Re-thinking Posthumanism across the Global South

Scholarly attention to the concept of the posthuman has increased recently in response to pressing problems about what it means to be human and what distinguishes the human from the nonhuman. The ongoing ecological catastrophes, recent technological breakthroughs, and the desire to address in new ways issues involving race, gender, and environment has further intensified this engagement. In the light of this, we hope that this book will serve as a forum for discussing how the concept of the posthuman may have altered our interactions with the natural world, and with one another, for delving into how we may have always been entwined with the nonhuman others, and finally, for speculating, how the posthuman may have repercussions beyond the academy.

Nikhilesh Dhar is Assistant Professor of English at Onda Thana Mahavidyalaya, Bankura, West Bengal, and a PhD Research Supervisor at the Department of English, Bankura University. He is the editorial board member of　Consortium: An International Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies. A prolific researcher and writer, he has several articles published in various journals and anthologies to his credit. A member of various academic associations, he has presented papers at various national and international seminars. His research interests include American literature, Indian Writings in English, Dalit Literature, Partition Literature, Diaspora Studies, Ecocriticism, Postcolonialism and Posthumanism. His edited volumes are Revisiting Ecocriticism: Traditional, Post-colonial and Spiritual Perspectives, Remapping the Canon: A Journey Across Indian Poetry in English, Posthumanism and Literary Insights: A Critical Introduction, Revisiting Anthropocentrism: Literary and Cultural Representations of Ecological Issues and Remapping Indian Diaspora: Literary and Socio Cultural Representations.

Bapin Mallick is Assistant Professor of English at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar College (Affiliated to University of Kalyani), Nadia, West Bengal. He is the managing editor of Consortium: An International Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies. His areas of interest are Poststructuralism, Ecocriticism and Posthumanism. He has several research papers and articles published in various literary journals and anthologies to his credit.