Some of the most celebrated writers and critics examine issues central to the contemporary academic debate: issues of interface between political activism and aesthetic representation, the dominant discourse of mainstream or center and the subaltern or marginalized voices, narratives of ‘nations’ in opposition to those of the ‘nation’, essentialism and universalism v. specificities and ...
Re-Presenting Woman: Tradition, Legend and Panjabi Drama
"Pankaj K. Singh's Re-presenting Woman: Tradition, Legend and Panjabi Drama is a pioneer work on Panjabi legends and drama from gender perspective. The book juxtaposes the textualities of legend and drama to reveal how the post-independence drama re-presents woman along more just, realistic and humanistic lines as opposed to her pervasive marginalisation and misrepresentation in the traditional narratives. It examines woman's construction in the context of ...
