon and determine choices in the publishing world.

Examining the constructions of the archive of postcolonial works by Indian writers in relation to nationalist histories, language wars, and the relationship between economic policies and literature, the book forcefully argues that why we read what we read is more than coincidental. Placing the rights of minoritized and disadvantaged communities at the heart of the analysis of India’s decolonization and industrial projects, the book attempts to address not just inequalities in the publishing world, but also social inequities engendered by global capitalism. Offering a critique of academics who act as cultural gatekeepers of intellectual production, the book finally underscores the disconnect between the academic theory and practice of scholars of postcolonial studies who argue against inequality and marginalization while simultaneously supporting hegemonic academic practices.

This book will be of interest to scholars of development studies, cultural studies, literature, postcolonial studies, economics, and those studying globalization, as well as the interested lay reader.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Narayanan, Pavithra

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Kolonialismus, Imperialismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kolonialgeschichte, Geschichte des Imperialismus
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Populärkultur
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Freizeitsoziologie, Konsumsoziologie, Alltagssoziologie, Populärkultur
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Literacy, Language, and Literature 1. Speaking in Tongues: The Politics of Language 2. The Disease of Gigantism: Global Plans and Local Consequences 3. Fit to Print: The Transnational Publishing Industry 4. India Shining: Territories and Translation Conclusion. Bibliography. Index

Über Autor(innen)

Narayanan, Pavithra
Pavithra Narayanan is at the Department of English, Washington State University, Vancouver.