| ID | 097725 |
| Title Proper | Good dalits and bad Brahmins |
| Other Title Information | melodramatic realism in dalit short stories |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Brueck, Laura |
| Publication | 2010. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article examines the literary strategies that shape contemporary Dalit fictional prose in Hindi. Based on the analysis of two short stories by the prolific Dalit writers Omprakash Valmiki and Jaiprakash Kardam, it is argued that the contributions of Dalit literature arise today not only in the context of a social movement, but are increasingly apparent through the development of a new, hybrid melodramatic-realist literary aesthetic. New critical scholarship of Dalit literature in India is therefore needed to appreciate the ongoing expansion of such forms of literature across linguistic and geographical regions in India as a postmodern sphere of subaltern social protest. Such fresh analytical attention to Dalit strategies of artistic expansion and literary growth will undoubtedly enliven the hitherto largely bland sociological conversations about Dalit literature. |
| `In' analytical Note | South Asia Research Vol. 30, No. 2; Jul 2010: p125-144 |
| Journal Source | South Asia Research Vol. 30, No. 2; Jul 2010: p125-144 |
| Key Words | Ambedkar ; Counterpublic ; Dalits ; Literature ; Melodrama ; Narrative ; Realism ; Short Stories ; Subalternity |