Palgrave Studies in Literary Anthropology: An Analysis of Cultural Practices from South Asia

Parveen, Razia

This book presents a systematic approach to the literary analysis of cultural practices. Based on a postcolonial framework of diaspora, the book utilizes literary theory to investigate cultural phenomena such as food preparation and song. Razia Parveen explores various diverse themes, including the female voice, genealogy, space, time, and diaspora, and applies them to the analysis of community identity. This volume also demonstrates how a literary analysis of oral texts helps to provide insight into women’s lived narratives. For example, Parveen discusses how the notion of the ‘third space’ creates a distinctly feminine spatiality. 

Details

Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2017-02-13

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783319502458

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-50246-5

Dimensions: 210cm x148cm

Pages: 231