Terror, globalization and the individual in Salman Rushdie'sShalimar the Clown
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2178453 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Florian Stadtler (0000-0002-2301-550X) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 191-199 |
| Publication date | 2009-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Postcolonial Writing (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1744-9855 • E-ISSN: 1744-9863 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17449850902820035 |
| OpenAlex | W1999253831 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
This article reads Rushdie’s 2005 Rushdie, Salman. 2006. Shalimar the Clown. 2005, London: Vintage. [Google Scholar] novel Shalimar the Clown as an example of how the contemporary postcolonial novel debates terrorism, the neo‐imperialist strategies of post‐war US foreign policy and the Indian state’s military presence in Kashmir. Shalimar the Clown extends his arguments about cultural and economic globalization, resurgent separatist and terrorist movements and its impact on individuals from The Ground Beneath her Feet (1999 Rushdie, Salman. 2000. The Ground Beneath her Feet. 1999, London: Vintage. [Google Scholar]) and Fury (2001 Rushdie, Salman. 2002. Fury. 2001, London: Vintage. [Google Scholar]). Like his previous novels, Shalimar the Clown cuts across different time periods and territories, challenging the legacies of empire, nationhood and emergent new empires. Yet the novel’s focus on Kashmir and international terrorism reframes Rushdie’s earlier arguments. Shalimar the Clown engages with the repressions and exclusions that the postcolonial state imposes on its periphery, exemplified in the continuing struggle between India and Pakistan over Kashmir. By discussing “terror” and “terrorism” and how Rushdie subverts these terms in relation to identity, violence and the effects on the individual, this article argues that Shalimar the Clown reroutes postcolonial paradigms by examining transnational terror networks, and their regional and international impact on politics, cultures and identities
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Art · Empire · Globalization · Identity (music · Media studies · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Terrorism · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · South Asian Studies and Conflicts · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence · History · Law
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2020 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |