Open AccessA disquisitive study of exile testimonio in the kim scott’s Benang and That Deadman dance
Author(s) -
Lalit Kumar,
Sankaran Sobana
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of health sciences (ijhs) (en línea)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2550-6978
pISSN - 2550-696X
DOI - 10.53730/ijhs.v6ns2.5113
Subject(s) - dance , homeland , emancipation , historiography , power (physics) , acculturation , sociology , gender studies , history , aesthetics , literature , anthropology , politics , art , law , political science , ethnic group , physics , archaeology , quantum mechanics
Literature in contemporary times reflects the unhidden truths which act as a threat to power structures, and also, at the same time, it challenges history and historiography. Culture Studies has made literature to be Interdisciplinary and Multidisciplinary. Exile Testimonio showcases the plight of the natives in their homeland. In his work Benang and That Deadman Dance, Kim Scott foregrounds the traumatic mental emancipation of the people who oppose acculturation. In contemporary times, academia is of the misconception that Exile and Testimonio are irreconcilable binaries. This research article contemplates the fact that Exile and Testimonio can be merged by confronting the sufferings of the people of Australia in the works of Kim Scott, respectively, Benang and That Deadman Dance. Culture is a predominant factor in the theoretical discourse of Exile Testimonio. Through conflicts, the culture is being uprooted by the natives, and the writers have showcased it in their literary pieces.