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| DC Field | Value | Language |
|---|---|---|
| dc.contributor.advisor | Shanthini Pillai, Prof. Madya Dr. | - |
| dc.contributor.author | Jeslyn Sharnita Amarasekera (P66656) | - |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-10-13T08:04:16Z | - |
| dc.date.available | 2023-10-13T08:04:16Z | - |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-06-26 | - |
| dc.identifier.other | ukmvital:81211 | - |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://ptsldigital.ukm.my/jspui/handle/123456789/497496 | - |
| dc.description | The thesis explores the position of transnational Sri Lankan writers, specifically the Sinhalese and their role in understanding the different perspectives of the Sinhalese. The research corpus encompasses six novels produced by transnational male and female Sri Lankan writers, specifically writers of Sinhalese descent who continue to write about their homeland despite living away from it. The selected texts are Brixton Beach by Roma Tearne, Softly As I leave You by Chandani Lokuge, Island of A Thousand Mirrors by Nayomi Munaweera, The Match by Romesh Gunesekera, Distant Warriors by Channa Wickremesekera and Beggar's Feast by Randy Boyagoda. The main objectives of the thesis are to analyse how these writings present a Sinhalese perspective to the Transnational Sri Lankan experience, to reveal whether Sri Lanka is constructed as home or whether it is a site of unhomeliness and lastly for indications of either the perpetuation of trauma or opportunities for reconciliation. The method of analysis employed for this thesis is derived from Transnational Theory as well as Buddhism to understand in what ways elements of reconciliation and trauma are conveyed. These concepts that are incorporated are notions of home and unhomeliness, syncretism and specularism as well as Buddhist concepts of Nibbana and Samsara. The findings are that they indicate specific imagery of Sri Lanka as a mythic place of return, thus denoting the island as a site of reconciliation. The vivid imagery of Sri Lanka as tumultuous and chaotic conveys the perpetuation of trauma. Characters that are able to imagine Sri Lanka as home are deemed syncretic whereas characters that maintain their image of Sri Lanka as tumultuous are seen as specular characters. The study concludes that these findings are significant in determining whether the transnational Sinhalese imaginary is syncretic or specular. The implications of this study are useful in conveying the viewpoint of transnational Sri Lankan Sinhalese writers and the role that they can play in efforts of reconciliation.,Ph.D. | - |
| dc.language.iso | eng | - |
| dc.publisher | UKM, Bangi | - |
| dc.relation | Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities / Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan | - |
| dc.rights | UKM | - |
| dc.subject | Sri Lankan literature (English) -- History and criticism | - |
| dc.subject | Sinhalese (Sri Lankan people) -- Ethnic relations | - |
| dc.subject | Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia -- Dissertations | - |
| dc.subject | Dissertations, Academic -- Malaysia | - |
| dc.title | Between syncretic and specular borders : Sinhalese perspectives of the transnational Sri Lankan imagination | - |
| dc.type | Theses | - |
| dc.format.pages | 332 | - |
| dc.identifier.callno | PR9440.A463 2015 tesis | - |
| dc.identifier.barcode | 002163 | - |
| Appears in Collections: | Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities / Fakulti Sains Sosial dan Kemanusiaan | |
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