Papers and Presentations

This page features all the publications and presentations done by us on this topic. We intend to spur a series of research on migration and its social ramifications through our work. Some of the works here are upcoming and will be updated.

Discordant Liminality of (Post)memory Worlds: An Examination of Borrowed Memoryscapes of Northeast India

This study examines borrowed memoryscapes within Northeast Indian imagination, and interrogates how postmemory transforms into a liminal space in and of itself, giving rise to hyphenated identities that oscillate within its confines.

Sounds of a Hyphenated Bengal: Analyzing Identity Formation Due to Differences in the Dialects Spoken and the Discrimination Faced by Multi-Generational Migrants in West Bengal

This paper aims to study the role of linguistic differences in the formation of hyphenated identities in migrants, subsequently analyzing how this connects to their felt experiences of discrimination and alienation.

Plurilingual Kalkatta : A study of plurilingualism in Kolkata through its people and songs, and the novel Kalkatta

This paper aims to study the plurilingualistic habits of the people living in the megalopolis of Kolkata, along with their popular media and novels centred around the region.

Dialect Bias in Anime and Contemporary Actuality: A Comparative Study of Linguistic and Behavioural Discrimination in Japanese Animated Series and Present-day India

This paper studies instances of discrimination based on methods of linguistic and behavioural self-expression in several anime series, subsequently drawing a parallel with linguistic communalism prevalent in contemporary India.

The Liminal Space of Postmemory: An Examination of Hyphenated Identities

This paper discusses how postmemory becomes a liminal space in itself, giving birth to hyphenated identities who oscillate within the realms of this liminality.