Call for Book Chapters; Book Title: Postmodern India: Literature, Film, and Drama

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Notification; Tapas Sarkar; 

Call for Book Chapters
Book Title: Postmodern India: Literature, Film, and Drama

Concept Note 
The word ‘postmodernism’ comes across in varied facets, straying the readers and speakers from its specific interpretation and meaning. Jean-Francois Lyotard, in his book The Postmodern Condition: A Report on Knowledge (1979), defined the term with the statement, “Simplifying to the extreme, I define postmodern as incredulity towards metanarratives.” It means disbelief in ‘any grand theory’. Lyotard suggests that we should not just listen to one story or one narrative, because there are multiple stories behind a story. Therefore, we should listen to small narratives and not just metanarratives. In this context, mind must be open to all form of stories and narratives of knowledge. Today, India is one of the very few nations which can call itself a true ‘postmodern’. We, in India, celebrate diversity and heterogeneity of ideas, philosophy, literature, language, theatre, culture, tradition, gender, religion, art, architecture, film, dance, music, food, knowledge, and many more. From the ancient times, the Indian knowledge system (IKS) and philosophy are based on the postmodern conception; there is no absolute truth, rather only narratives. With this introspection, this book is going to be an agglomeration of postmodern Indian narratives which have been somehow lost in the hysteria of war, power-struggle, colonialism, western modernity and progress, elite historiography, rapid industrialization and Macaulay's knowledge system. This book is an attempt to put forward the Indian postmodern narratives to the global stage by bringing together the media of Indian arts, literature, drama and film, and passing them through the prism of postmodernism, thus forming a rainbow of Indian culture, philosophy, and knowledge system. Some of the major themes are suggested below but are not limited to:  
1. Colonial and Postcolonial Studies 
2. Nationalism, Indian Independence Movement, and       Post-Independent India 
3. Subaltern Studies and Indian Historiography 
4. Tribal and Minority Studies 
5. Visual, Animation and Graphic Arts 
6. Popular Culture and Digital Media 
7. Media, Democracy, and Society 
8. Theatre and Drama Studies
9. Gender, Queer, and Caste Studies 
10. Ecocriticism, Ecofeminism, and Ecohumanism 
11. Partition, Violence, and Trauma Studies 
12. Migration and Indian Diaspora Studies 
13. Psychoanalytical and Disability Studies 
14. Folk Literature, Culture and Arts 
15. Indian Mythology, Literature, and Aesthetics 
16. Women and Feminist Studies 
17. Culinary, Food, and Fashion Literature  
18. Extraterrestrial and Blue Literature 
19. Animal and Forest Literature 
20. Sci-Fi, and Posthuman Studies 
21. Book reviews (Current Indian authors only)  

Submission Procedure  
Researchers, professors, and practitioners are invited to submit the abstract of their book chapters of around 250-300 words (with 5 keywords) along with a brief bio of around 50 words. The language, objectives, and hypothesis must be clear and concise. The authors will submit their abstracts to the respective email address mentioned below. Once the abstracts are accepted by the editors, the authors will be notified about the acceptance, and only after that the full chapter is to be submitted. The submitted full papers will be reviewed on the basis of double-blind peer review process. 

Note: The publication fee of INR 350 will be charged only after the acceptance of the full chapter. The tentative date of publication of the book is July, 2023, with an ISBN, by an international publication house. 

Format of full paper Submission
Word limit: 3000-5000 (with citations and abstract) 
Citation format: MLA 8th Edition
Font Size: 14 (Title), 12 (Body) and Font Name: Times New Roman
Publication Charge: INR 350 
All proposed abstracts and complete Chapters must be submitted to the email id: postmodernindia838@gmail.com 

Important Dates 
Abstract submission: April 15, 2023 
Notification of acceptance: April 16, 2023 
Full Chapter submission: May 15, 2023
Book Publication: July, 2023 (Tentative) 

Enquiry Details 
Email: postmodernindia838@gmail.com, 
      or, mr.sarkartapas@gmail.com, 
      Or, Mob: 8873291425 (WhatsApp) 

Editorial Board 
Jay Kumar 
A PhD Research Scholar in the Department of English at MGCU, Bihar, India, 845401. 
Tapas Sarkar
A PhD Research Scholar in the Department of English at MGCU, Bihar, India, 845401.
Krishna Kumar 
A PhD Research Scholar in the Department of English at MGCU, Bihar, India, 845401.
Suraj Jaiswal
A PhD Research Scholar in the Department of English at MGCU, Bihar, India, 845401. 

Comments

  1. Jay KumarMarch 1, 2023 at 10:24 AM

    It's great working title. I am confident that it will turn out to be a wonderful knowledge enriching piece. Congratulations!!

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