Full Description
The Future of Humanities: Perspectives from South Asian Cultural Studies offers a dynamic exploration of critical humanities, cultural practices, digital technologies, and globalization impacting Indian society. Exploring the convergence of human practices and technology, Vivek Singh espouses cultural preservation and addresses the urgent humanities crisis, fostering dialogue on contemporary complexities. By integrating theoretical perspectives, critical reflections, and folk traditions, this book seeks to facilitate intellectual engagement and stimulate dialogue on the intricate complexities of contemporary cultural practices and technological evolution.
Contents
Part 1: (Re)Addressing the Ethnicities, Myths, and History of India
Chapter 1
In Search of Lost Tradition: Ethnicity, Amnesia and Resistance in the Era of Globalization
Arnab Panda and Vivek Singh
Chapter 2
History Validating Myth and Heritage: Interrogating Violence and Ethnic Nationalism in Anil's Ghost
Shawan Roy
Chapter 3
Mythical Animals from Ancient India: A Derridean Reading
Neha Mishra
Chapter 4
(Re)Living Memory: An Enquiry into the Bonbibi Myth
Arpita Jagulia and Debashrita Dey
Part 2: Engaging with Contemporary and Folk Popular Narratives
Chapter 5
Transgressing the Archival Impulse: A Comparative Analysis of non-European Traditional Song Cultures
Mekhala Chattopadhaya and Dr. Shaktipada Kumar
Chapter 6
The Art of the Marginalized: Revisiting the Folk Forms of Bengal
Monami Nag
Chapter 7
Revisiting Indian Philosophy in the Context of Environmental Ethics
Krishnanand Mishra
Chapter 8
The Grand Narrative of Science: An Analysis of Select Contemporary Popular Dystopian Fiction
Anish Bhattacharyya
Part 3: Exploring the Role of Human-Technology Interface in Humanities
Chapter 9
Citizens of New Normal: Rethinking Vaccination and Surveillance Agencies to Study Citizenship During COVID-19 in India
Purbita Das
Chapter 10
Transformation of Literary Studies in the Digital Age: A Critique
Dr. Ashish Kumar Pathak
Chapter 11
Cyborg(s): Alternate Reality or Primary Nightmares
Dr. Pritesh Chakraborty
Chapter 12
Pharmakon: Human and Technē
Dr. Neha Dubey
Part 4: Critique of Man, Society and Humanities in the Global Age
Chapter 13
Cultivating Humanities: Nation-Human Dialectics and Tagore's Idea of Freedom in His Plays The King of the Dark Chamber and Red Oleanders
Dr. Partha Sarathi Nandi
Chapter 14
Mo Yan's The Republic of Wine: A Satiric Dystopia and a Humanistic Critique of the Sociopolitics of Totalitarianism
Prakash Joshi
Chapter 15
The Role of Culture in Shaping the Lives of Muslim Women: Analysing Qaisra Shahraz's The Holy Woman
Shayequa Tanzeel
Chapter 16
Crisis in Critical Thinking and the Future of Humanities
Amritendu Ghosal
