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{"title":"Shivani Sivagurunathan, Being Born. Petaling Jaya: Maya Press (2022). 122 pp. ISBN: 978-983-2737-67-4","authors":"Ivan Ling","doi":"10.22452/sare.vol60no1.18","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22452/sare.vol60no1.18","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:p>None</jats:p>","PeriodicalId":40194,"journal":{"name":"SARE-Southeast Asian Review of English","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44103016","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The Changing Dynamics of Nationalism: A Reading of Select Fiction from Nepal","authors":"Meena Sharma","doi":"10.22452/sare.vol60no1.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22452/sare.vol60no1.9","url":null,"abstract":"The monarchy, Nepali language, and Hinduism have been instrumental in the development of Nepali nationalism, and issues related to ethnicity, language, race, and region have been systematically ignored in the formation of the Nepali state. Likewise, the national literature of Nepal until the 1990s was dominated by writers from the Hindu upper caste who spoke primarily of and for the ruling class, often undermining the diversity of an otherwise heterogeneous nation. However, the political upheavals witnessed by Nepal in the 21st century have led to an upsurge of groups searching for ‘national identities’ on ethnic and regional grounds. This has also brought key changes to the literary landscape of Nepal, and contemporary writers have been increasingly drawn to the emerging new voices and identity movements aimed at questioning the prevalent notion of ‘inclusive nationalism’ with its central axis on the monarchical base and Parbatiya supremacy. Against the backdrop of a renewed debate on nationalism and the structure of the state in Nepal, this paper seeks to examine the changing dynamics of Nepali nationalism as encapsulated in contemporary fiction from Nepal. The paper examines the rising ethnocultural and regional nationalism in Nepal in two contemporary novels, Karnali Blues (2010) and The Wayward Daughter (2018), by two prominent Nepali writers, Buddhisagar Chapain and Shradha Ghale, respectively. Karnali Blues has been hailed as a pioneering work in introducing ‘new regionalism’ in the context of Nepali literature. It narrates the story of mid- and far-western Nepal and aptly captures the lives of groups belonging to the margins. Shradhe Ghale’s The Wayward Daughter focuses on a Janajati family and portrays a rich cross-section of Nepali society influenced by the lived realities of class and caste. The paper explores the diversity of life, region, and population in Nepal as depicted in both novels, thereby validating the necessity to understand Nepali nationalism in terms of region, class, religion, and ethnicity. This is also reflective of the changing narrative of Nepali nationalism.","PeriodicalId":40194,"journal":{"name":"SARE-Southeast Asian Review of English","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48964836","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Partition and Pluralism: Perceiving Epistemic Terrains of Hope and Resilience in Divided by Partition, United by Resilience – 21 Inspirational Stories from 1947","authors":"Goutam Karmakar, Payel Pal","doi":"10.22452/sare.vol60no1.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22452/sare.vol60no1.5","url":null,"abstract":"Before India gained independence from Britain in 1947, when the partition was announced, the subcontinent instantly descended into riots, death, and destruction, culminating in one of the largest human waves of migration in history. Muslims in India were prompted to travel to Pakistan, while Hindus and Sikhs in Pakistan were urged to return home. Approximately 15 million people were displaced or forced to relocate, with between half a million and two million killed in the consequent violence. This post-partition history includes some courageous individuals who lost everything during partition but reconstructed their existences from the ground up and climbed to the leading positions in their respective disciplines. Divided by Partition, United by Resilience – 21 Inspirational Stories from 1947, edited by Mallika Ahluwalia and published in 2018 by Rupa Publications India, is one such book that chronicles the narratives of 21 Indians who endured the chaos and destruction of India’s Partition but managed to overcome their miseries to become living embodiments of accomplishment and excellence. Emphasising the stories’ affirmative ethos, which steps beyond the tropes of loss and precarity, this article analyses how these individuals established their agency and extraordinariness vis-à-vis various epistemic tools. The article puts forth that these stories can be read as representative testimonies of diversified trajectories in the epistemological field of the Partition literature and studies. This article focuses on unlearning the monolithic perceptions of 1947 and approaching them through the lens of epistemic pluralism. The article finally argues that there are other sides that go beyond the meta-significations of partition narratives, as demonstrated by individuals who, through their tireless efforts, drew new contours of self-assertion, thereby creating diverse and dynamic epistemologies.","PeriodicalId":40194,"journal":{"name":"SARE-Southeast Asian Review of English","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47118396","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Editorial","authors":"S. Philip","doi":"10.22452/sare.vol60no1.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22452/sare.vol60no1.1","url":null,"abstract":"This editorial discusses issues with nationalism.","PeriodicalId":40194,"journal":{"name":"SARE-Southeast Asian Review of English","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48377239","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Shivani Sivagurunathan, What Has Happened to Harry Pillai?: Two Novellas. Penang: Clarity Publishing, 2022. 267 pp. ISBN 978-967-17657-8-4","authors":"Enakshi Samarawickrama","doi":"10.22452/sare.vol60no1.17","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22452/sare.vol60no1.17","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:p>None</jats:p>","PeriodicalId":40194,"journal":{"name":"SARE-Southeast Asian Review of English","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48960748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Gwee Li Sui, This Floating World. Singapore: Landmark Books, 2021.232pp. ISBN 978-981-14-8561-9","authors":"Zainor Izat Zainal","doi":"10.22452/sare.vol60no1.20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22452/sare.vol60no1.20","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:p>None</jats:p>","PeriodicalId":40194,"journal":{"name":"SARE-Southeast Asian Review of English","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46726644","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Mohammad A. Quayum (Ed.), Rabindranath Tagore’s Journey as an Educator: Critical Perspectives on His Poetics and Praxis. London and New York: Routledge, 2023. 314pp. ISBN: 978-1-003-15776-2","authors":"Sanghamitra Dalal","doi":"10.22452/sare.vol60no1.21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22452/sare.vol60no1.21","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:p>None</jats:p>","PeriodicalId":40194,"journal":{"name":"SARE-Southeast Asian Review of English","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45910690","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"(Re)Constructing the Bengali: Propaganda and Resistance in Immediate Post-1971 Pakistani Fiction","authors":"Madhurima Sen","doi":"10.22452/sare.vol60no1.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22452/sare.vol60no1.7","url":null,"abstract":"During the war of 1971 and for a considerable amount of time afterward, manipulation of media reports and military propaganda in Pakistan contributed to cultural stereotypes of Bengalis as ‘others’. This paper analyses two immediate Pakistani fictional responses to the war published in 1973: “Bingo” by Tariq Rahman and “Hearth and Home” by Parveen Sarwar. It considers the relationship between literature as a medium and the rigid structure of religious nationalist loyalties and state propaganda, probing the dynamics between imaginative fiction and the top-down approach of statist historiography. It draws attention to the heterogeneity of literary strategies employed by authors and their divergent engagements with formulaic images of the Bengali ‘other’, which in turn shape the construction of national identity in the narratives. Along with focusing on the role of literature in ‘shattering the silence’, it aims to foreground the role played by fiction in maintaining stereotypical, archetypal, and antagonistic inter-ethnic relations.","PeriodicalId":40194,"journal":{"name":"SARE-Southeast Asian Review of English","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48398877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Subashish Bhattacharjee and Goutam Karmakar (Eds), The City Speaks: Urban Spaces in Indian Literature. London and New York: Routledge, 2022. 328 pp. ISBN: 9781032110820.","authors":"Deblina Rout","doi":"10.22452/sare.vol60no1.14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22452/sare.vol60no1.14","url":null,"abstract":"The City Speaks: Urban Spaces in Indian Literature investigates the urban literature of the subcontinent at the turn of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, adopting a critical stance towards the study of narrative accounts of the ‘city’. The volume explores the longstanding and intricate relationship between Indian literature (in English) and urban spaces, evaluating the city as a “producer of narratives as well as a consumer” (7). Registering the representation of urban spaces as more than mere background settings for narratives, as the foreword mentions, the anthology attempts to read the ‘city’ as represented within “sociocultural and experiential spheres” in Indian contexts (xiii). As the editors, Subashish Bhattacharjee and Goutam Karmakar, note, cities serve as a record of the “momentum of cultural maturity, the evolution of thought, and the shifts in demographic realisations” that foreground the very formation of countries (9). Documenting cities as evolutionary metaphors for tracing the cultural historiography of the nation, the volume presents novel interpretive frameworks for analysing urban literature through a variety of mediums, including novels, poetry, drama, and non-fiction accounts.","PeriodicalId":40194,"journal":{"name":"SARE-Southeast Asian Review of English","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45304835","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Introduction: Nationalism and Secularism in South Asian Literature","authors":"N. Langah, Goutam Karmakar","doi":"10.22452/sare.vol60no1.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22452/sare.vol60no1.2","url":null,"abstract":"Not needed","PeriodicalId":40194,"journal":{"name":"SARE-Southeast Asian Review of English","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47609370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}