Teaching South Asian Anglophone Diasporic Literature by Nalin... - 9781603296380

Modern Language Association of America

Teaching South Asian Anglophone Diasporic LiteratureAuthor(s): Nalini Iyer, Pallavi Rastogi\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Modern Language Association of America, United States\nImprint: Modern Language Association of America\nISBN-13: 9781603296380, 978-1603296380\nSynopsis\nEssays on teaching anglophone literature of the South Asian diaspora from around the world\n\nMigration from the Indian subcontinent began on a large scale over 150 years ago, and today there are diasporic communities around the world. The identities of South Asians in the diaspora are informed by roots in the subcontinent and the complex experiences of race, religion, nation, class, caste, gender, sexuality, language, trauma, and geography. The literature that arises from these roots and experiences is diverse, powerful, and urgent.\n\nTeaching South Asian Anglophone Diasporic Literature embraces an intersectionality that attends to the historical and material conditions of cultural production, the institutiona.