Detalls del llibre
"As the first book-length study of emergent Pakistani speculative fiction written in English, this critical work explores the ways in which contemporary Pakistani authors extend the genre in new directions by challenging the cognitive majoritarianism (usually Western) in this field. Responding to the recent Afro Sci-fi movement that has spurred non-Western writers to seek a democratization of the broader genre of speculative fiction, Pakistani writers have incorporated elements from djinn mythology, Quranic eschatology, "Desi" (South Asian) traditions, local folklore, and Islamic feminisms in their narratives to encourage familiarity with alternative world views. In five chapters, this book analyses fiction by several established Pakistani authors as well as emerging writers to highlight the literary value of these contemporary works in reconciling competing cognitive approaches, blurring the dividing line between "possibilities" and "impossibilities" in envisioning humanity's collective future, and anticipating the future of human rights in these envisioned worlds"--
Llegir més - Autors Shazia Sadaf, Aroosa Kanwal
- ISBN13 9781032188218
- ISBN10 1032188219
- Pàgines 162
- Any Edició 2023
- Fecha de publicación 01/09/2023
Ressenyes i valoracions
Contemporary Pakistani Speculative Fiction and the Global Imaginary Democratizing Human Futures
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- Shazia Sadaf, Aroosa Kanwal
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- ROUTLEDGE (2023)
- 9781032188218



