Neocolonialism Re- Presenting Narratives, Realities and Responses

1. Chronopolitics and Neo-Colonialism in Gandhi’s Hind Swaraj: Resisting Temporal Structures of
Imperialism
Mohammad Asif and Prakash Balikai
2. Transnationalism and Fluid Identities in Gun Island
Thomas Alwa Edison K., M. Vallikkannu, M. Sumathy, D. Sarulatha and S. Suresh
3. Representation and Resistance of Exploitation of Natural and Human Resources in Ursula
K. Le Guin’s The Word for World is Forest
J. Muthulekha
4. Echoes of Displacement and Memory: Yaqui Community in the Context of the U.S.-Mexico
Border in Yaqui Homeland and Homeplace: The Everyday Production of Ethnic Identity by
Kristin C Erickson
Glory Leena Doss G. and Nancy Prasanna Joseph
5. Cultural Crises and Conflict Resolution in Anne Tyler’s Digging to America
S. A. Thillainayaki and Tamilmani K. T.
6. Emblem of Prosperity: Themes of Alienation and Rage in Goat Days and Temporary People
Rakshantha Mary Raj A.
7. Roots of Resistance: Ecological Imperialism and Indigenous Resilience in Mamang Dai’s
The Black Hill 33
Harini V., Sonu Joseph, Shahin A. B. and Ben J. Milton
8. Environmental Imperialism and Feudal Power: A Study of Internal Neocolonial Dynamics in
Sheela Tomy’s Valli
Amala Rani S. and Karthik Kumar S.
9. Chernobyl Diaries (2012): Dark Tourism and Ecological Imperialism in the Global
Commodification of Disaster
Parthasarathy S., Prakash A., Subhash Y. Kamalkar and K. Kannan Prasad
10. ‘The Desire to Escape’: A Reflection on the Neocolonial Bearings on Trinidadian Literary Landscape
Gopika L. Ramesh and Sharon J.
11. Colonial Past and Neocolonial Present in Ken Liu’s, The Paper Menagerie
Esther Jebastinal E. and Sumathi N.
12. Neocolonialism and Cultural Amnesia: Practices and Challenges of Postcolonial Collaborative
Methodologies in Reclaiming Indigenous Voices
Abhinandita Jena and Smrutisikta Mishra
13. Telepathic Ties: Queer Kinship and Collective Consciousness in Sense8
Shahin A. B., Sonu Joseph, Harini V. and Ben J. Milton
14. Empire of the Enhanced: Neocolonial Exploitation in the Age of Posthuman Capital in
Machinehood by S.B. Divya
Lovelyn Pinto
15. Beyond Diaspora: Exploring the Citizens of Time in the Age of Digital Imperialism
Annie Abraham, Satish Gore and Snehal Warekar
16. Influence of Shopping: A Study of the Select Novels of Sophie Kinsella’s The Shopaholic Series
Joshina Rozario
17. Neocolonialist Narratives and Representation of Conflicted Identities in the Novels of
Shashi Tharoor
N. Rema and M. Malini
18. Tongues of Power: Linguistic Transition and Resistance in Mootoo’s Cereus Blooms at Night
Asmita Bhattacharjee and Satadru Majumder
19. Theorizing Hegemonic Discourses, Panopticism, and Surveillance: Critique of O.V. Vjayan’s
Select Works
Vimal Raj G.
20. Exploring Aspects of Neocolonialism in Native American Literature
Nihal Zainab and H. Sofia
21. India’s NEP 2020 is Decolonizing Language Education: A Postmodern-Postcolonial Study
Vidya Nagre and Ankita Akankhya Panda
22. From Cultural Heritage to Global Influence: Sugar, Health, and Neocolonialism in Indian Diets
Joykezia J. and Thejas Gigy Thomas
23. The Unnatural ‘Self’: Gothic Romanticism and The Disintegration of Identity and the
Impact of Neocolonialism, in “Phoenix” Movie
Simna P.S. and Thejas Gigy Thomas
24. Paatal Lok and the Dynamics of Fluid Identities: A Postmodern Redefinition of the Three
Loks in Web Series Narratives
Poonam
25. Historic Spaces as Assemblages: The Restoration of St. Mark’s Cathedral and All Saints’
Church in Contemporary Bengaluru
Diana Sushmitha and Briji Jose
26. Narratives of Resistance: Neocolonialism, Identity, and Survival in Contemporary Native
American Literature
N. R. Gopal
27. Societal Disruption and Western Dominance: The Erasure of Indigenous Traditions and the
Exploitation of Wealth in Buchi Emecheta’s The Rape of Shavi
Sushma H. and A. Sheeba Princess
28. A Divided Nation, A Shared Mission: A Constructivist Analysis of North and South Korean
Diplomacy in Somalia as Portrayed in Escape from Mogadishu
Sulagna Mohanty
29. Kathleen Winter’s ‘Annabel’: A Psycho-Literary Spell
Sandra Sunitha Lobo and Vineetha Pereira
30. In the Name of Health: The Intersection of Medicine and Neocolonialism in The Constant Gardener by
John le Carré
Vani P. Nair
31. French Colonialism in Africa through the Lens of Neocolonialism
Arthi Y. P. and M. Samundeeswari
32. When Nature Talks: Critical Analysis of Amitav Ghosh’s Non-Fiction Works through the Lens of
Ecological Imperialism
Rashmi Mahesh Mehta and Joseph Aloysius Rajasekar
33. Female Exploitation and Resistance in Neo-Colonial Kenya: Analysing Ngũgĩ Wa Thiong’o’s
Petals of Blood
D. N. P. Prema Ponmani
34. Navigating English-Teaching Amid Neo-Imperialistic Tendencies–A Study
K. Sivasubramani
35. Subversive Shadows: Homi Bhabha’s Mimicry and Rebellion in Aravind Adiga’s The White Tiger
Blessy John
36. Decoding Techno-Colonialism: A Study of Neocolonial Practices in Dave Egger’s The Circle
T. Divya Bharathy
37. Masculinity, Appearance, and Vigilante in Transition: Understanding Neoliberalism and
‘Nationalist Narrative’ through Cultural Fiction
Peeyush
38. The Battle of Aathi: Ecological Conflict and Sustainable Development in Sarah Joseph’s
Gift in Green
Nandhini J. and Latha R.
39. Anyanwu and Doro: Fluid Identities and the Struggle for Power in Octavia Butler’s Wild Seed
Princess Mary G. and Latha R.
40. From Chattel Slavery to Neo-colonialism: Continuities and Discontinuities in Lorraine
Hansberry’s The Drinking Gourd
Meenakshi J. Sahu, Ranjit Kumar Pati and Sudarsan Sahoo
41. Imperialism in Race, Society, Economy and Culture in the Select Works of Rudyard Kipling’s
Kim and E.M. Forster’s A Passage to India: A Comparative Study through Neo-Colonialism
Perspective
N. Ravikumar, Rajesh K., M. Manjula and M. Lavanya
42. The Shadow of Neocolonialism in the Falklands War: An Analysis of Tony Bank’s
Storming the Falklands: My War and After
Sheeji Raphael
43. Re-Imagining Select ‘Calvin and Hobbes’ Comics in The Neocolonialistic Perspective
P. Abubakkar Sithique
44. Anglicising India’s Power Elite English Nursery Rhymes and Children’s Literature as
Colonial Legacy
Maria Delphina
45. Challenging Colonial Hegemony through Khalil Gibran’s Beautiful and Rare Sayings
Batoul Alhasan, Vaidyanath Nishant
46. Roots of Resistance: Environmental Justice and the Struggle for Resistance in Lyndsie
Bourgon’s Tree Thieves
Swetha M. and Narasingaram Jayashree
47. Fostering Environmental Stewardship Through Biocentric Children’s Literature in
The Ocean Story by John Seven
Padma Vikaashini K. and Narasingaram Jayashree
48. Reclaiming Adivasi Identity: Challenging Narratives of Tribal Homogenisation
Sarah Antonita Monis
49. A Link Between Colonialism and Neo-Colonialism through the Parables in The Nutmeg’s
Curse by Amitav Ghosh
Asifa Ebrahim
50. Cinematic Imperialism: How the Oscars Uphold Neocolonial Representations of Asia
Arundhathi Ramesh
51. Media as a Neocolonial Tool: Challenging Eurocentric Narratives in Indian Folk-Horror
Sukanya Watve
52. Breaking the Chains: Analysing Caste and Class Exploitation in Feudal Society Through a
Marxist Lens of False Consciousness in Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai’s “Two Measures of Rice”
P. Kalaivelmani and Arokia Immaculate Sheela S.
53. Echoes of Eco-Imperialism: Environmental Exploitation in The Glass Palace
U. Lynda and B. Sam Jerome Sharone
54. From Villains to Voices: Reclaiming Female Agency in Neo-Colonial and Patriarchal
Retellings of Indian Epics
Anjana R. Menon and Saranya Narayanan
55. Cultural Identity and Fluidity in Abdulrazak Gurnah’s Admiring Silence
A. Deepika and K. Ashok Kumar
56. Deconstructing the Neocolonial Myth of Dependency in Jamaica Kincaid’s A Small Place
Anagha C. and Merrin R. S.
57. Reclaiming Voices: Realism and Power Dynamics in Contemporary Cinema
Vinisha V. and L. Santhosh Kumar
58. The Myth of Independence: Neo-Colonial Realities in Frantz Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth
Ananya Deb and Tushar Jaiswal
59. Cyborgs, Disability, and the Normative Body: Reimagining Identity in William Gibson’s Neuromancer
Keerthana R., Prakash A., K. Kannan Prasad and M. Keerthika
60. Mapping the ‘Spatial’ Chronicles: A Geocritical Reading of Spatial Poetics and
Counter-Discourses in N. S. Madhavan’s Litanies of Dutch Battery
Anjali S. D.
61. Comparative Study on Emotional Regulation, Social Intelligence and Attitude Towards
Environment of Gen-Z Vs Millennials
Gopikrishnan M. and Sruthi Sivaraman
62. Re-Claiming Identity: A Study of the Commodification of Culture and Erasure of Traditions
Walusha Eliora D’Souza
63. Reverberation of Human Encroachment and Anomalous Imperialistic Behaviour of Nature as
Portrayed in H. G. Wells’ “The Empire of Ants”
Evangeline Esther David, Pauline V. N. and Preethi S.
64. “It’s Bisan from Gaza, And I’m Still Alive”: Re-Presenting Neo-colonialism, Narrative, And Realities
Gennia Nuh
65. Reassessing Ecological Imperialism: Depictions of Environmental Exploitation in Modern
Indian Web Series
Sneha Bhattacharjee
66. A Vicious Slaughter to Possess the Border and the Nation
S. Karunya
67. Decolonization of the Tribal Lands: The Long Route to Achieve the Tribal Rights
Kanimozhi A. and Anindita Chowdhury
68. Interactions of Diasporic ‘Fluid Identities’ in the Era of Transnationalism: A Study of
Jhumpa Lahiri’s Select Stories
Sucheta and Irona Bhaduri
69. Exploring Sri Lankan Displacement and Systemic Racism: A Comparative Analysis of the Movie,
Kannathil Muthamittal and Gloria Meltzer’s Only in Sri Lanka
Brighton A. Rose, Ben J. Milton, Meshach R. S. Edwin, Arun B. and Merrin R. S.
70. Textbooks, Tests, and the West: The Hidden Hierarchies in Indian ELT
Jeeva Theresa Josem, Jalson Jacob and Anju Suresh
71. Tracing Neo Colonial Influence and Representation in Hindi Cinema
M. Inbaraj, Tania Sharma and Yona Maxine Kharkongor
72. Tech Empires and Identity Formation: The Digital Frontier of Neo-Colonialism
Sruthi Mohan, Aswathy Murugan and Pooja Thulasan
73. The Imprints of Neocolonialism in Khaddama: An Analysis of Economic Exploitation and
Identity Crisis
Kavya P. V. and Minu A.
74. Body Appreciation: Gender Differences and Relationships with Caregivers’ Eating Messages and
Self-compassion
Divya Desai and Sruthi Sivaraman
75. Cultural Imperialism and Conflict Resolutions in Petals of Blood and Devil on the Cross by
Ngugi Wa Thiong’O
M. Ragavi
76. Echoes of Empire: Portuguese Cultural Imperialism in Goa and Mangalore from the 15th to 18th
Centuries
Divya Jyothi Miranda
77. Semantic Erosion and Land Degradation: The Neocolonial Suppression of Regional Ecological
Knowledge Through Linguistic Marginalization
Akshata A. Bhatt
78. Neo-Colonial Hegemony and the Impact of Globalization on National Sovereignty
P. Sajida Bhanu and S. Vijaya Kumar
79. Quest for Identity in Australian Poetry
G. Kiran Kumar Reddy and S. Ammani
80. Dalit Women Self-Narratives: The Narration of Colonized Women’s Psychology
Airine Roy and Anindita Chowdhury
81. “Echoes of Exploitation: Dark Romanticism and the Neo-Colonial Influence of Multinational
Corporations”
Ben J. Milton and Ankita Chakra
82. ‘A New Era of Warfare’: Study of P.W. Singer and August Cole’s Ghost Fleet: A Novel of the
Next World War
M. Preetha
83. Land, Power and Voice: The Neocolonialism Landscape of Angor by Jacinta Kerketta
Tanvi Stella Balmuchu and Giftsy Dorcas E.
84. The Bible as a Text for Decolonisation
Lyola Thomas and Giftsy Dorcas E.
85. Ecological Ecocide in the Imperial Setting: A Critical Examination of Mahasweta Devi’s Titu Mir
Prakash V. C., Parvathy R. Menon, V. Padmapriya and G. Raman Gopal
86. Institutional Persecution and Naxalite Insurgency in Mother of 1084: A Neocolonial Study
Sriram Kumar V. and Brighton Rose
87. Neo-Colonial Masculinities: The Influence of Western Discourses on Male Identity in
Post-Colonial Societies
Tiny Thomas and Arsha Subbi
88. Globalization and Its Multidimensional Impacts: A Review of Economic, Social,
and Environmental Outcomes
Tinto Tom, Jerrin Jose and Akhila Variyar
89. AI and Digital Neocolonialism Through the Lens of Gender Stereotypes
Valluru Hepshibah and Masilamani C.
90. Commodification of Human Organ in Manjula Padmanabhan’s Harvest: A Neocolonial Perspective
Masilamani C., Ajit Ilangovan, Sovya Shephyr and K. Velmurugan
91. Colonial Shadows in Avatar: A Study of Neo-colonial Ideologies in Film
Aryamol K. B.
92. Landscape vs Mindscape: A Study of Environmental Effects of Industrialization in Thane,
Maharashtra: An Empirical Perspective
Thejas Gigy Thomas, L. Santhosh Kumar and Joshy Mathew
93. Neo-Colonial Hunger: Global Desires and Local Realities in The Film Kakka Muttai
Nila Rajeev and Gowri Krishna Sajikumar
94. Culture for Sale: Neocolonialism in Tourism, its Impact on Indigenous Communities, and
the Commodification of Heritage
Bijin Philip, Jeeva M., Allwyn F. and Samsonraj C.

Biography

Dr. L. Santhosh Kumar is currently an Assistant Professor of English at Kristu Jayanti College, Autonomous, Bengaluru, India. He has received three Honorary Doctorate Degrees from the reputed Universities and Institutes. He has presented 51 papers at State, National, International Conferences around the globe. He has published 45 research articles in National and International Journals, which are peer-reviewed, indexed in Scopus and also in books with ISBNs. He has also edited numerous books. He is in the Editorial Board of Literary Journals, which are peer-reviewed and Indexed in Scopus. He has delivered 180 talks at Workshops, Webinars and National and International Conferences around the globe.

Ms. Minu A is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at Kristu Jayanti College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India. With a decade of teaching experience in higher education, Minu specializes in spatial studies, gender studies, and violence studies. Currently pursuing a Ph.D. from Christ University, Minu’s research delves into cutting-edge areas, contributing significantly to the academic discourse. Having cleared the NET examination, Minu has showcased academic prowess, which numerous presentations at both national and international conferences have validated. She is also credited with several publications, contributing significantly to her field of expertise. With a dedication to fostering critical thinking and inclusivity, Minu A embodies the spirit of scholarly inquiry and pedagogical excellence.

Dr. Barnashree Khasnobis completed her PhD from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi. Her PhD thesis explored bandishes of khayal composed by Ne’mat Khan ‘Sadarang’ and Feroze Khan ‘Adarang’ from a socio>cultural perspective. Her research articles appear in Q1 Scopus indexed journals such as, National Identities (Taylor & Francis), Comparative Literature: East & West (Taylor & Franics), and UGC Care journal, Kalakalpa (a journal of arts by Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts). She published her monograph, ‘Bandish as Text: Re-reading Khayal Compositions by Sadarang and Adarang’ (Routledge) in 2024. Currently, she is working on an edited volume, titled ‘In Musico-literary Contexts: Signs, Sounds, and Stories’ to be published by Brill in 2026.

Dr. Preetha M is currently working as an Assistant Professor of English at Kristu Jayanti College, Autonomous, Bengaluru. She has around five years of teaching experience and three years of research experience. Her research areas include Canadian Literature, African American Literature and Indian English Literature. She has presented research papers at National and International Conferences. She has also published articles in reputed books, National and International journals.

Dr. Merrin R. S. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English at Kristu Jayanti College, Bangalore. She completed her PhD from Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences. Her research focuses on psychology and character study, exploring the intricate dynamics of human behavior and literary characters. Dr. Merrin’s work bridges the gap between literature and psychology, offering profound insights into the human condition. She is dedicated to fostering critical thinking and analytical skills in her students, contributing significantly to the academic community. She has all together presented 8 research papers and published 9 Articles.