Critical Cartographies: Mapping Literary, Cultural, and Pedagogical Perspectives on the Human Condition

In an age marked by uncertainty, transformation, and renewed ethical inquiry, Critical Cartographies brings together a rich constellation of essays that illuminate the many ways in which stories, identities, and cultural practices shape human experience. Spanning medical humanities, postcolonialism, digital pedagogy, trauma studies, and intersectional theory, this volume offers a nuanced exploration of the lives, memories, and struggles that define our shared world. It charts how individuals and communities navigate fear, displacement, embodiment, gender, caste, and technology, and how literature and culture become sites of both resistance and renewal. Erudite and engaging, this book invites scholars and general readers alike to rethink the narratives through which we understand ourselves and imagine more humane futures.