Racial And Gendered In/Visibility: Reading Jhumpa Lahiri's Fiction As A Response To The Objectification Of The Diasporic Subject In The West

Racial And Gendered In/Visibility: Reading Jhumpa Lahiri's Fiction As A Response To The Objectification Of The Diasporic Subject In The West

The Indian diaspora writer Jhumpa Lahiri’s fiction has been the subject of abundant yet controversial criticism. Whereas some acknowledge her truthful representations of diaspora experience, others have charged her with a limited vision that encourages, legitimizes and transmits only one favored rea...

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Main Author: Asl, Moussa Pourya
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2018
Subjects:
P1-1091 Philology
Linguistics(General)
Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/44074/1/MOUSSA%20POURYA%20ASL.pdf
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spelling my-usm-ep.440742019-04-15T02:01:39Z Racial And Gendered In/Visibility: Reading Jhumpa Lahiri's Fiction As A Response To The Objectification Of The Diasporic Subject In The West 2018-06 Asl, Moussa Pourya P1-1091 Philology. Linguistics(General) The Indian diaspora writer Jhumpa Lahiri’s fiction has been the subject of abundant yet controversial criticism. Whereas some acknowledge her truthful representations of diaspora experience, others have charged her with a limited vision that encourages, legitimizes and transmits only one favored reality. This research aims to investigate whether her fiction adheres to or deviates from prevailing racial and gendered hierarchies of the mainstream. To fulfill this underlying aim, the study offers a new interpretive model that seeks to evince the political, cultural and affective consequences of Lahiri’s diasporic writings and their particular enunciations of the literary gaze. 2018-06 Thesis http://eprints.usm.my/44074/ http://eprints.usm.my/44074/1/MOUSSA%20POURYA%20ASL.pdf application/pdf en public phd doctoral Universiti Sains Malaysia Pusat Pengajian Ilmu Kemanusian
institution Universiti Sains Malaysia
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topic P1-1091 Philology
Linguistics(General)
spellingShingle P1-1091 Philology
Linguistics(General)
Asl, Moussa Pourya
Racial And Gendered In/Visibility: Reading Jhumpa Lahiri's Fiction As A Response To The Objectification Of The Diasporic Subject In The West
description The Indian diaspora writer Jhumpa Lahiri’s fiction has been the subject of abundant yet controversial criticism. Whereas some acknowledge her truthful representations of diaspora experience, others have charged her with a limited vision that encourages, legitimizes and transmits only one favored reality. This research aims to investigate whether her fiction adheres to or deviates from prevailing racial and gendered hierarchies of the mainstream. To fulfill this underlying aim, the study offers a new interpretive model that seeks to evince the political, cultural and affective consequences of Lahiri’s diasporic writings and their particular enunciations of the literary gaze.
format Thesis
qualification_name Doctor of Philosophy (PhD.)
qualification_level Doctorate
author Asl, Moussa Pourya
author_facet Asl, Moussa Pourya
author_sort Asl, Moussa Pourya
title Racial And Gendered In/Visibility: Reading Jhumpa Lahiri's Fiction As A Response To The Objectification Of The Diasporic Subject In The West
title_short Racial And Gendered In/Visibility: Reading Jhumpa Lahiri's Fiction As A Response To The Objectification Of The Diasporic Subject In The West
title_full Racial And Gendered In/Visibility: Reading Jhumpa Lahiri's Fiction As A Response To The Objectification Of The Diasporic Subject In The West
title_fullStr Racial And Gendered In/Visibility: Reading Jhumpa Lahiri's Fiction As A Response To The Objectification Of The Diasporic Subject In The West
title_full_unstemmed Racial And Gendered In/Visibility: Reading Jhumpa Lahiri's Fiction As A Response To The Objectification Of The Diasporic Subject In The West
title_sort racial and gendered in/visibility: reading jhumpa lahiri's fiction as a response to the objectification of the diasporic subject in the west
granting_institution Universiti Sains Malaysia
granting_department Pusat Pengajian Ilmu Kemanusian
publishDate 2018
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