Roger McNamara

Secularism and the Crisis of Minority Identity in Postcolonial Literature

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Produktbeschreibung

This bookargues that secularism and modernity are responsible for the identity crisis that minorities experience in India and Sri Lanka. It shows that content and aesthetics of minority writing are not only shaped by the impositions of secularism and modernity but also produces innovative strategies to overcome them.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 198
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juni 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 447g
• ISBN-13: 9781498548939
• ISBN-10: 1498548938
• Artikelnr.: 52420746

Autorenporträt

Roger McNamara is assistant professor of English at Texas Tech University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: "Secularism and the Crisis of Minority Identity in
Postcolonial Literature" Chapter 1: "Burgher Writing: Aesthetics as
Resistance to Secular Time in Carl Muller's and Michael Ondaatje's Fiction"
Chapter 2: "Muslim Writing: Secular Criticism in Saadat Hasan Manto's and
Ismat Cughtai's Fiction" Chapter 3: "Parsi Writing: Developing a Fine
Balance: Secularism, Religion, and Minority Politics in Rohinton Mistry's
Family Matters Chapter 4: "Anglo-Indian Writing: The Conundrum of Secular
Nationalism in Frank Anthony's and I. Allan Sealy's Writing" Chapter 5:
"Dalit Writing: Secular Catholicism and Feminist Critique in Bama's Texts"
Conclusion: "Secularism and Sites of Renewal"