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- Literature has played a vital role in capturing and reflecting upon the multifaceted impact of partition, offering diverse perspectives on the human experiences, trauma, and complexities surrounding this historical event.
www.thentf.org/article/exploring-the-impact-of-partition-perspectives-from-literature/Exploring the Impact of Partition: Perspectives from Literature
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Jul 26, 2017 · A groundbreaking comparative work on partition literature, which explores how different cultural narratives ratify or contest state division. The study is divided into two larger historical theoretical chapters and three genre or author-based studies.
Oct 21, 2021 · What is Partition Literature? Partition literature is a nuanced depiction of the tragedy of Partition, a period in India’s history that is very hard to make sense of. It is an amalgamation of history, conflict studies, border studies, and politics.
- Dee Das
Aug 7, 2020 · This chapter shows how Partition interrupted lines of communication and trade affecting India’s literary culture, and argues that books and reading function in Indian Partition literature as a means of moving beyond trauma.
- Jenni Ramone
- jenni.ramone@ntu.ac.uk
- 2020
for comparing works of 'partition literature,' which I define as texts that represent either the event of territorial partition or its consequences (see also Cleary 94 and 238, n. 64; Harlow). I contend that it is possible to identify distinct genres, plotlines, and esthetic modes within the category
Mar 1, 2024 · Literature has played a vital role in capturing and reflecting upon the multifaceted impact of partition, offering diverse perspectives on the human experiences, trauma, and complexities surrounding this historical event.
The edited volume Partition Literature and Cinema: A Critical Introduction (2020), which brings together critical works on the fictional representation(s) of the Partition and its aftermath, reiterates the necessity of analysing it through regional and locality-specific lenses and not just from a nationalistic perspective.
Dec 6, 2017 · Highlighting the imbricated practices of emotion and memory, this chapter will discuss how women’s literature can offer a creative insight into the experience of collective tragedy that should and can be considered alongside the official archive of Partition history. Download chapter PDF.