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Representations of India and the West in Ramayan 3392 AD

Bibliographic Data

ID22003422
AuthorsJoão Pedro Oliveira (0000-0002-2222-3884, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume15
Issue6
Pages878-896
Publication date2024-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Graphic Novels & Comics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2150-4857 • E-ISSN: 2150-4865
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/21504857.2024.2355935
OpenAlexW4398289286
LanguageEN
References cited35

The comics Ramayan 3392 AD are the only major futuristic adaptation of the Indian epic Rmyan _ a. Scholars have stated that the Indian element in the comics has been effaced so that the series could cater for international audiences versed on American pop culture. However, global concepts have often been appropriated by contemporary Indian nationalistic discourses. I analyse Ramayan 3392 AD through discourse analysis and the frameworks of Orientalism and re-Orientalism to conclude that, even though globalised, the elements in Ramayan 3392 AD create antithetical representations of India and the West

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