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None Mapping the Postcolonial Domestic in the Works of Vargas Llosa and Mukundan : Tales of the Threshold, PDF eBook

None Mapping the Postcolonial Domestic in the Works of Vargas Llosa and Mukundan : Tales of the Threshold PDF

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This book is among the first works to engage with postcolonialism through the lens of the domestic in its totality, encompassing multifarious aspects such as domestic space, objects, family and servitude among others. The study foregrounds the inadequacy of Western theories on the domestic in explaining the postcolonial situation, and proposes alternate methods of analysing the 'inner' realm of colonial experience. Structured within the framework of comparative literary studies, the work serves to contribute to the tri-continental model of comparative literature, establishing mutually illuminating connections between the continents.

The study provides scope for a widening of the epistemological base of critical inquiry, especially in the domains of postcolonialism, area studies and comparative literature. It explores new avenues in cross-cultural studies, contributing to the transnational diffusion of cultures and literatures, by focusing on what has been termed 'minor'-the domestic and its rhythms in postcolonial cultures.

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