Narrating Nomadism (eBook, PDF)

Tales of Recovery and Resistance
Redaktion: Devy, G. N.; Chakravarty, K. K.; Davis, Geoffrey V.

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Produktbeschreibung

Narrating Nomadism presents a penetrating account of the survival challenges faced by nomadic communities, as expressed in their arts and literature. Dealing with themes ranging from literary criticism and art history to ethnography, cultural anthropology and socio-linguistics, the book focuses on the negotiation of discrimination and c

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 282
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000087864
• Artikelnr.: 60638990

Autorenporträt

G. N. Devy is Professor, Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology, Gandhinagar, and Founder, Bhasha Research and Publication Centre, Baroda (Vadodara), Gujarat, India. Geoffrey V. Davis is Chairperson, European Association for Commonwealth Literature and Language Studies (EACLALS). K. K. Chakravarty is Chancellor, National University of Education Planning and Administration (NUEPA), New Delhi, and Vice Chairman, Delhi Institute of Heritage Research and Management, India.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Abbreviations. Introduction G. N. Devy. 1. Identity, History and
Protest: CT/DNT in Literary and Social Texts in India Vibha S. Chauhan 2.
The Lost World of Chernovicz: Memories and Revisitations Eckhard Breitinger
3. (Re-)configuring the Soloist as a 'Nomadic' Modernity Trickster: The
Case of 'Composer' in Bukusu Circumcision Folklore Chris J. C. Wasike 4.
Rabbit-Proof Fence: Surviving Loss and Trauma through Testimony and
Narration Dolores Herrero 5. Collective Chronicles: (Fictional) Life
Histories of Australia's Stolen Generations Birte Heidemann 6. Enforced
Migration and Other Journeys in Aboriginal Experience: Sally Morgan's
Stories of Becoming Disinherited and Dispossessed Britta Olinder 7.
Contemporary Nomads, or Can the Slum-Dweller Speak? Cecile Sandten 8.
Understanding the Narratives of Peripatetic Communities: The Kinnari Jogi
Version of the Mahabharata T. S. Satyanath 9. The Gullah of South Carolina
and Georgia: Retention of Cultural Expression Joseph McLaren 10. Nomadic
Writing: The 'Blind Spot' of Caribbean Fiction Judith Misrahi-Barak 11.
From Migrancy to Malignancy: What Ails the Yaaku? Mumia Geoffrey Osaaji
12. The Story of an African Enlightenment: A Cameroonian Myth of Separation
and its Relevance for Human Autonomy A. O. Balcomb 13. The Dasse's Story
and The Crow's Story: The Interdiscursivity of /Xam Bushman Literature
Michael Wessels 14. The Adverse Effect of Migrant Fishing on Students'
Competence in English in the Niger Delta of Nigeria Macaulay Mowarin 15.
Gender Relations in Marginalized Communities: A Case Study of Women in
Maasai Oral Literature Helen Oronga A. Mwanzi 16. Experiential History vs
Objective History: A Literary Study of Lambada Aphorisms Mohan Dharavath
17. Shabar Kharia: An Ethnolinguistic Study Narugopal Mukherjee 18.
Narratives of Home: The Contemporary North-East Experience of (Un)belonging
Esther S. Narjinari. About the Editors. Notes on Contributors. Index