Decoding Gender through Literature: Crafting One’s Own Canvas (Hardcover-2023)

About the Book

Throughout the history of human civilization, the discourse on gender has remained one of the most complex subjects and social institutions have shaped our existence as gendered beings that is expressed through philosophical contentions, cultural symbolisms and domestic rituals. This discourse has created controversies, conflicts as well as inequalities and thus raising critical debates on gender while sensitizing these issues through art, literature, and aesthetics continue to remain a challenge for writers and researchers alike. Decoding Gender Through Literature: Crafting One’s Own canvas seeks to address how gender as a phenomenon is conceptualized, and the discourse is (re)constructed through multifarious art forms. This insightful volume carries critical arguments, debates, and concepts posed by various scholars from India on the issues of gender sensitization. The theme of the book captures the manifold perspectives and controversies arising out of ancient Hindu mythology, folk cultures, Indian fiction, historical novels, tribal groups as well as the LGBT community.

About the Author
Dr. Samrat Bisai, completed his education from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi & The English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad. He is working as an Assistant Professor at Ramakrishna Mission Brahmananda College of Education, Rahara, Kolkata. He has completed his Ph.D. recently from the Indian Institute of Technology, Patna, Bihar. He has more than six years of teaching experience in various schools and colleges across India. His research areas include Postcolonial Literature, Ecocriticism, Gender and Literature, Multilingualism, Second Language Acquisition, etc. He has made several publications in various reputed journals including Sage and Emerald, and in various Scopus Indexed journals. He is associated with several Journals like Shiksha Shodh Manthan, International Journal of Humanities & Social Science: Insights & Transformations, and Anwesa: A Journal of Education. He can be reached at [email protected].
Raj Raj Mukhopadhyay, completed his education from Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan. He is presently serving as an Assistant Professor and Coordinator, PG Section, Department of English, Michael Madhusudan Memorial College, Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol. He is also pursuing his doctoral research from Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan after having qualified for the UGC-NET Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) award. His research areas include Historical Novels, Partition Literature, Classical Literature, Indian Mythology, Mysticism, and Tagore. He has published more than twenty research articles in international journals and books. Apart from being a university champion in Quiz and state-level champion in Debate, his passion lies in creative writing, recitation, and extempore. He can be reached at [email protected].