Writing Resistance: The Rhetorical Imagination of Hindi Dalit Literature

by Laura R. Brueck

Book Overview

Writing Resistance is the first close study of the growing body of contemporary Hindi-language Dalit (low caste) literature in India. The Dalit literary movement has had an immense sociopolitical and literary impact on various Indian linguistic regions, yet few scholars have attempted to situate the form within contemporary critical frameworks. Laura R. Brueck's approach goes beyond recognizing and celebrating the subaltern speaking, emphasizing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231166052
• ISBN13: 9780231166058
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher