Writing Resistance - Laura R. Brueck - Books - Columbia University Press - 9780231166041 - May 27, 2014
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Writing Resistance

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Laura R. Brueck emphasizes the sociopolitical perspectives and literary strategies of a range of contemporary Dalit (low caste) writers working in Hindi, exploring what makes Dalit literature "Dalit," why it is important, and where it opposes or intersects with other bodies of Indian literature. She follows the debate among Dalit writers as they establish a specific literary critical approach, underscoring the significance of the Dalit literary sphere as a "counterpublic" generating contemporary Dalit social and political identities. Brueck then performs close readings of contemporary Hindi Dalit short stories, focusing on the aesthetic and stylistic strategies deployed by writers whose class, gender, and geographic backgrounds shape their distinct voices. By reading Dalit literature as literature, this study unravels its aesthetic innovations as well as the complexities of its sociopolitical and identity-based origins.


240 pages

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Released May 27, 2014
ISBN13 9780231166041
Publishers Columbia University Press
Pages 240
Dimensions 236 × 160 × 17 mm   ·   439 g
Language English  

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