The Subaltern's Power of Silence and Alternative history: Amitav Ghosh's The Calcutta Chromosome
2016 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (One Year)), 15 credits / 22,5 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
Amitav Ghosh's novel The Calcutta Chromosome is a science-fiction which deals with subalter voice. In this paper I have discussed that how Ghosh has written an alternative hisory for the suabltern and how he establishes a connection between subaltern and the science-fictional term, the posthuman. I also argue that through such representation Ghosh proposes a open ended way to think about the subaltern future as well.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2016. , p. 38
Keywords [en]
postcolonialism, subaltern, silence, voice, alternative history, alternative modernity, science, counter-science, posthuman
National Category
Humanities
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-30547OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-30547DiVA, id: diva2:945128
Subject / course
English
Presentation
2016-06-10, PC 252, Södertörn University, Huddinge, 10:00 (English)
Uppsok
Humanities, Theology
Supervisors
Examiners
2016-07-012016-06-302016-07-01Bibliographically approved