Namrata Dey Roy
Biographic Data
| ID | 6755750 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Namrata Dey Roy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Namrata Dey |
| FAMILY NAME | Roy |
| SIGNATURE | ROY N D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Georgia State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Fragmented Belonging and Diasporic Return in Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing
Spanning multiple generations and different geographies, Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing (2016) explores the lingering effects of colonialism, slavery, and dislocation, unfolding the complexities of the black diasporic experience. Mapping the family branches of Esi’s and Effia’s descendants – one in Ghana and the other in America – the novel unfolds the tensions surrounding the African diaspora, throwing light on the fractures, estrangements, and shifting …
Rolling Blackouts
Rolling Blackouts: Dispatches from Turkey, Syria, and Iraq, a dense graphic non-fiction by Sarah Glidden, chronicles the predicament of the refugees and the socio-political circumstances of the Middle East after the devastating Iraq War. The use of graphic journalism to recount Glidden and The Globalist’s journalistic journey raises question about the objectivity of this graphic reportage. However, the subjective stance of the first-person narrat…
Story of a Mother
Sindiwe Magona’s Mother to Mother, a fictional rendition of Amy Biehl’s murder, has been analyzed as a text that challenges the TRC’s reconciliatory philosophy, generates an empathetic dialogue across the color line, and reclaims the subdued maternal identity and voice. However, Mandisa’s narrative throws light on the condition of motherhood in apartheid South Africa. Examining Mandisa’s position as a girl, woman, and mother through a Foucauldian…
Story of a Mother
Sindiwe Magona’s Mother to Mother, a fictional rendition of Amy Biehl’s murder, has been analyzed as a text that challenges the TRC’s reconciliatory philosophy, generates an empathetic dialogue across the color line, and reclaims the subdued maternal identity and voice. However, Mandisa’s narrative throws light on the condition of motherhood in apartheid South Africa. Examining Mandisa’s position as a girl, woman, and mother through a Foucauldian…
Story of a Mother
Sindiwe Magona’s Mother to Mother, a fictional rendition of Amy Biehl’s murder, has been analyzed as a text that challenges the TRC’s reconciliatory philosophy, generates an empathetic dialogue across the color line, and reclaims the subdued maternal identity and voice. However, Mandisa’s narrative throws light on the condition of motherhood in apartheid South Africa. Examining Mandisa’s position as a girl, woman, and mother through a Foucauldian…
Rolling Blackouts
Rolling Blackouts: Dispatches from Turkey, Syria, and Iraq, a dense graphic non-fiction by Sarah Glidden, chronicles the predicament of the refugees and the socio-political circumstances of the Middle East after the devastating Iraq War. The use of graphic journalism to recount Glidden and The Globalist’s journalistic journey raises question about the objectivity of this graphic reportage. However, the subjective stance of the first-person narrat…
Fragmented Belonging and Diasporic Return in Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing
Spanning multiple generations and different geographies, Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing (2016) explores the lingering effects of colonialism, slavery, and dislocation, unfolding the complexities of the black diasporic experience. Mapping the family branches of Esi’s and Effia’s descendants – one in Ghana and the other in America – the novel unfolds the tensions surrounding the African diaspora, throwing light on the fractures, estrangements, and shifting …
Art (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · History (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Narrative (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work)