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Item VIGNETTE OF ECO-NOSTALGIA IN AKKINENI KUTUMBARAO’S SOFTLY DIES A LAKE(INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND TRANSLATION STUDIES (IJELR), 2022-09) Kaviya, K; Narasingaram, JayashreeSoftly Dies a Lake written by Akkineni Kutumbarao in Telugu as Kolleti Jadalu and translated to English by Vasanth Kannabiran is a revisit to, a recollection of and a nostalgia on the lake Kolleru in Andhra Pradesh. Hit by the aquaculture industry boosted by the Blue Revolution, fast booming industrialism, unsupervised governance of few authorities, uneven monsoon patterns combined with diversion of river waters and the greed of the humankind, Kolleru, a once sprawling body of freshwater in India, is currently reduced to its mere capacities. The splendour of the lake is at present remembered only through the recollection of memories by its natives, who lament over its degenerated state and hope to revive it back to its finery. This emotion, found common among the natives of a land devastated by climate change and ecological issues, called eco-nostalgia is a relatively new study in anthropology and discusses how it is encountered, experienced and reacted to. Though not studied much in literature, literature can prove to be an excellent medium at studying eco-nostalgia in human subjects as it is the characters and their experiences with the land and society that steer head the plot. Apropos this, this paper studies the depiction of eco-nostalgia in an environment seriously damaged and threatened by climate change using the four propositions of eco-nostalgia propounded by Angé and Berliner in Softly Dies a Lake; the practical possibility to study eco-nostalgia from literature based on true events and;Item A STUDY ON THE EFFICACY OF ILLUSTRATED TALES IN ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE TO CHILDREN(ProQuest, 2023) Kaviya, Kathiresan; Narasingaram, JayashreeChildren of today are scarcely aware of climate change, while already growing up facing the effects of it. As citizens and future policy makers, it becomes essential for children to be informed of the threat and procedures to mitigate it. However, studies show that most children are not introduced to climate change in their primary years, be it at home or school. One of the many modes available to effectively and non-violently teach climate change is through illustrated tales, which has an ideal blend of illustrations and text. This study explores the potency of these tales through a case study done among twenty children aged between three and fourteen.Item MIGRATION AND OIL-CENTRIC LIFE: A STUDY ON GHASSAN KANAFANI’S MEN IN THE SUN(IAFOR Publications, 2022-10-28) Jeyasiba, Ponmani Sami; Narasingaram, JayashreeThe oil narratives bring in a gamut of perspectives that would redefine the outlook of life. Modern life is embedded in the discovery of oil and the usage of hydrocarbon fuels. Petrofiction offers a scope for understanding the representation of oil aesthetics in literature. The research paper aims to critically expound the transformation after the sudden boom of wealth in Kuwait due to the discovery of oil, and the migration of Palestine refugees from Iraqi camps to Kuwait in search of jobs to upgrade their living conditions with reference to Men in the Sun by Ghassan Kanafani. The study authenticates the oil-centric life in Men in the Sun by understanding that oil is the base structure that governs the “push”, “pressure” and “stay” factors of a refugee in flight with theoretical support of kinetic model of exile, displacement and resettlement as proposed by Egon F. Kunz.Item PETRO-WARFARE AND DEPARTED CHILDHOOD: A STUDY OF MARJANE SATRAPI’S PERSEPOLIS AS A PETROFICTION(2022-07-07) Jeyasiba Ponmani S; Narasingaram, JayashreeSince the beginning, fuel resources have been imperative to sustain life on earth. The benchmark of civilisation is noted by the evolution in the usage of fuel resources over a period of time. Transformation from wood, tallow, coal, whale oil to fossil fuels saw the advent of modern industrialised society. The oil resources have played a significant role in designing the economic and historical construct of contemporary times. Petrofiction is the representation of the petroculture in literature. The greed for power and capital has modified oil from being an energy resource to a weapon for social, political and economic domination. The discovery of oil in Iran transformed the prospects of the country, and it became the battlefield of hegemony and politics. This paper aims to critically view Marjane Satrapi’s autobiographical graphic novel Persepolis, as a petrofiction by analysing the historical setting and how oil propels the main action of the story. The consequences of the oil war, and how both the internal and external cues like trauma and war affect the behavioural pattern of the children, are studied using this graphic novel. Thus, the paper signifies the magnitude of the oil narratives, and their importance in the current anthropocene epoch.Item ETHNICISM IN LANGSTON HUGHES’S SELECT POEMS(Pursuits, 2015-08) Thangamani C S; Narasingaram, JayashreeEthnicism is a form of nationalism wherein the nation is defined in search of ethnicity. It is based on the members of the nation who descend from that particular ethnic group. In such nations, ethnic minorities struggle to get their identity. Langston Hughes is an African American poet, essayist, columnist, lyricist and novelist. He wrote many poems and among those, “As I Grew Older” and “Let America Be America Again” deal about Hughes’ dreams about America. These poems speak about the ethnicism for the minorities of America.Item MULTITUDINOUS NUANCES IN FARKHANDALODHI’S “CRACKS IN THE HEART”(IJELR, 2018) Narasingaram, JayashreePakistani women writers have been impacted by the consequences of the Partition. This has its ramifications on their narrative strategies and feminist ideologies. One of the strongest and most credited voices of feminism in Pakistan was Farkhanda Lodhi, a prominent Urdu and Punjabi writer, whose works resonate with concerns for women and their rights as did her interest in liberating them in real life as well. Her short story has been translated from Punjabi by Bhushan Arora, an award winning translator, under the title, “Cracks in the Heart”. It is a delicate and touching story of a dove, who, despite being a female, has to contend not only with her natural enemies, but with the intervention of human violence too. Through this story, Lodhi corroborates the fact that, be it humans or children of nature, the women/ female bear the brunt which society imposes upon them. She voices the plight of women through the dove, her struggles in a predatory world, wherein the dove, a symbol of peace, becomes the victim of communal violence.Item NUANCES OF FEMINISTIC OVERTONES IN KIM ADDONIZIO’S POEM, “WHAT DO WOMEN WANT”?(IJARIIE, 2017) Narasingaram, JayashreeIndian English Literature is remarkable in the contributions made by its women writers. Shobha De and Manju Kapur are among them who attempt to portray the conditions of the Indian women who encounter various trials and tribulations due to the conflicting influence of tradition and modernity. They present the tormented consciousness of the urban middle- class women who in search of their own identity changes from a silent sufferer to a complete rebel moving against the age- old traditions, ethics and restrictions of the male dominated society. This sort of self-assertion is reflected in Manju Kapur’s Home and Shobha De’s Sisters. Both works set in a business background, present the central protagonists Mikki and Nisha as women who bravely face and struggle against the bounds of being ‘a woman’ and finally achieve their ardent quest towards being themselves. They affirm the capacity of the new educated Indian women to determine their priorities for self-discovery in emerging as a ‘new woman’.Item ENDURANCE THROUGH ASPIRATION: A STUDY OF REFUGEE CRISIS IN ATKA REID AND HANA SCHOFIELD’S GOODBYE SARAJEVO(JARDCS, 2019) Preethi Ravi; Narasingaram, JayashreeWar is unpredictable, so are its consequences. A siege due to war is a military blockade of a city by one party holding a strong, static and a defensive position through proving their dominance by the usage of their military, economic and political powers. The supressed become refugees and their life is at stake. Goodbye Sarajevo is a memoir which renders the life of Sarajevans under the siege and their journey from Sarajevo as refugees to New Zealand by proving life is possible even after dire circumstances. Charles R. Synder’s Hope theory has been applied to expose the optimism in the natives of Sarajevo as they survive by envisaging hope as the through fare between their dreams and goals.Item PARADIGM OF FEMINISTIC INTROSPECTION IN THE SELECT NOVELS OF COETZEE(IJELLH, 2018) Kanchana C M; Narasingaram, JayashreeJ.M. Coetzee is the most celebrated South African novelist. He has engraved the feministic persona in a variety of dimensions. The emergence of postcolonial feminism is due to the direct repercussion of colonialism, imperialism, and primitivism. It can be regarded as an invasion into the intricacies of thoughts in the societal hegemonic set up. The term colonial feminism echoes the word equality in gender perspective. It follows a different conduit of diversity; true feminism finds a channel to cease the implication of sexism, racism and servitude in their totality. Coetzee’s prime novels, In the Heart of the Country, Disgrace, Waiting for the Barbarians, Foe, encompass the theme of women and femininity. The women characters in these novels are positioned differently being pertinent to the Apartheid era. In the former South African society the governance of patriarchy led to the pathetic plight of women. The portrayal of women characters in Coetzee’s novels visibly exhibit the dark side of masculinity where women are ill-fully taunted and marginalised. Magda in In the Heart of the Country, Lucy and Melanie in Disgrace, Barbarian girl in Waiting for the Barbarians, Susan Barton in Foe are the emblematic illustrations of indignity. In Disgrace, both Lucy and Melanie undergo a mental instability because of seduction, whereas the barbarian girl and Susan Barton suffer an identity crisis in Waiting for the Barbarians and Foe respectively.Item TRANSLATING TAMIL HAIKU: TRANSCENDING LINGUISTIC AND CULTURAL IMPEDIMENTS(IJEL Trans Stellar, 2016-06) Narasingaram, JayashreeTranslation plays a vital role in our everyday life. An incredible work of art can be interpreted in myriad ways. It traces the essential human spirit that underlies literature from all languages. In a country like India, which has diverse languages and cultures, it acts as the unifying spirit. Translation is difficult, but not impossible, but it can never be accurate. It poses a huge linguistic barrier to the translator because of some insurmountable usages, syntax, semantics and style which differ vastly from the Source Language to the Target Language. Though it is the shortest form of literature, translating the haiku poses many challenges