03460nam a22004935i 4500 978-981-97-9929-9 DE-He213 20251030114946.0 cr nn 008mamaa 250225s2024 si | s |||| 0|eng d 9789819799299 978-981-97-9929-9 10.1007/978-981-97-9929-9 doi HM480 HPS bicssc PHI040000 bisacsh QDTS thema Resistance and Literature in a Global Context [electronic resource] : Interpreting Meanings and Significance / edited by Prakash Chandra Pradhan. 1st ed. 2024. Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XII, 248 p. 1 illus. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Voices from the Margin A Study of Pratibha Ray’s Yajnaseni -- Understanding Resistance through the Writings of Popular Folklore -- Resistance in Existence Understanding Life in Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis -- Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings The Case of Critical Resistance. The comprehensive volume delves into the discursive valences and contingencies of resistance. It examines key issues and situations within the complex power dynamics of various cultures, societies, nations, and ethnicities. It explores the varying meanings of resistance in different contexts with analyses of select literary texts from various works of literature worldwide that range from Tribal writings in English and Nepalese literature to British literature and American literature. It evaluates various factors, including structure, situation, context, culture, agency, place, motives, ideology and oppression within the discourse of resistance. It emphasizes the cultural relevance of the study of resistance across a range of fields, such as postcolonialism, feminism, ecocriticism, gender relations and sexuality, myth and folklore, existentialism, cultural studies, rural feminism, trauma theory and violence, globalization, ethnicity and identity, child trafficking and third gender issues, subalternity and marginality. The book covers the genres of novels, poetry, autobiography, and short stories. It investigates the potency of these literary forms as cultural expressions of resistance. It is an essential read for students, researchers, and teachers worldwide who are enthusiastic and curious about the meanings and contexts of resistance and its representations in literature. Critical theory. 58083 Poststructuralism. 62295 Critical Theory. 58083 Poststructuralism. 62295 Chandra Pradhan, Prakash. editor. edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 90934 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9789819799282 Printed edition: 9789819799305 Printed edition: 9789819799312 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-9929-9 ZDB-2-REP ZDB-2-SXPR 66779 66779