Subaltern Voice and Marginal Moral Lessons in Suniti Namjoshi’s Feminist Fables

Lestari Manggong

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Subaltern Voice and Marginal Moral Lessons in Suniti Namjoshi’s Feminist Fables

Lestari Manggong

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Zusammenfassung

Ausgehend von der durch Spivak (1988) bekannt gemachten Gruppe der Subalternen erörtert dieser Aufsatz, wie Suniti Namjoshis Feminist Fables diesen eine Stimme verleiht. Namjoshis LSBTQ-Standpunkt und -Anliegen treten in ihren Erzählungen deutlich hervor. Sie stellen die Gramsci’sche Hegemonie in Frage, treten ihr entgegen und kritisieren sie, indem sie dem Pantachantra, Aesops Fabeln und Andersens Märchen den Prozess machen. Letztlich zielt dieser Aufsatz darauf ab, die Ausdrucksweisen der Subalternität aufzuzeigen, sowie darzulegen, welche moralischen Lehren feministische LSBTQ-Fabeln im Zusammenhang mit einer Marginalisierung in den Vordergrund rücken.

Abstract

Taking its lead from the subaltern group made known by Spivak (1988), this essay argues that Suniti Namjoshi’s Feminist Fables give voice to the subaltern. Namjoshi’s LGBTQ standpoint and concerns are clear in her stories as they question, confront, and critique Gramscian hegemony by putting the Panchatantra, Aesop’s fables and Andersen’s tales on trial. This essay ultimately aims at revealing how the subaltern is voiced and what marginal moral lessons can be foregrounded in LGBTQ feminist fables.

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