Marginal Narratives and the Question of Human Rights in Asian Pacific Literature - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 9819745438 ISBN 13: 9789819745432

Casa editrice: Springer Nature, 2024

Riassunto

This book represents a significant intervention in human rights and its literary praxis, underscoring its paramount relevance and pressing urgency within the intricate tapestry of the Asian Pacific context. The book examines the local trauma endured within the complex geopolitical landscape of the Asian continent while also embracing a broader outlook that transcends geosocial boundaries. As a pivotal contribution to the discourse on Asian trauma studies, the chapters address a critical scholarly lacuna by delving into critical theoretical reflections and providing a robust epistemological foundation. The chapters look at human rights and trauma studies in a way that focuses not only on Europe. The volume fosters a deep comprehension of the historical and cultural facets shaping the Asian continent and its human rights challenges. The book is indispensable for educators, policymakers, and researchers engaged in the intricate realm of human rights and trauma studies.

 

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Sk Sagir Ali is an assistant professor at the Department of English, Midnapore College, West Bengal. He earned his PhD from the Department of English at Jadavpur University. His areas of interest include South Asian fiction, religion, nationalism, literary theory,  and postcolonialism. His published works include the edited books Religion in South Asian Anglophone Literature: Traversing Resistance Margins and Extremism, Literature and Theory: Contemporary Signposts and Critical Surveys, War on Terror: Nation, Democracy, and Liberalisation, and Writing Disaster in South Asian Literature and Culture. His forthcoming monograph, Culture, Community, and Difference in Select Contemporary British Muslim Fictions will be published soon from Routledge. His articles appear in journals of repute like South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies, Journal of Global Postcolonial Studies from the University of Florida Press, etc. 

Avijit Basak is an assistant professor at the Department of English, Maharaja Manindra Chandra College, Kolkata, India. He primarily teaches postmodern texts, trauma literature, and marginal narratives, with a focus on history, theory, and philosophy. He is also interested in postcolonialism, memory studies, and cultural studies. He has been published by Routledge and Burdwan University Press, among others.

 

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This book represents a significant intervention in human rights and its literary praxis, underscoring its paramount relevance and pressing urgency within the intricate tapestry of the Asian Pacific context. The book examines the local trauma endured within the complex geopolitical landscape of the Asian continent while also embracing a broader outlook that transcends geosocial boundaries. As a pivotal contribution to the discourse on Asian trauma studies, the chapters address a critical scholarly lacuna by delving into critical theoretical reflections and providing a robust epistemological foundation. The chapters look at human rights and trauma studies in a way that focuses not only on Europe. The volume fosters a deep comprehension of the historical and cultural facets shaping the Asian continent and its human rights challenges. The book is indispensable for educators, policymakers, and researchers engaged in the intricate realm of human rights and trauma studies.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Springer Nature
• Data di pubblicazione: 2024
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 9819745438
• ISBN 13: 9789819745432
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 200
• Redattore: Ali Sk Sagir, Basak Avijit
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