Volume V Special Issue II May 2025

Name of Author : M.SUGHA DEVI, Dr. D. Dhanalakshmi

Title of the paper : Tenacious Identities, Reconfigured Spaces An Anthropological Perspective on Intercontinental Cultural Resistance and Metamorphosis in Anjum Hasans Difficult Pleasures and A Day in the Life

Abstract: The analysis of Anjum Hasans short stories, Difficult Pleasures and A Day in the Life, explores cultural resistance, metamorphosis, and character struggles. It emphasizes the resilience and transformative power of individuals and communities. The study also examines the challenges characters such as Science, Ayana, Dweepa, and Savita face due to their geographical and cultural dislocation. Additionally, it looks into the conflicts between traditional values and contemporary lifestyles, the gendered aspects of artistic resistance, the intricate relationships shaped by migration, displacement, and cultural hybridity, and the significance of sacred topographies and spiritual journeys in the characters quests for identity and belonging. The analysis concludes by considering the aesthetics of resistance and the connection between migration, mixed cultures, and identity formation in contemporary global society.

Keywords : Cultural Resistance, Identity, Displacement, Diaspora, Spatial Reconfiguration

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Page Number : 1-9