Dynamic borderscapes and creative countermappings in Shubhangi Swarup’s Latitudes of Longing (2018)
This paper employs the concept of the borderscape to analyse Shubhangi Swarup’s novel Latitudes of Longing (2018) which is set in various border regions of the Indian nation. I argue that the prism of the borderscape enables an analysis of India’s borders as dynamic and complex spaces from which cou...
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openedition-oai:revues.org:angles_11355 https://doi.org/10.4000/16308 urn:doi:10.4000/16308 en https://journals.openedition.org/angles/11355 2026-04-16T02:00:00Z info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess article info:eu-repo/semantics/article urn:handle:20.500.13089/16308 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Dynamic borderscapes and creative countermappings in Shubhangi Swarup’s Latitudes of Longing (2018) Angles Société des Anglicistes de l'Enseignement Supérieur info:eu-repo/semantics/reference/issn/2274-2042 URI:https://journals.openedition.org/angles Geisler, Annalena cartographie Inde environnement frontières état-nation espace progrès cartography India environment borders borderscape nation-state space progress This paper employs the concept of the borderscape to analyse Shubhangi Swarup’s novel Latitudes of Longing (2018) which is set in various border regions of the Indian nation. I argue that the prism of the borderscape enables an analysis of India’s borders as dynamic and complex spaces from which counter-hegemonic cartographies of the nation-state can emerge. Through the multiple and trans-scalar perspectives of the borderscape, these new mappings delink from the modern narrative of “singular and secular time” (Chakrabarty 2000: 16) as well as gendered distributions of space that perpetuate colonial and nationalist power relations. The resulting counter-cartography draws attention to human flows of mobility and the constant natural transformations of the territory by natural forces such as earthquakes. This shifts the attention away from efforts to securitise natural borders and instead exposes their potential for fostering solidarity between nations as well generating more inclusive visions of national belonging. Cet article étudie le roman de Shubhangi Swarup Latitudes of Longing (2018), situé dans diverses régions frontalières de la nation indienne, au prisme du concept de “borderscape”. Ce prisme permet de penser les frontières de l’Inde comme des espaces dynamiques et complexes faisant émerger des cartographies contre-hégémoniques de l’état-nation. À travers les perspectives multiples et transcalaires du “borderscape”, ces nouvelles cartographies se défont du récit du “temps singulier et séculier” de la modernité (Chakrabarty 2000: 16) et des répartitions genrées de l’espace, qui perpétuent les relations de pouvoir coloniales et nationalistes. La contre-cartographie qui en résulte met en lumière les flux de migrations humaines ainsi que les transformations naturelles constantes du territoire par des forces naturelles tels que les tremblements de terre. Ce faisant, le roman détourne l’attention des tentatives de sécuriser les frontières naturelles pour démontrer leur capacité à nourrir des solidarités entre les nations et à générer des visions plus inclusives de l’appartenance nationale. |
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This paper employs the concept of the borderscape to analyse Shubhangi Swarup’s novel Latitudes of Longing (2018) which is set in various border regions of the Indian nation. I argue that the prism of the borderscape enables an analysis of India’s borders as dynamic and complex spaces from which counter-hegemonic cartographies of the nation-state can emerge. Through the multiple and trans-scalar perspectives of the borderscape, these new mappings delink from the modern narrative of “singular and secular time” (Chakrabarty 2000: 16) as well as gendered distributions of space that perpetuate colonial and nationalist power relations. The resulting counter-cartography draws attention to human flows of mobility and the constant natural transformations of the territory by natural forces such as earthquakes. This shifts the attention away from efforts to securitise natural borders and instead exposes their potential for fostering solidarity between nations as well generating more inclusive visions of national belonging. |
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Dynamic borderscapes and creative countermappings in Shubhangi Swarup’s Latitudes of Longing (2018) |
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Dynamic borderscapes and creative countermappings in Shubhangi Swarup’s Latitudes of Longing (2018) |
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