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.