Preet Hiradhar
Biographic Data
| ID | 228158 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Preet Hiradhar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Preet |
| FAMILY NAME | Hiradhar |
| SIGNATURE | HIRADHAR P |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9292-1290 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The contested city
Speculative fiction emerged in 19th-century Bengal as a mode of narrative engagement with the city’s colonial modernity during its contact with British colonialism. This fiction, however, was essentially a city-based enterprise interacting with, and moulding, the imperial city of Kolkata in myriad ways. The interaction gave rise to dissenting voices within the gradually emerging educated class of Kolkata. This article explores such intersections …
The sentimental nightmare
This article examines Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain's speculative science fiction story "Sultana's Dream" in the context of science fiction writing in 19th- and 20th-century Bengal. It analyses the story's intersection with a range of discourses and the way this creates a distinctive text. The story is discussed in terms of the key discursive formations that Hossain contends with: that of the "women's question" (with an emphasis on the Muslim woman's q…
The Insectesimal tall tale
This article examines how the young adult Bengali science fiction (SF) of Premendra Mitra (1904–88) presents an alternative model of colonial science and history which is routed through the genre of the tall tale. Mitra’s works are located within the history of science fiction writings in Bengal and the article proposes that his tales can be analysed as instances of “historical catachresis” – a stretching of historical time and place. It examines…
Critical Reading and Writing in the Digital Age
Critical Reading and Writing in the Digital Age is a fully introductory, interactive textbook that explores the power relations at work in and behind the texts we encounter in our everyday lives. Using examples from numerous genres – such as fiction, poetry, advertisements and newspapers – this textbook examines the language choices a writer must make in structuring texts, representing the world and positioning the reader. Assuming no prior knowl…
The sentimental nightmare
This article examines Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain's speculative science fiction story "Sultana's Dream" in the context of science fiction writing in 19th- and 20th-century Bengal. It analyses the story's intersection with a range of discourses and the way this creates a distinctive text. The story is discussed in terms of the key discursive formations that Hossain contends with: that of the "women's question" (with an emphasis on the Muslim woman's q…
The Insectesimal tall tale
This article examines how the young adult Bengali science fiction (SF) of Premendra Mitra (1904–88) presents an alternative model of colonial science and history which is routed through the genre of the tall tale. Mitra’s works are located within the history of science fiction writings in Bengal and the article proposes that his tales can be analysed as instances of “historical catachresis” – a stretching of historical time and place. It examines…
Critical Reading and Writing in the Digital Age
Critical Reading and Writing in the Digital Age is a fully introductory, interactive textbook that explores the power relations at work in and behind the texts we encounter in our everyday lives. Using examples from numerous genres – such as fiction, poetry, advertisements and newspapers – this textbook examines the language choices a writer must make in structuring texts, representing the world and positioning the reader. Assuming no prior knowl…
The Insectesimal tall tale
This article examines how the young adult Bengali science fiction (SF) of Premendra Mitra (1904–88) presents an alternative model of colonial science and history which is routed through the genre of the tall tale. Mitra’s works are located within the history of science fiction writings in Bengal and the article proposes that his tales can be analysed as instances of “historical catachresis” – a stretching of historical time and place. It examines…
The sentimental nightmare
This article examines Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain's speculative science fiction story "Sultana's Dream" in the context of science fiction writing in 19th- and 20th-century Bengal. It analyses the story's intersection with a range of discourses and the way this creates a distinctive text. The story is discussed in terms of the key discursive formations that Hossain contends with: that of the "women's question" (with an emphasis on the Muslim woman's q…
The contested city
Speculative fiction emerged in 19th-century Bengal as a mode of narrative engagement with the city’s colonial modernity during its contact with British colonialism. This fiction, however, was essentially a city-based enterprise interacting with, and moulding, the imperial city of Kolkata in myriad ways. The interaction gave rise to dissenting voices within the gradually emerging educated class of Kolkata. This article explores such intersections …
Aesthetics (3 works) · Art (3 works) · History (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · BENGAL (2 works) · Colonialism (2 works) · Digital Games and Media (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Narrative (2 works)