Connecting the dots through interdisciplinary literary studies: Psychoanalysis, cosmopolitans, mental health, poverty, and urbanism. [Review of the book Unseen city: The psychic lives of the urban poor, by Ankhi Mukherjee]

Authors

  • Seng Tong Chong College of Continuing Education, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), 43000 Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • Ahmad Zufrie Abd Rahman Malaysian Examinations Council, 68100 Batu Caves, Selangor, Malaysia.
  • Roslina Abu Bakar Faculty of Modern Languages and Communication, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol9iss1pp139-142

Abstract

This paper reviews the conceptual and theoretical framework propounded by Ankhi Mukherjee. Her framework is developed through rigorous analyses of literary texts from diverse genres. It is philosophically underpinned in psychoanalysis and postcolonial studies. The interdisciplinary framework is eclectic in nature and it can be used in trauma studies, ageing population, mental health, health communication, and urban studies. This paper delineates the development of the framework and its application.

Keywords: Psychoanalysis, postcolonialism, interdisciplinary analysis, population studies, urbanism.

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Published

2024-02-29

How to Cite

Connecting the dots through interdisciplinary literary studies: Psychoanalysis, cosmopolitans, mental health, poverty, and urbanism. [Review of the book Unseen city: The psychic lives of the urban poor, by Ankhi Mukherjee]. (2024). Journal of Nusantara Studies (JONUS), 9(1), 139-142. https://doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol9iss1pp139-142