Poetry, identity and the geography of culture
Representations of landscape in poetry in English from Northeast India
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6039656 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rajashree Bargohain (Department of English, Yonphula Centenary College, Trashigang, Bhutan, corresponding author), Rohini Mokashi-Punekar (0000-0001-8381-3469, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 47-65 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Ethnicity (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1463-1369 • E-ISSN: 1469-2953 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14631369.2020.1727311 |
| OpenAlex | W3006348840 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 18 |
This paper hopes to argue that the representations of and engagements with landscape by poets writing in English in Northeast India are embedded within the larger cultural and political contexts of the region. Indigenous communities across the world attach profound cultural, political, economic and spiritual significance to the territories they traditionally inhabit. It is for this reason that the preservation of their natural environment becomes crucial to the preservation of their cultural identities. Representations of the landscape by poets of Northeast India reflect the significance attached to and the intimate relationship shared with the natural environment by its diverse indigenous communities. The poets also display their awareness of the threats of ecological degradation faced by the region and the anxiety these threats have produced amongst the local population. The paper will try to understand the political dynamics behind the nostalgic associations ascribed to landscape in the poetry written in English in Northeast India
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Cultural geography · Cultural identity · Cultural landscape · Ethnology · Geography · Human geography · Identity (music · Indigenous · Literature · Natural (archaeology · Natural landscape · Poetry · Political science · Politics · Population · Social science · Sociology · Anthropological Studies and Insights · Anthropology · History · Law · Philippine History and Culture · South Asian Studies and Conflicts · Ecology
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |