“It is by now clear that a feminist renaissance is under way,” remarked Adrienne Rich, the great American poet and feminist. Contemporary feminist literature is characterized by issues of women’s self-identity, of women coming out from the male-defined domains to achieve independence and the odyssey towards emancipation and self-assertion. Representing the concerns of women in a wide range of contexts across the globe, the anthology Feminist Slants in Contemporary Writings, explores the dynamics of gender oppression and discrimination. The anthology examines the universal themes connecting women all over the world and carries the emblem of women’s identity, liberty, and self-assertion. The book, Feminist Slants in Contemporary Writings, contains fifteen scholarly essays illuminating the feminist mystique and ethos. What unites these essays is the common exploration of the choices that women have to make as a result of their sexed and gendered embodiments. Hence, the fifteen essays in the anthology will prove very relevant to the students and researchers of English Literature.
A gold medallist from Patna University, Bihar, Professor Dr. Sunita Sinha, has been teaching in Women’s College, Samastipur, L.N. Mithila University, Bihar. She has to her credit twenty-four books which have been highly acclaimed in academic circles. Her authorial ventures are: Graham Greene: A Study of His Major Novels, Post-Colonial Women Writers: New Perspectives, Twentieth Century Literature: Emerging Trends, Rethinking Gender: Masculinity, Femininity and Queerity in Postcolonial Indian Fiction which have been published by the Atlantic Publishers & Distributors [P] Ltd., New Delhi. Her edited books are:
• New Urges in Post-Colonial Literature: Widening Horizons • Reconceiving Postcolonialism: Visions and Revisions • Postcolonial Imaginings: Fissions and Fusions • Critical Responses to Kiran Desai • New Perspectives in British Literature, Vols. 1 and 2 • Indian Booker Prize Winners: A Critical Study of their Works, Vols. 1 and 2 • Modern Literary Theory, Vols. 1 and 2 • Canons of Children’s Literature, Vols. 1 and 2 • Shakespeare: A Reappraisal, Vols. 1 and 2 • Critical Essays on D.H. Lawrence: In Honour of Dr. R.K. Sinha • Indian Women Writing in English: A Feminist Study • Feminism in Literature: Musings and Aesthetics • Feminist Approaches to Literature: Vistas and Perspectives • Exploring Feminism: Essence and Ethos • Young Adult Fiction: Issues and Trends.
She has participated in many national and international seminars and conferences and has written many scholarly papers which have been published in various national and international books and journals. Her areas of interest are Postcolonial Literature, Gender Studies, Indian, Australian, and Canadian Literature. Currently, she is the Chief Editor of three international journals, The Atlantic Review of Feminist Studies, The Atlantic Literary Review and The Atlantic Critical Review, and is also the Honorary Editor/Director for Bihar, Atlantic Publishers & Distributors [P] Ltd.
