Sabine Lauret-Taft
Biographic Data
| ID | 5624418 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sabine Lauret-Taft |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sabine |
| FAMILY NAME | Lauret-Taft |
| SIGNATURE | LAURET-TAFT S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Université Sorbonne Nouvelle |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
“Today, the Great Devouring Has Begun”
With the Ibis Trilogy, Amitav Ghosh sets out to explore the First Opium War (1838–1842). This paper, dedicated to River of Smoke (2011) and Flood of Fire (2015), the second and third instalments, delves into how the British colonial expansion relied on ways to consume the East and more particularly an orientalist idea of the Other. Weaving together multiple viewpoints, from British traders to Indian soldiers, Ghosh places opium at the heart of a …
“You’re Just a Housewife. What on Earth Could You Possibly Do?”
British-Bangladeshi Tahmima Anam’s debut novel A Golden Age (2007) is a mother-daughter tale of the Bangladesh War of Independence, and is set during an exceptional period of martial law. It is a story of resistance told from the margins, from a domestic space known as “Shona.” This paper explores how the struggle for independence is embodied by the actions of women, and analyzes how weaving violence and resistance into the fabric of mundane live…
We Live in a State of Terror”
In Heaven’s Edge (2002), British writer Romesh Gunesekera, who was born in Sri Lanka, accounts for the sharp contrast between the images that the island conjures up of a par-adise destination for tourists and the extremely violent past of its people. Terror and beauty collide to portray a dystopian reality. This paper will examine how Gunesekera voices conflicts and how reverie serves as a coping mechanism to come to terms with inevitable violenc…
We Live in a State of Terror”
In Heaven’s Edge (2002), British writer Romesh Gunesekera, who was born in Sri Lanka, accounts for the sharp contrast between the images that the island conjures up of a par-adise destination for tourists and the extremely violent past of its people. Terror and beauty collide to portray a dystopian reality. This paper will examine how Gunesekera voices conflicts and how reverie serves as a coping mechanism to come to terms with inevitable violenc…
We Live in a State of Terror”
In Heaven’s Edge (2002), British writer Romesh Gunesekera, who was born in Sri Lanka, accounts for the sharp contrast between the images that the island conjures up of a par-adise destination for tourists and the extremely violent past of its people. Terror and beauty collide to portray a dystopian reality. This paper will examine how Gunesekera voices conflicts and how reverie serves as a coping mechanism to come to terms with inevitable violenc…
“You’re Just a Housewife. What on Earth Could You Possibly Do?”
British-Bangladeshi Tahmima Anam’s debut novel A Golden Age (2007) is a mother-daughter tale of the Bangladesh War of Independence, and is set during an exceptional period of martial law. It is a story of resistance told from the margins, from a domestic space known as “Shona.” This paper explores how the struggle for independence is embodied by the actions of women, and analyzes how weaving violence and resistance into the fabric of mundane live…
“Today, the Great Devouring Has Begun”
With the Ibis Trilogy, Amitav Ghosh sets out to explore the First Opium War (1838–1842). This paper, dedicated to River of Smoke (2011) and Flood of Fire (2015), the second and third instalments, delves into how the British colonial expansion relied on ways to consume the East and more particularly an orientalist idea of the Other. Weaving together multiple viewpoints, from British traders to Indian soldiers, Ghosh places opium at the heart of a …
Bangladesh Politics, Society, and Development (2 works) · History (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Alien (1 work) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Beauty (1 work) · British Empire (1 work) · Colonialism (1 work)