UNDERSTANDING MARGINALITY: Cultural and Literary Perspectives

The book aims to address as well as understand the dominion of marginality from multiple perspectives as well as locations. At present, when the control and surveillance of the common mass by the dominant and powerful groups is increasing, it becomes essential to notice the issues and assaults that are faced by the ones who are powerless. Today, when the space of open and honest dialogue is shrinking by the day, it becomes imperative to take note of avenues that are available to the marginal groups to express their concerns.

The edited anthology is an attempt to foreground the violence and violation faced by the minorities across spectrums. The compiled book covers issues to do with gender, sexuality, caste, class, refugees, art and resistance, marginality and cinema, student politics, mob lynching and the policy of targeting the ones who raise their voice against oppression. The book is divided into four sections to create a cohesive framework while covering issues from multiple sites of conflict. It also delves around the discourse of body in its multiplicity while taking up the issue of Anthropocene. This anthology is a step towards the requisite to continue the conversation about and around the domain of marginality.

Supriya Agarwal is a Professor in the Department of English and Dean, School of Humanities and Languages at Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer. Over the years, she has published more than three dozen articles in varied national and international journals, making interpretative studies of selected works, has co-edited four anthologies and authored two books. She has made presentations in several national and international conferences and has worked on projects related to gender issues. Her recent works are Minority Discourses Across Culture and Gender History and Culture. Her specialization is on gender studies, comparative literature and teaching of language through literature.

Neha Arora is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English, Central University of Rajasthan. Her areas of interest are Dalit Literature, Comparative Literature, Indian Writings, and Subaltern Literature. She has one authored book to her credit and has co-edited two anthologies on New Literature and Mahesh Dattani. She has also contributed several research papers in reputed journals and books.

Ved Prakash teaches literature at the Department of English, Central University of Rajasthan. Previously, he has taught at Delhi University. His areas of research interest are Cultural Studies, Life Writing, Film Studies, and African American Literature. He has made presentations at international and national conferences and has published articles in journals and books.