ananya karnikWarring Words: Willa Cather’s Work and LifeWilla Cather was an American writer who is widely regarded as one of the most important novelists of the early 20th century. Born on…Apr 11, 2023Apr 11, 2023
ananya karnikGothic Affections: Traversing Wuthering Heights with Emile BronteEmily Bronte was a British novelist and poet who lived from 1818 to 1848, born and brought up in the Yorkshire countryside, where her…Apr 11, 2023Apr 11, 2023
ananya karnikBodies and Desire: Ruminations on Anais NinAnaïs Nin was perceived as an oddity in her lifetime. The French-Cuban American diarist and writer penned explosive novels and essays…Mar 16, 2023Mar 16, 2023
ananya karnikAlice Walker is touted as one of the most remarkable women in the literary world, known for her…The concept of Womanism was highlighted in Walker’s famous collection of essays, ‘In Search of Our Mothers’ Gardens: Womanist Prose,’…Mar 4, 2023Mar 4, 2023
ananya karnikGender Performance and Textuality: Reading into George Sand’s Literary KernelsWriters often embody the material lives of the characters they write about, and George Sand’s literary flows correspond to the…Feb 22, 2023Feb 22, 2023
ananya karnikWriting in her final years, Emily Dickinson’s psyche was closely sutured to her childhood…It is queerness, albeit uttered in secret, that flows as the infinite life force, the saving grace of the artist’s existence.Jan 29, 2023Jan 29, 2023
ananya karnikWhat began as a movement for breaking away from gendered conventions, actually relied heavily upon…But, what is to be made of the female silhouettes which were so central to the inciting of these fantasies?Jan 10, 2023Jan 10, 2023
ananya karnikSpeaking in a world imbricated in racial politics, gender disparities, and violence towards queer…“It is a particular academic arrogance to assume any discussion of feminist theory without examining our many differences, and without…Jan 10, 2023Jan 10, 2023
ananya karnikEcocritical Feminism: A Look into Women’s Role in Environmental Literature and PhilosophyWhen Rachel Carson published her seminal work Silent Spring in 1962, it caused major waves in the world. Documenting the toxic aftermath of…Jan 10, 2023Jan 10, 2023
ananya karnikThe question of women’s rights and equality is an important one, and the proliferation of feminist…Over the past few decades, transgender narratives have come to the forefront to challenge the oppressive and frankly, debasing idea of…Jan 10, 2023Jan 10, 2023
