Literature in Times of Conflicts

This volume aims to explore the intricate relationship between literature and conflict, shedding light on how tumultuous times take shape and are shaped by literary expression. By examining a diverse array of texts, the volume tries to highlight the ways in which literature responds to, reflects, and even anticipates moments of crisis. It delves into the role of writers as both witnesses and commentators, whose works serve to document and interpret the chaotic and transformative periods in which they live. The volume also attempts to consider how literature offers pathways toward peace and understanding, envisioning new possibilities in the aftermath of conflict. The chapters in this collection will contribute to the ongoing discourse on the power of literature to influence, reflect, and respond to the human condition in the face of adversity About the Editors Dr. Sanju Choudhary is an Assistant Professor at Department of English, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. She has more than two decades of teaching experience. Dr. Choudhary has also done Masters in History and Journalism and Mass Communication from UOR and she has done her doctoral research in English Literature on the topic “Beyond Binaries: Nature, Culture and Language in the Poetic Imagination of Margaret Atwood” from Department of English, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. Dr. Ritu Pareek, Assistant Professor in English at Birla Institute of Technology- Mesra- Jaipur Campus has been working in the field of academics from the last fifteen years. Dr. Pareek completed her Ph.D. on the topic “Questioning of Patriarchal Narration and of Female Subjugation in Angela Carter's Short Stories” from Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, in 2014. She has published articles on Contemporary British Fiction and on English Language Teaching in reputed journals and has presented research papers at many international conferences.