Transcultural Identity and Cosmopolitanism in The Glass Palace

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Chapter 15 Transcultural Identity and Cosmopolitanism in The Glass Palace

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DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004360341_017

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Amitav Ghoshâs The Glass Palace (2000) investigates the issue of transcultural identity both in the colonial and post-colonial periods. This article argues that despite Ghoshâs penchant for a pan-Asian participation in the tumultuous historical period spanning from colonization to globalization in one corner of Asia, the novel displays an inclusive spirit of cosmopolitanism. The novel is not an âOrientalistâ attempt to assert ethnic identity in the face of aggressive colonial history, but a chronicling of cultural hybridity during and after the colonial period in a part of South Asia, a dismantling of borders between communities and their cultures resulting in the formation of transcultural identity and cosmopolitanism. Ghosh conceives identity as rooted in culture and history and as a reaction to colonialism. The novel celebrates transnational identities rather than ethnic ones, as most of his characters travel extensively across geopolitical borders appreciating a multicultural mÃ©lange. Ghosh has not shown any profound scepticism about the importance of specific ethno-cultural attachment in this novel and he adopts the notion of an ever transforming cultural and moral cosmopolitanism.

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Amitav Ghoshâs Culture Chromosome

Anthropology, Epistemology, Ethics, Space

Series:Â Cross/Cultures, Volume: 216

E-Book ISBN:: 9789004360341

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 28 Oct 2021

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