Influence of English on Indian Women Writers: Voices from Regional Languages
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Authors: Various
Edited by K Suneetha Rani
9789381345153 | PB | pp. 224 | 2017 | SAGE, Stree
This book reveals English as culture, politics, lifestyle and social change in the context of Indian women.
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Description
English as a symbol of modernity in India was first accessed by men, giving them a new image of masculinity while Indian languages were ‘feminized’—seen as meant for women. Among upper-caste women, English was a vehicle for social reform and for lessening seclusion, invisibility and economic dependence. For the so-called lower castes, the language was aspirational, indicating emancipation and empowerment possibilities, and threatening upper-caste dominance. English formed its own language of gender and made women’s voices stronger in regional languages, which can be seen in the flowering of women’s articles, fiction, biography and letters. This book records the different ways in which women responded to the coming of English into their lives.
Additional information
| Authors: | Various |
|---|---|
| ISBN: | 9789381345153 |
| Publisher: | SAGE, Stree |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Pages: | 224 |
| Year of Publication: | 2017 |
| Edition: | First |
| Condition: | New |
| Country of Origin: | India |
About the Editor
The editor is Professor, Centre for Women’s Studies, University of Hyderabad. Her areas of interest are Cultural Studies, New Literatures in English, Translation Studies and Dalit Studies. Among her many publications are: Australian Aboriginal Women’s Autobiographies: A Critical Study (2007); Dweeparagalu, an anthology of Sri Lankan women’s short fiction translated from English to Telugu (2008); Flowering from the Soil: Dalit Women’s Writing from Telugu (2012).
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