Palimpsests of the Digital Age: Reconfiguring Contemporary Humanities

The present volume, an assemblage of 106 meticulously curated research articles, stands as a formidable testament to the intellectual ferment animating contemporary scholarship in language and literature. These scholarly inquiries, authored by a constellation of erudite academicians and seasoned researchers, chart the intricate topographies of literary and linguistic discourses in an era marked by relentless digital transformations, socio-political upheavals, and epistemological recalibrations. In delineating the evolving contours of literary and linguistic praxis, this volume serves not merely as a repository of knowledge but as a critical interlocutor in ongoing theoretical and methodological conversations.
Structured across ten meticulously designed sections, this compendium encompasses a spectrum of thematic preoccupations that encapsulate the multifaceted dynamics of the present literary and linguistic landscape. The first section, "Transmediations and Cultural Reverberations in the Digital Literary Landscape," probes the interstices of digital and traditional textualities, interrogating how literature transmutes across media, engendering novel aesthetic and interpretative possibilities.
"The Posthuman Lexicon: Digital Palimpsests, AI, and the Reconfiguration of Humanities" navigates the intricate dialectics of posthumanist thought, artificial intelligence, and the digital humanities. It examines how technology is inscribed onto literary and linguistic paradigms, fostering new epistemic possibilities while simultaneously challenging entrenched anthropocentric ontologies.
"Entangled Ecologies: Environmental Consciousness and the Politics of the Anthropocene" offers an incisive critique of ecological discourse in literature, unearthing the symbiotic entanglements of human and non-human agencies in an age of unprecedented environmental crisis. The fourth section, "Fragmented Bodies, Enduring Voices: Literary Negotiations of Feminism, Identity, and Resistance," revisits feminist and identity discourses through a literary lens, examining the resilience of subjugated voices in the face of systemic oppressions. In "The Haunting of the Mind: Trauma, Identity, and Psychological Resilience in Literature," the psychological landscapes of trauma and memory assume center stage.
The pedagogical ramifications of technological advancements find articulation in "Technological Mediations: English Language Teaching and Pedagogical Innovations." The articles in this section critically examine the integration of digital tools in English language pedagogy, interrogating both their transformative potential and their pedagogical limitations in contemporary educational frameworks. The seventh section, "Translational Meditations: Power, Technology, and the Digital Turn in Linguistic Praxis," foregrounds the political and technological dimensions of translation. "Capitalist Specters and the Mirage of Wealth" offers a trenchant critique of the literary manifestations of capitalism and its discontents. In "Postcolonial Reckonings and Cultural Interrogations: Race, Power, and Identity," the postcolonial paradigm is revisited through a critical lens attuned to contemporary reckonings with race, power, and identity.
Finally, "Existential Meditations and Psychological Landscapes: Alienation, Memory, and Selfhood" ventures into the labyrinthine corridors of existential thought, probing literary explorations of alienation, memory, and selfhood.
The volume as a whole is an indispensable contribution to contemporary literary and linguistic studies, offering an expansive yet nuanced engagement with the critical paradigms shaping the field. Through the multiplicity of perspectives contained herein, it endeavours to invigorate academic discourse and inspire further intellectual interrogations within the vast and evolving domain of language and literature.