Cultural Imperialism and the Indo-English Novel: Genre and Ideology in R. K. Narayan, Anita Desai, Kamala Markandaya, and Salman Rushdie

Cultural Imperialism and the Indo-English Novel: Genre and Ideology in R. K. Narayan, Anita Desai, Kamala Markandaya, and Salman Rushdie Review

This is a provocative piece of scholarship, and it engages an intriguing aspect of postcolonial writing.-Choice "Fawzia Afzal-Khan's excellent book could stand as a reply to those hostile critics who today attack 'multiculturalism' for reductively politicizing literature. In her trenchant discussion, Afzal-Khan shows just how complex the politics of 'liberation' can be for colonial and postcolonial novelists." -Gerald Graff, University of Chicago"Afzal-Khan's study is a major new contribution to the related fields of Indian writing in English and post-colonial literatures. Focused primarily on four Indian novelists, its arguments and conclusions are of vital importance to our understanding of the many new literatures from the former British colonies. Through her judicious use of the theoretical constructs of Frantz Fanon, Fredric Jameson, Edward Said, and others, Afzal-Khan has produced a fresh and compelling interpretation of the Indian-English novel."-Amritjit Singh, Rhode Island CollegeCultural Imperialism and the Indo-English Novel focuses on the novels of R. K. Narayan, Anita Desai, Kamala Markandaya, and Salman Rushdie and explores the tension in these novels between ideology and the generic fictive strategies that shape ideology or are shaped by it. Fawzia Afzal-Khan raises the important question of how much the usage of certain ideological strategies actually helps the ex-colonized writer deal effectively with post-colonial and post-independence trauma and whether or not the choice of a particular genre or mode employed by a writer presupposes the extent to which that writer will be successful in challenging the ideological strategies of "containment" perpetuated by most Western "orientalist" texts and writers. She argues that the formal or generic choices of the four writers studied here reveal that they are using genre as an ideological "strategy of liberation" to help free their peoples and cultures from the hegemonic strategies of "containment" imposed u

Heavy Metal: The Music And Its Culture, Revised Edition

Heavy Metal: The Music And Its Culture, Revised Edition Review

Few forms of music elicit such strong reactions as does heavy metal. Embraced by millions of fans, it has also attracted a chorus of critics, who have denounced it as a corrupter of youth—even blamed it for tragedies like the murders at Columbine. Deena Weinstein argues that these fears stem from a deep misunderstanding of the energetic, rebellious culture of metal, which she analyzes, explains, and defends. She interprets all aspects of the metal world—the music and its makers, its fans, its dress code, its lyrics—and in the process unravels the myths, misconceptions, and truths about an irreverent subculture that has endured and evolved for twenty years.

Mutants & Masterminds: Wild Cards - All-In (Mutants & Masterminds Sourcebook)

Mutants & Masterminds: Wild Cards - All-In (Mutants & Masterminds Sourcebook) Review

Kick off your new Wild Cards campaign with this exciting collection of Mutants & Masterminds adventures. All-In presents five ready-to-play scenarios set in the fantastic world of Wild Cards. Meet up with some of the most famous (and infamous) characters of the novels, like Golden Boy, Modular Man, and the Great and Powerful Turtle, and give your aces and jokers the chance to join their ranks by making names for themselves. Don't wait! Take the hand you're dealt and go... All-In!

Eric Marienthal's: Comprehensive Jazz Studies & Exercises for All Instruments

Eric Marienthal's: Comprehensive Jazz Studies & Exercises for All Instruments Review

Eric Marienthal's: Comprehensive Jazz Studies & Exercises for All Instruments Feature

• Book Pages: 192
• By Eric Marienthal
• Format Book

A complete book of jazz technique studies and exercises for all instrumentalists. This text deals with many technique issues jazz musicians encounter in the real world, including chord scale exercises, motif exercises, finger busters, extended motif exercises, and ideas for improvisation.

Movie Themes for Clarinet: 12 Memorable Themes from the Greatest Movies of All Time (Schott Master Play-Along)

Movie Themes for Clarinet: 12 Memorable Themes from the Greatest Movies of All Time (Schott Master Play-Along) Review

Movie Themes for Clarinet: 12 Memorable Themes from the Greatest Movies of All Time (Schott Master Play-Along) Feature

• Published by Schott 36 Pages
• Book/CD Pack
• Composer: Various Arranger: Max Charles Davies

Play along with themes from classic films including "Casablanca," "Shine," "Dr Zhivago" and "Eyes Wide Shut." Easy to intermediate arrangements of 12 movie themes, complete with CD containing full orchestral backing tracks and live instrumental performances. The CD also contains printable PDFs of the piano accompaniments.

Celine All the Way: A Decade of Song (Popular Matching Folios)

Celine All the Way: A Decade of Song (Popular Matching Folios) Review

Celine All the Way: A Decade of Song (Popular Matching Folios) Feature

• Book Pages: 104
• Celine Dion
• Format Book

Titles include: The Power of Love * If You Asked Me To * Beauty and the Beast * Because You Loved Me (Theme from Up Close and Personal) * Love Can Move Mountains * To Love You More * My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme from Titanic) * I'm Your Angel (Duet with R. Kelly) * That's the Way It Is * If These Walls Could Talk * All the Way * Live and more.

The 50 Funniest Movies of All Time: A Critic's Ranking

The 50 Funniest Movies of All Time: A Critic's Ranking Review

From Monty Python to "The Full Monty, The 50 Funniest Movies of All Time" presents a critical retrospective of a century of screen humor and serves as an homage to the colorful personalities behind the comic creations. 50 photos.

Writing Genre Fiction: A Guide to the Craft

Writing Genre Fiction: A Guide to the Craft Review

Several years ago, after many years of writing nonfiction, I decided to write a novel-a medical thriller in the mold of Robin Cook, Michael Crichton, and Michael Palmer. The problem was that, although I knew how to write and had received a number of awards for nonfiction works, I didn't know the how to write fiction. So, before putting fingers to keyboard I did a thorough search of the literature, which included reading numerous books and hundreds of website articles. What I discovered was that there simply wasn't one good source from which to learn the craft of writing genre fiction. "Writing Genre Fiction: A Guide to the Craft" is the book I was looking for when I set out on my quest to learn how to write fiction. It is an attempt to share what I learned from my research. It covers the six key elements of genre fiction; the various genres and subgenres; a large number of genre-fiction writing techniques; plot, subplots, and parallel plots; structure; scene and sequel; characterization; dialogue; emotions; and body language. It also covers additional information about copyrighting and plagiarism, where to get ideas, manuscript formatting and revision, and query letters and synopses. In addition, an appendix covers a large number of grammar tips.

All Mixed Up! (Amy Hodgepodge, No. 1)

All Mixed Up! (Amy Hodgepodge, No. 1) Review

All Mixed Up! (Amy Hodgepodge, No. 1) Feature

• ISBN13: 9780448448541
• Condition: New
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After years of being home schooled, Amy Hodges is excited to start fourth grade at a “real” school. On Amy’s first day, she gets teased not only because she is new, but also because she looks different. Amy is part Asian, Caucasian, and African American. Eventually, Amy meets a group of nice kids and one of them even affectionately gives her the nickname “Amy Hodgepodge” since she’s a mix of so many races. But when their teacher announces that the annual talent show is coming up, Amy wonders if her new friends will want to include her, too.

Why Fairy Tales Stick: The Evolution and Relevance of a Genre

Why Fairy Tales Stick: The Evolution and Relevance of a Genre Review

In his latest book, fairy tales expert Jack Zipes explores the question of why some fairy tales "work" and others don't, why the fairy tale is uniquely capable of getting under the skin of culture and staying there. Why, in other words, fairy tales "stick." Long an advocate of the fairy tale as a serious genre with wide social and cultural ramifications, Jack Zipes here makes his strongest case for the idea of the fairy tale not just as a collection of stories for children but a profoundly important genre.

Why Fairy Tales Stick contains two chapters on the history and theory of the genre, followed by case studies of famous tales (including Cinderella, Snow White, and Bluebeard), followed by a summary chapter on the problematic nature of traditional storytelling in the twenty-first century.

Barenaked Ladies: Disc One 1991-2001: All Their Greatest Hits

Barenaked Ladies: Disc One 1991-2001: All Their Greatest Hits Review

Barenaked Ladies: Disc One 1991-2001: All Their Greatest Hits Feature

• Book Pages: 160
• Barenaked Ladies
• Format Book

The first greatest hits collection from this quirky Canadian group. Titles: The Old Apartment * Falling for the First Time * Brian Wilson * One Week * Be My Yoko Ono * Alternative Girlfriend * It's Only Me (The Wizard of Magicland) * If I Had 00000 * Call and Answer * Get in Line * It's All Been Done * Jane * Lovers in a Dangerous Time * Pinch Me * Shoebox * What a Good Boy * Too Little Too Late * Enid * Thanks That Was Fun.

Zagatsurvey Music Guide: 1,000 Top Albums of All Time (Zagat Survey: Music Guide)

Zagatsurvey Music Guide: 1,000 Top Albums of All Time (Zagat Survey: Music Guide) Review

For 25 years, ZAGAT Survey has reported on the shared experiences of diners and travellers. It has since expanded to cover entertaining, nightlife, shopping and golf. Now ZAGAT brings you the ultimate music lovers' guide. The ZAGAT MUSIC GUIDE is a compilation of the 1,000 best albums to listen to and buy. Each surveyor separately rates the films for Overall Excellence, Song Writing, Musicianship and Production Values, resulting in this being a unique and reliable guide. Thousands of music fans have participated in this Survey. Although all these people are very different, they all have one common trait - they all live for music. When producing the review contained in this guide, the editors have synopsised surveyor's opinions with their exact comments (shown in quotation marks).

One Day It'll All Make Sense

One Day It'll All Make Sense Review

Common has earned a reputation in the hip hop world as a conscious artist by embracing themes of love and struggle in his songs, and by sharing his own search for knowledge with his listeners. His journey toward understanding—expressed in his music and now in his roles in film and television—is rooted in his relationship with a remarkable woman, his mother, Mahalia Ann Hines.

In One Day It’ll All Make Sense, Common holds nothing back. He tells what it was like for a boy with big dreams growing up on the South Side of Chicago. He reveals how he almost quit rapping after his first album, Can I Borrow a Dollar?, sold only two thousand copies. He recounts his rise to stardom, giving a behind-the-scenes look into the recording studios, concerts, movie sets, and after-parties of a hip-hop celebrity and movie star. He reflects on his controversial invitation to perform at the White House, a story that grabbed international headlines. And he talks about the challenges of balancing fame, love, and fatherhood. 

One Day It’ll All Make Sense is a gripping memoir, both provocative and funny. Common shares never-before-told stories about his encounters with everyone from Tupac to Biggie, Ice Cube to Lauryn Hill, Barack Obama to Nelson Mandela. Drawing upon his own lyrics for inspiration, he invites the reader to go behind the spotlight to see him as he really is—not just as Common but as Lonnie Rashid Lynn.

Each chapter begins with a letter from Common addressed to an important person in his life—from his daughter to his close friend and collaborator Kanye West, from his former love Erykah Badu to you, the reader. Through it all, Common emerges as a man in full. Rapper. Actor. Activist. But also father, son, and friend. Common’s story offers a living example of how, no matter what you’ve gone through, one day it’ll all make sense.