Digital Dilemmas: Exploring Conflict within South Asian Literature through a Technological Perspective (Volume 1)

Editors: Hemachandran K., Raul V. Rodriguez, Antarleena Basu, Subrata Kumar Das, Thangam A.

Digital Dilemmas: Exploring Conflict within South Asian Literature through a Technological Perspective (Volume 1)

ISBN: 979-8-89881-091-7
eISBN: 979-8-89881-090-0 (Online)

Introduction

This collection brings together scholars and practitioners to explore how literature and technology shape spaces of resistance, belonging, and innovation, from LGBTQ+ Insta-poetry and diaspora testimonies to the geopolitics of Palestine/Israel through Indian perspectives

Spanning thirteen chapters this comprehensive study offers a multidimensional view of how digital interventions are reshaping narratives of conflict and community in the region.Contributors explore diverse themes including internet disruptions, emergent versus residual cultures, colonial guilt, digital storytelling, translation in conflict communication, and the use of social networks for language learning.

Key Features:

  • - Examines how digital technologies mediate conflict, identity, and literary expression in South Asia.
  • - Maps out intersections between traditional and emergent cultural forms across literature, media, and geopolitics.
  • - Showcases original case studies on LGBTQ+ expression, diaspora narratives, internet disruptions, and digital pedagogy.
  • - Analyzes colonial and postcolonial legacies through new readings of texts and cultural practices.
  • - Offers comparative, interdisciplinary approaches linking literature, digital humanities, and social sciences.


Readership:

Designed for researchers, postgraduate students, and educators in literature, cultural studies, digital humanities, and South Asian studies. Also relevant for policymakers, media professionals, and NGOs interested in digital interventions and cultural conflict.

Foreword

In an era where the digital realm increasingly shapes our understanding of the world, this book stands at the intersection of conflict studies, literary analysis, and technological evolution within a South Asian context. It explores how literature and digital platforms represent and influence conflicts, both historical and contemporary. The chapters provide a diverse examination of digital transformations impacting literary expression and conflict representation, from the emotional consequences of internet disconnections to the amplification of marginalized voices through Insta-poetry. This collection enriches our understanding of the interplay between conflict, literature, and digital technology, contributing significantly to ongoing conversations about digital interventions in shaping literary and cultural landscapes. Through diverse perspectives and rigorous scholarship, it highlights the pivotal role of digital evolution in contemporary discourse.

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