Cultural Assimilation and the Politics of Beauty in Postwar American Fiction by Ethnic Women Writers
This essay critiques the repression and violence engendered by the dominant ideologies governing the construction of beauty and femininity in contemporary America. By foregrounding the politics of body image it argues that while the imperative to assimila
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The English Paradigm in India
Shweta Rao Garg · Deepti Gupta Editors
The English Paradigm in India Essays in Language, Literature and Culture
Editors Shweta Rao Garg DA-IICT Gandhinagar, India
Deepti Gupta Punjab University Chandigarh, India
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For Dr. Rajyashree Khushu-Lahiri A Friend, Philosopher and Guide
Preface
In Memory of Dr. Rajyashree Khushu-Lahiri (23 June 1959–3 August 2014) Dr. Rajyashree Khushu-Lahiri was a well-known scholar and a devoted teacher. We all remember Dr. Rajyashree Khushu-Lahiri as an energetic, generous and affectionate human being. Her students remember her for providing them with unconditional support and encouragement. To her numerous friends and colleagues, she was a valued companion, loving yet forthright. Her research output is tremendous and surprisingly diverse. As the Head of the Department, she was committed to building the then nascent Humanities and Social Sciences at IIT Ropar. Her untimely death in a car accident in August 2014 came as a cruel shock to all those who knew her. She left a void which is impossible to fill, not only for her family but also for her students, friends and colleagues. She emphasised hard work, ori
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