Re-thinking Posthumanism Across the Global South: An Introduction

This edited volume makes an endeavour to revisit the literary representation of the «human» and the manner in which the authority of the human is challenged from a variety of perspectives in order to explore different critical issues that exist in our contemporary world.

Nikhilesh Dhar is Assistant Professor of English at Onda Thana Mahavidyalaya, Bankura, West Bengal, and a PhD Research Supervisor at the Department of English, Bankura University. He is the editorial board member of Consortium: An International Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies. A prolific researcher and writer, he has several articles published in various journals and anthologies to his credit. A member of various academic associations, he has presented papers at various national and international seminars. His research interests include American literature, Indian Writings in English, Dalit Literature, Partition Literature, Diaspora Studies, Ecocriticism, Postcolonialism and Posthumanism. His edited volumes are Revisiting Ecocriticism: Traditional, Post-colonial and Spiritual Perspectives, Remapping the Canon: A Journey Across Indian Poetry in English, Posthumanism and Literary Insights: A Critical Introduction, Revisiting Anthropocentrism: Literary and Cultural Representations of Ecological Issues and Remapping Indian Diaspora: Literary and Socio Cultural Representations.

Bapin Mallick is Assistant Professor of English at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College (Affiliated to University of Kalyani), Nadia, West Bengal. He is the managing editor of Consortium: An International Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies. His areas of interest are Poststructuralism, Ecocriticism and Posthumanism. He has several research papers and articles published in various literary journals and anthologies to his credit.