Anglophone Literature from Northeast India and Women’s Writing examines the literary works published in English that gauge the society, culture, norms and values of the region. The themes analysed fall within the larger framework of Indian literature in English, regional and cultural studies.

Through this work, an attempt has been made to bring to the fore the history of Anglophone literature in Northeast India as it puts into perspective why and how English as a language became the vehicle of creative writing. It focuses on the representation of women and familial cultures, particularly the gendered enclosure of women as subalterns. These women are not only subjugated by patriarchy but are also victims of collateral damage in the conflict between the state and sub-national forces. Despite the state’s provisions for constitutional safeguards for women, the rigid patriarchal customary laws and violence continue to batter and shape the lives of women in Northeast India.

In recent times, with the publication of many important Anglophone and vernacular fictional works addressing the ‘women question’, this book shall help in contextualising the socio-political mores of the time.

Debajyoti Biswas is an Associate Professor and currently Head of the English Department at Bodoland University. He is founding editor of transcript: An e-Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies. He has contributed around 40 articles in various books and journals of international repute like South Asian Popular Culture, English: Journal of the English Association, Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences and Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. He has edited several books including Nationalism in India (2022), Global Perspectives on Nationalism (2022), Ethnonationalism in India (2022) and forthcoming titles Environmental Humanities in India and Disability and Peripherality. His research expertise spans Critical Theory, Environmental Humanities, Nationalism and Anglophone Writings from India’s Northeast.

• Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
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• Publication Date: August 2, 2024
• Pages: 244
• ISBN13: 9788126938469
• Item Weight: 150 grams
• Original Price: 1295.0 INR
• Edition: N/A
• Binding: Hardcover