Global South Asia: South Asian Literatures and the World

This book explores the relationship between South Asia and the world, challenging the common narrative of the powerful Global North and a disenfranchised Global South. It argues that South Asian literature and criticism can reframe this narrative, accounting for the oppressive roles of South Asian nations. The essays in the book collectively explore the liberatory possibilities and elisions of South Asia as a grouping.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 174 pages
Publication date: 29 January 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This book is a collection of essays that delve into the intricate and multifaceted process of reimagining the relationship between South Asia and the world. By exploring the various connections and intersections between these two geopolitical entities, the chapters present in this book aim to challenge and redefine the prevailing narrative of the powerful Global North and the marginalized Global South. While this reframing may not always provide a sense of comfort, as it necessitates acknowledging the oppressive roles that certain South Asian nations may occasionally assume in regional and international arenas, it nonetheless offers a valuable opportunity to think critically about the potential for liberation and the limitations that arise from such categorizations.

The essays included in this book employ a diverse range of disciplinary frameworks, theoretical approaches, and objects of study to make their arguments. Collectively, they argue that South Asian literature possesses the capacity to enable us to engage in a more rigorous and nuanced analysis of both the emancipatory possibilities inherent in South Asia as a region, encompassing nations as well as ideas and aesthetics, and the potential blind spots or exclusions that may arise within such categorizations.

These chapters were originally published as a special issue of the South Asia Review, a renowned academic journal dedicated to the study of South Asia and its global connections. The book serves as a valuable contribution to the field, offering insights and perspectives that will be of interest to scholars, researchers, and students alike.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032160214