Shades of Masculinities

Reading Contemporary Indian Novelists

AvUrvashi Kaushal,Pallavi Panda

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

Del i serien South Asian Literature in Focus

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Beskrivning

This book traces masculinity in contemporary fiction produced by Indian writers in English. It analyses masculinity and its multiple shades in recent fiction produced by Jerry Pinto, Meena Kandasamy, Manu Bhattathiri, Hansda Sowvendra Shekar, Santanu Bhattacharya, and Devika Rege. This book will be a significant addition to the discourse on gender studies as it will bring the focus on men in Indian fiction. The volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of literature and literary criticism and South Asian studies.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-09-21
Mått:156 x 234 x undefined mm
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:South Asian Literature in Focus
Antal sidor:160
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781032723495

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Urvashi Kaushal is an Associate Professor of English and Head, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat, India. Her area of research includes Masculinity Studies, Gender Studies, Indian English Fiction, Diaspora Literature, Postcolonial Fiction and Film Studies and Communication Skills, Employability Skills. She has published several journal articles in IUP journal of English Studies, Interdisciplinary Literary Studies, Intersections: Gender and Sexuality in Asia and the Pacific, and Literary Voice.Pallavi Panda is a research scholar in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology (SVNIT), Surat, India. Her broad research area is gender studies, and currently she is pursuing her research on the novels of Jerry Pinto and Amitabha Bagchi. Her research interests also include Masculinity Studies, Film Studies, Cultural Studies, Indian English Fiction, Graphic Narrative, and Comic Studies. She has published papers in journals like Intersections: Gender and Sexuality in Asia and the Pacific, and Literary Voice.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 Understanding MasculinityChapter 2 Hegemonic Masculinity in Indian English Fiction: Texts and ContextsChapter 3 Hypermasculinity in Indian English Fiction: Texts and ContextsChapter 4 Marginalised Masculinity in Indian English Fiction: Texts and ContextsChapter 5 Conclusion: Mapping the Emerging Shades of Masculinity