Literature and Cultural Studies

The essays on aspects of art, literature and culture deal with various aspects like travel writing and translations, feminism, sex and myth, diaspora issues and Dalit studies to present perspectives on a number of issues. Dr. Mallikarjun Patil, a short story writer, translator and critics of repute, here delves into the trend in culture studies, the concept of culture through history and the method of culture critics, creative writing in India, the growth and method of stylistics as a discipline in literature, contributions in fields like translation studies and Indian diasporic works, and Dalit literature. With references to views of writers and critics on culture and in the field of literature, he explores the meaning of multiculturalism and its impact.