The Science-Fictionalisation of Globalisation and Image Advertising in Harvest by Manjula Padmanabhan

Authors

  • Priteegandha Naik Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Keywords:

Indian science fiction, novum, globalisation, advertisements

Abstract

This article examines the first Indian science-fictional play: Harvest (1998) by Manjula Padmanabhan. It suggests that this dystopic play renders globalisation and image advertisements as novums through new and imagined technologies, and points out that Indian SF has begun to engage with these novums and the associated media technologies, using Harvest as an example of how the novums are used to transform and build fictional worlds.

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Published

2020-07-01

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Peer-Reviewed Articles