Bala, M., Singh, S.
When elephants fight back: Animal standpoint reading of Nirmal Ghosh’s Novella River Storm (2024) Short Fiction in Theory and Practice, 14 (1), pp. 9-25. Cited 1 time.
DOI: 10.1386/fict_00093_1
Abstract
Drawing inspiration from Geoffrey Whitehall’s article titled ‘“When they fight back”: A cinematic archive of animal resistance and world wars’, this article seeks to explore the exploitation and resistance of elephants by examining the power dynamics between humans and elephants in Nirmal Ghosh’s novella River Storm (2022). This study undertakes an animal standpoint reading to recognize the subjective experiences of elephants, questioning the dominance of humans over them. Furthermore, it employs Foucault’s concept of power to challenge the prevailing narrative of absolute control over animals. By highlighting various instances of elephants fighting back, the article aims to subvert the discourse of complete human domination of animals. © 2024 Intellect Ltd Article.
Author Keywords
animal abuse; animal agency; animal conflict; animal resistance; animal-centred criticism; confinement; Foucault; human; power; vulnerability
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