Tilt - A Novel on Intergenerational Trauma

Kavya is an Indian-American professor and single mother struggling with debilitating panic attacks. Bombarded by flashbacks of cruelty and violence that disrupt her everyday life, she is left with no choice but to confront the intergenerational trauma tormenting her. At first, Kavya finds some relief in piecing together the legacies of her family's experiences with colonialism, colorism, and casteism. But just as she starts to recover, explosive confessions threaten to bring her world crashing down.
Tilt is an unflinching feminist novel about the devastating histories that haunt us and the unexpected beauty of facing our pasts.

About the author

Meghana V. Nayak is Professor of Political Science and Chair of Women's and Gender Studies at Pace University-NYC. Her previous publications include Who is Worthy of Protection: Gender-Based Asylum and U.S. Immigration Politics and Decentering International Relations (with Eric Selbin).Her work on gender violence has been published in various journals and edited volumes and has been used by organizations working with asylum seekers. Tilt is her first novel.

Summary

Tilt follows a fictional Indian-American professor as she grapples with family violence tied to colonialism, racism, colorism and casteism. Through her academic work, she confronts these oppressive systems and the intergenerational trauma they cause.

Product details

• Authors: Meghana V Nayak, Meghana V. Nayak
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.05.2024
• EAN: 9781538187425
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-8742-5
• No. of pages: 238
• Series: Creative Interventions in Global Politics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Literary, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, International Relations, Colonialism & imperialism, Colonialism and imperialism, Fiction: general and literary, FICTION / Asian American & Pacific Islander, First generation scholars;South Asia