Pub Date : 2023-06-26DOI: 10.31436/asiatic.v17i1.2803
Dennis Haskell
These three poems vary in setting and partly arise from cross-cultural contact, but their main themes are universal. The Chiyang Coffee Café is a real café located in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. I don't speak Mandarin or Taiwanese so I used to go there to drink coffee, read without interruption, and watch the frantic traffic zoom near-by. The poem “Waiting” was written when I was waiting in the airport to leave Hong Kong, which I used to visit fairly often; I felt an affection for the place and could imagine its daily activities while I was waiting to leave it. Such activities seem ordinary to those involved but for that very reason I think them worth celebrating. These two poems are both meditations on places and the movement of mind they prompt. The third poem is an ekphrastic one drawn from an art installation at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Art. It presents details from the installation and its theme is obvious.
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Pub Date : 2023-06-26DOI: 10.31436/asiatic.v17i1.2797
Sadia Afrin
Rickshaw art is considered a significant part of visual culture in Bangladesh. It is not only a form of art, but also a medium for circulating messages among the common people about social, cultural, religious, ethical, philosophical, and national issues. Rickshaw painters and pullers act as campaigners for social awareness. This study seeks to investigate people’s thoughts about rickshaw art and its impact on society. It attempts to explain the images and messages painted on the back of rickshaws. Moreover, to illustrate the idea of this paper and evaluate the messages of rickshaw arts, multiple rickshaws from different cities in Bangladesh have been observed critically. Semi-structured interviews have been conducted to better comprehend the perspectives of rickshaw artists and rickshaw pullers. The major findings of the study suggest that rickshaws are very popular and that rickshaw art has changed substantially with the passage of time. Rickshaw artists possess some ideological and philosophical outlook for social transformation. In addition, the rickshaw pullers circulate the viewpoints of the painters in all corners of mega and small cities as well as villages in Bangladesh.
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Pub Date : 2023-06-26DOI: 10.31436/asiatic.v17i1.2795
Abu Sufian, N. Faridah, A. Manaf
This paper offers a literary analysis of Zia Haider Rahman’s novel, In the Light of What We Know (2014), from the theoretical perspective of transnationalism. Drawing on insights from the evolving theoretical lens of transnationalism, and off and on from nationalism, the paper examines how the novel’s narrative explores the themes of cultural identity, migration, and subjectivity within the context of a rapidly globalising world. It identifies and analyses the ways in which transnationalist concerns are expressed in the protagonist’s diasporic experience and the socio-political milieu in which the novel is set. The paper explores, to be precise, how the protagonist’s transnational subjectivity is shaped by experiences of migration, exile, and translocality, and how it is informed by the cultural contexts in which he operates. It argues that the novel’s exploration of transnationalism offers valuable insights into the complex and multifaceted nature of contemporary identity, and contributes to ongoing academic debates about the relationship between globalism, localism, nationalism, and transnationalism. Overall, this paper offers a fresh perspective on the intersection between nationalism and transnationalism, and highlights the potentials of transnationalism as a theoretical framework for understanding contemporary cultural phenomena as depicted in In the Light of What We Know.
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Pub Date : 2023-06-26DOI: 10.31436/asiatic.v17i1.2799
Somdatta Mandal
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Pub Date : 2023-06-26DOI: 10.31436/asiatic.v17i1.2800
Banibrata Mahanta
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Pub Date : 2023-06-26DOI: 10.31436/asiatic.v17i1.2798
Sohana Manzoor
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Pub Date : 2023-06-26DOI: 10.31436/asiatic.v17i1.2791
A. Alshhre
The article highlights the crucial need to balance Western and Saudi cultural themes in literature, specifically by incorporating the Saudi cultural heritage in a well-balanced manner. To explore this issue further, the article examines the impact of translated European literature on two influential Saudi female writers – Badriyyah al-Bishr and Raja Alem – and how they integrate Occidental literary themes into their works. It aims to explore the process of hybridisation by addressing three key points: the entry of world literature into Saudi Arabia, female writers’ employment of diverse themes from translated works, and the positive or negative consequences of this hybridisation. It will also propose solutions to mitigate possible negative effects. To assess the extent of this influence, a brief analysis of Al-Bishr’s Hend and the Soldiers and Alem’s The Dove’s Necklace is necessary to examine the impact of European literature on their works. The study highlights the potential of Saudi Arabian writers, particularly female ones, to serve as a medium for embedding and transferring “original themes” not only to Saudi Arabian audiences but also to Arab and international audiences. Despite the limited research on this subject in both Arabic and English, the study emphasises the critical importance of maintaining a well-balanced depiction of cultural elements in literature to preserve the unique cultural identity of Saudi Arabian national literature. The article suggests a balanced approach to incorporating themes from other cultures into Saudi literature, making them accessible to a wider audience, instead of criticising their adoption.
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Pub Date : 2023-06-26DOI: 10.31436/asiatic.v17i1.2802
Aniket Ojha
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