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Overview"The prizewinning author of novels, nonfiction, and hybrid texts, Amitav Ghosh grew up in India and trained as an anthropologist. His works have been translated in over thirty languages. They cross and mix a number of genres, from science fiction to the historical novel, incorporating ethnohistory and travelogue and even recuperating dead languages. His subjects include climate change, postcolonial identities, translocation, migration, oceanic spaces, and the human interface with the environment. Part 1 of this volume discusses editions of Ghosh's works and major works of scholarship. The essays in part 2, """"Approaches,"""" present ideas for teaching Ghosh's works through considerations of postcolonial feminism, historicity in the novels, environmentalism, language, sociopolitical conflict, genre, intersectional reading, and the ethics of colonized subjecthood. Guidance for teaching Ghosh in different contexts, such as general education, world literature, or single-author classes, is provided." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gaurav Desai , John HawleyPublisher: Modern Language Association of America Imprint: Modern Language Association of America Weight: 0.345kg ISBN: 9781603293976ISBN 10: 1603293973 Pages: 246 Publication Date: 30 April 2019 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsI enjoyed reading [this volume] tremendously and enthusiastically recommend it - Pallavi Rastogi, Louisiana State University I enjoyed reading [this volume] tremendously and enthusiastically recommend it... --Pallavi Rastogi, Louisiana State University Author InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |