Ethnicity and fragmented identity: diverse forms of identity formation among the Misings of Assam

Borah, Partha Pratim; Deka, R.; Bhuyan, Ankur Jyoti

doi:10.1080/14631369.2020.1757403

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“…That is what the story has to deal with. It opens up several questions while 'reconsidering the assertion of ethnic identity' (Borah, Deka & Bhuyan, 2020;Das, 2012) and the status of the scheduled tribe to some of the communities of Assam at this juncture. But as Medhi has figured out that 'asserting identity' has become increasingly fashionable in postmodern times (Medhi, 2016) and which is not an exception to Assamese identity politics.…”

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Constructing Ethnic Identity in Rajanikanta Bardoloi’s Miri Jiyori: A (Post) Colonial Understanding of the Text

Phukan

2020

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Purpose of the study: The purpose of this study is to understand the concept of ethnic Identity projected in the early novels of Assamese literature. This study also investigates a colonial narrative in the text and tries to understand the present scenario highlighting the past. Methodology: It is a descriptive analysis based on qualitative method research. Focusing on the concept of ethnic Identity the research has been done under the discourse of postcolonial literary theory. The data and speculation are drawn from the secondary sources. Any kind of technical software has not been used in carrying out the research. Main Findings: The research brings out to the forefront that even in the colonial period; the native writers seem to be conscious about their own culture and the society. They were aware of the marginal boundary created by hegemonic colonial products. The writers raise the question of constructing ‘self’ and ‘other’ and a developing sense of cultural hierarchy. Applications of this study: This study would help to locate the space of marginalised society in that colonial construction and help the researchers to understand the gap between the early Assamese literatures of the colonial period. Moreover, the study also finds out the awareness of the writers even in the colonial rule about the peripheral boundary and ethnic Identity of a multiethnic/multilingual society. Novelty/Originality of this study: It is certain that Assamese novels have been studied under various theoretical frameworks, but as we are concerned this theme has not been discussed yet for this particular novel. The presentation of the colonial past in the text is the originality of this research.

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confidence: 99%

Constructing Ethnic Identity in Rajanikanta Bardoloi’s Miri Jiyori: A (Post) Colonial Understanding of the Text

Phukan

2020

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Ethnicity and fragmented identity: diverse forms of identity formation among the Misings of Assam

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Constructing Ethnic Identity in Rajanikanta Bardoloi’s Miri Jiyori: A (Post) Colonial Understanding of the Text

Constructing Ethnic Identity in Rajanikanta Bardoloi’s Miri Jiyori: A (Post) Colonial Understanding of the Text

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