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Concealing caste : passing and personhood in Dalit literature /

Concealing Caste opens a window into the experience of women and men in India who, though born into communities stigmatized as 'untouchable,' are perceived as 'high caste' outside the home.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Satyanarayana, K. (Author), Lee, Joel G. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Indic literature > Dalit authors > History and criticism.
Passing (Identity) in literature.
Caste in literature.
Littérature de l'Inde > Auteurs intouchables > Histoire et critique.
Passing (Identité) dans la littérature.
Castes dans la littérature.
Caste in literature
Indic literature > Dalit authors
Passing (Identity) in literature
Literature: history & criticism.
Literature.
Dalit literature, postcolonial literature, passing, caste concealment, hidden identity, public secret
Electronic books.
short stories.
autobiographies (literary genre)
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Short stories.
Autobiographies.
Literary criticism.
Nouvelles.
Critiques littéraires.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Concealing Caste opens a window into the experience of women and men in India who, though born into communities stigmatized as 'untouchable,' are perceived as 'high caste' outside the home.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780192688828
0192688820
0191955698
9780191955693