Research, Researcher & Reader

Many researchers are of the view that there is neither a research method nor methodology for literary research....While literature coming from once colonised spaces seek to assert their essence and subvert european literary canon by imprinting on the language, western hegemonic discourse consider all these counterdiscourse as mere appendages.This maiden book introduces the language of research, ethical principles and challenges, and the elements of the research process within unitary or mixed methods or approaches to the user. As a student or freshman, your responsibility is to try out the techniques presented in this edition so that you can make your own informed judgments about literature, literary theory, literary criticism, and the world beyond. In so doing, it may enhance your ability to play a competent part in any conversation on literary studies.