As a subject of inquiry among geographers, historians and literary theorists (among others), place has a variety of discordant yet non-exhaustive definitions which are constantly challenged and redefined. Human geographers, including Yi Fu Tuan and Edward Relph, insist that place is never merely an object or a specific location.
View More Indiana as Islamistan: Mohja Kahf’s The Girl in the Tangerine ScarfAuthor: Crystal Maritta Sam
Crystal (she/her) is a fourth year (part-time) PhD researcher at Kingston University, UK. She is currently writing a thesis on the role of memory in post 9/11 Muslim Women’s Writing. Her research interests include Memory studies, Postcolonial writing and South Asian novels. She is also heavily invested in the literature and films in her mother-tongue, Malayalam. She will be available at crystal.mangalathu@gmail.com