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Published: 30-12-2023

Full Issue

Dec 2023 Editorial

Articles

EDITORIAL

The Power of Memory

Susan Philip

i-iv

EDITORIAL: The Power of Memory

Articles

Envisioning the Future of Literature in the Age of Globalisation

Bangladesh and Beyond

Mohammad Quayum

1-22

Envisioning the Future of Literature in the Age of Globalisation: Bangladesh and Beyond

Trajectories of Care: Representations of Empowered Mothering in Contemporary Bollywood

Pratyusha Pramanik, Ajit K Mishra

23-47

Trajectories of Care: Representations of Empowered Mothering in Contemporary Bollywood

Fear and Disillusionment: Cultural Memory and Trauma of the Indian Emergency in M. Mukundan’s Delhi: A Soliloquy

Nikhitha Mary Mathew, Smita Jha

70-91

Fear and Disillusionment: Cultural Memory and Trauma of the Indian Emergency in M. Mukundan’s Delhi: A Soliloquy

“Taste of your Hometown”: Evoking Nostalgia through the Diner Space in Midnight Diner

Gunjan Gupta, Dishari Chattaraj

92-107

“Taste of your Hometown”: Evoking Nostalgia through the Diner Space in Midnight Diner

Imagining Indian Nation-State: Rereading Qurratulain Hyder’s Select Novels in Contemporary Scenario

Sk Sagir Ali

108-126

Imagining Indian Nation-State: Rereading Qurratulain Hyder’s Select Novels in Contemporary Scenario

Are You a Designer Bride? Power Relations Between Popular Media and the Indian Bride

Jhilam Chattaraj

127-147

Are You a Designer Bride? Power Relations Between Popular Media and the Indian Bride

"Can Lightning Strike?" The Importance of Ludonarrative Design in Improving Women’s Representation in Videogames

A Comparative Ludonarratological Analysis of the Hero’s Journey in Final Fantasy 13 and Final Fantasy 15

Yang Safia Mior Azli, Susan Philip, Surinderpal Kaur

148-171

The Importance of Ludonarrative Design in Improving Women’s Representation in Videogames: A Comparative Ludonarratological Analysis of the Hero’s Journey in Final Fantasy 13 and Final Fantasy 15

Fiction & Poetry

The Daap Sung Man

You Lin

172-179

The ‘Daap Sung’ Man

For My Son

Daniel Chan

180-181

For My Son

Book Reviews

Book Review: Alexa Alice Joubin, Shakespeare and East Asia. New York, Oxford UP, 2021. xiii + 258 pp. ISBN: 978-0-19-870357-0.

Adib Faiz

182-185

Alexa Alice Joubin, Shakespeare and East Asia. New York, Oxford UP, 2021. xiii + 258 pp. ISBN: 978-0-19-870357-0.

Review of Hanna Alkaf's Hamra and the Jungle of Memories (2023)

Sharifah Aishah Osman

186-190

Hanna Alkaf. Hamra and the Jungle of Memories. New York: Harper Collins, 2023. 390 pp. ISBN: 978-0-06-320795-0.

Rahul Soni (Ed.), Valli: A Novel. Sheela Tomy, Translated by Jayasree Kalathil, India: Harper Perennial India, 2022. 407 pp. ISBN: 9789356290167

Aruna Parandhama, Hutulu Dasai

191-194

Rahul Soni (Ed.), Valli: A Novel. Sheela Tomy, Translated by Jayasree Kalathil, India: Harper Perennial India, 2022. 407 pp. ISBN: 9789356290167.

Notes on Contributors

Notes on Contributors

195-197

NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS