In Stereotype: South Asia in the Global Literary Imaginary
(Part of the Literature Now Series)
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In Stereotype confronts the importance of cultural stereotypes in shaping the ethics and reach of global literature. Mrinalini Chakravorty focuses on the seductive force and explanatory power of stereotypes in multiple South Asian contexts, whether depicting hunger, crowdedness, filth, slums, death, migrant flight, terror, or outsourcing. She argues that such commonplaces are crucial to defining cultural identity in contemporary literature...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0231165978
ISBN13:9780231165976
Release Date:February 2017
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Length:336 Pages
Weight:1.00 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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