When elephants fight back
Animal standpoint reading of Nirmal Ghosh’s Novella River Storm
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13005258 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Moumita Bala (0000-0002-9177-6618, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, corresponding author), Smriti Singh (0000-0002-1829-5906, Indian Institute of Technology Patna) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 9-25 |
| Publication date | 2024-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Short Fiction in Theory and Practice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2043-0701 • E-ISSN: 2043-071X |
| Publisher | Intellect (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1386/fict_00093_1 |
| OpenAlex | W4403893139 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 26 |
Drawing inspiration from Geoffrey Whitehall’s article titled ‘“When they fight back”: A cinematic archive of animal resistance and world wars’, this article seeks to explore the exploitation and resistance of elephants by examining the power dynamics between humans and elephants in Nirmal Ghosh’s novella River Storm (2022). This study undertakes an animal standpoint reading to recognize the subjective experiences of elephants, questioning the dominance of humans over them. Furthermore, it employs Foucault’s concept of power to challenge the prevailing narrative of absolute control over animals. By highlighting various instances of elephants fighting back, the article aims to subvert the discourse of complete human domination of animals
Art · Geography · Literature · Meteorology · Novella · Political science · Reading (process · Storm · Indian History and Philosophy · Law · South Asian Studies and Conflicts · South Asian Studies and Diaspora
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| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |