The Folk in Narratives: Dimensions and Representations
The folk traditions assist in expanding the horizon of the texts. Culturally coded texts have their own conceptual and performative dimensions as they articulate various themes and ideas. Folk is also used for counter discourses to challenge official/ dominant narratives. Moreover, folk traditions serve as a powerful symbolic tool to reclaim identity, mobilize the masses, drive resistance and foster unity. It often stems from and resides in our unconscious, shaped greatly by the psychological processes of sublimation, repression and implicit transmission. Furthermore, the folk tradition does not just stop at the imaginary, it brings the spectacle of our material conditions directly into view. The meaning of a text is also facilitated by the performance and here too the folk as a narrative strategy plays an effective role. Folk narratives effectively help both the narrator and the audience to participate in performance of the text.
Drishti: the Sight for its May, 2027 issue (Vol XVI, Issue I) invites research articles on this subject.
Authors are requested to read the Call for Papers on our website for the modalities to be followed for their write ups.
The submission window will remain open during the period of December, 25, 2026 – January, 5, 2027. Please submit your articles through the submission window on our website (www.drishtithesight.com).
