Shaping Indian Diaspora
Literary Representations and Bollywood Consumption away from the Desi
Contributions by Judith Caesar, Keith Corson, Paromita Deb, Veena Dwivedi, Kinga Földváry, Mounir Guirat, Mélanie Heydari-Malayeri, Adele Holoch, Julia Hoydis, M. Rakibul Hasan Khan, Alejandra Moreno Álvarez, Carla Rodríguez González Edited by Veena Dwivedi
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Publication date:
27 August 2015Length of book:
180 pagesPublisher
Lexington BooksISBN-13: 9781498514965
The Indian diaspora is the largest diasporic movement from Asia, with the Indian community numbering over twenty-five million around the world. Its large scale encompasses a kaleidoscopic community from disparate regions, languages, cultural heritages, religions, and traditions within the subcontinent. The many peoples of the Indian diaspora have growing social and economic impacts on their new homes, but maintain their cultural bonds with India.
This volume offers a thorough analysis of the diasporic practices of the Indian communities in essays covering a number of fields, such as literature, cultural studies, and film studies. The contributors deal with the Indian diaspora’s historical and contemporary connotations, its theoretical framework, the cultural hybridizations that emerge from diaspora, and other topics touching on the cultural and social effects of the spread of Indian peoples around the globe.
This volume offers a thorough analysis of the diasporic practices of the Indian communities in essays covering a number of fields, such as literature, cultural studies, and film studies. The contributors deal with the Indian diaspora’s historical and contemporary connotations, its theoretical framework, the cultural hybridizations that emerge from diaspora, and other topics touching on the cultural and social effects of the spread of Indian peoples around the globe.
A refreshing look at the literature of the Indian diaspora, testifying to its variety and dispersal across many geographical regions. Lively and accessible, the essays in Shaping Indian Diaspora show how this body of writing is transforming our understanding of world literature.