Teaching Anglophone South Asian Women Writers - 9781603294904

Teaching Anglophone South Asian Women WritersAuthor(s): Deepika Bahri, Filippo Menozzi\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Modern Language Association of America, United States\nImprint: Modern Language Association of America\nISBN-13: 9781603294904, 978-1603294904\nSynopsis\nGlobal and cosmopolitan since the late nineteenth century, anglophone South Asian women's writing has flourished in many genres and locations, encompassing diverse works linked by issues of language, geography, history, culture, gender, and literary tradition. Whether writing in the homeland or in the diaspora, authors offer representations of social struggle and inequality while articulating possibilities for [url] this volume experienced instructors attend to the style and aesthetics of the texts as well as provide necessary background for students. Essays address historical and political contexts, including colonialism, partition, migration, ecological concerns, and evolving gender roles, and consider both traditi.