Influence of English on Indian Women Writers: : Voices from Regional Languages - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 9381345155 ISBN 13: 9789381345153

Publisher: SAGE Stree, 2017

This book reveals English as culture, politics, lifestyle and social change in the context of Indian women. English as a symbol of modernity in India was first accessed by men, giving them a new image of masculinity while Indian languages were 'feminized' - seen as meant for women. Among upper-caste women, English was a vehicle for social reform and for lessening seclusion, invisibility and economic dependence. For the so-called lower castes, the language was aspirational, indicating emancipation and empowerment possibilities, and threatening upper-caste dominance. English formed its own language of gender and made women's voices stronger in regional languages, which can be seen in the flowering of women's articles, fiction, biography and letters. This book records the different ways in which women responded to the coming of English into their lives.

Product Description:

Influence Of English On Indian Women Writers : Voices From Regional Languages by K. Suneetha Rani, 9789381345153, Sage

About the Author:

K. Suneetha Rani is Professor, Centre for Women’s Studies, University of Hyderabad. Her areas of interest are Cultural Studies,  New Literatures in English, Translation Studies and Dalit  Studies. Among her many publications are: Australian Aboriginal Women’s Autobiographies: A Critical Study (2007); Dweeparagalu, an anthology of Sri Lankan women’s short fiction translated from English to Telugu (2008); Flowering from the Soil: Dalit Women’s Writing from Telugu (2012).

• Publisher: SAGE Stree
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 9381345155
• ISBN 13: 9789381345153
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 226