Resistance and Identity in Twenty-First Century Literature and Culture: Voices of the Marginalized is a compendium of reflections on literary texts, politics of literature and culture. The book proffers ruminations on the pivotal role of constructive and positive resistance to reconstruct identities
Resistance and Identity in Twenty-First Century Literature and Culture
β Scribed by Navleen Multani;
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Year
- 2024
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Resistance and Identity in Twenty-First Century Literature and Culture: Voices of the Marginalized is a compendium of reflections on literary texts, politics of literature and culture. The book proffers ruminations on the pivotal role of constructive and positive resistance to reconstruct identities for meaningful human existence. The disciplinary power and dominance coerce the natural body to resist and yearn for freedom. One can establish a unique identity by refusing to conform to the pressures of society that deform the natural body. Dominant forces and oppressive structures evoke resistance that can range from "polite demurral" to "refusal." Resistance comes from the "will" that refuses to be controlled and governed. The "refusal" of the ordinary illuminates ordinary lives/bodies. Language and literary texts contain essential truths of such human existence. Words and imaginary worlds in literary works reveal the truth and suggest possibilities for reconfiguring the order.
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