http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-II).58
10.31703/gssr.2020(V-II).58
Published : Jun 2
The Discursive Resistance to the British Imperialism: Writing Back the Colonial Discourse of Violence in Hyder's River of Fire
This paper analyses the discursive representation of the Indian natives' resistance to British imperialism in Hyder's River of Fire. The violent resistance to British Empire by Indian natives has been termed as 'mutiny' by imperial discourses whereas postcolonial discourses term it the heroic 'war of independence'. In the backdrop of postcolonial theory and the concept of counter discourse, the discursivere presentation of violent resistance to British Imperialism is highlighted. Hyder has portrayed the events of 1857as a heroic response of vibrant culture to the cunning rulers of the British Empire.
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Colonial Discourse, Counter Discourse, Discursive Representation, Hegemony, Postcolonialism, Violence, Writing Back
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(1) Kanwal Zahra
Assistant Professor, Centre for Languages and Translation Studies, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Ahmad Nadeem
Assistant Professor, Department of English, Government Ambala Muslim College Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Zahra, K., & Nadeem, A. (2020). The Discursive Resistance to the British Imperialism: Writing Back the Colonial Discourse of Violence in Hyder's River of Fire. Global Social Sciences Review, V(II), 598 - 604. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-II).58
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CHICAGO : Zahra, Kanwal, and Ahmad Nadeem. 2020. "The Discursive Resistance to the British Imperialism: Writing Back the Colonial Discourse of Violence in Hyder's River of Fire." Global Social Sciences Review, V (II): 598 - 604 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2020(V-II).58
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HARVARD : ZAHRA, K. & NADEEM, A. 2020. The Discursive Resistance to the British Imperialism: Writing Back the Colonial Discourse of Violence in Hyder's River of Fire. Global Social Sciences Review, V, 598 - 604.
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MHRA : Zahra, Kanwal, and Ahmad Nadeem. 2020. "The Discursive Resistance to the British Imperialism: Writing Back the Colonial Discourse of Violence in Hyder's River of Fire." Global Social Sciences Review, V: 598 - 604
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MLA : Zahra, Kanwal, and Ahmad Nadeem. "The Discursive Resistance to the British Imperialism: Writing Back the Colonial Discourse of Violence in Hyder's River of Fire." Global Social Sciences Review, V.II (2020): 598 - 604 Print.
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OXFORD : Zahra, Kanwal and Nadeem, Ahmad (2020), "The Discursive Resistance to the British Imperialism: Writing Back the Colonial Discourse of Violence in Hyder's River of Fire", Global Social Sciences Review, V (II), 598 - 604
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TURABIAN : Zahra, Kanwal, and Ahmad Nadeem. "The Discursive Resistance to the British Imperialism: Writing Back the Colonial Discourse of Violence in Hyder's River of Fire." Global Social Sciences Review V, no. II (2020): 598 - 604. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2020(V-II).58