globalization in one night @ the call center
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Prepared by : Nidhi Jasani
• Paper : New Literature • M. A. Semester: 4• Year: 2016• Enrolment number : 14101018• Department of English M.K.B. University • Email : [email protected]
Globalization in One Night @ The Call Center
WHAT IS GLOBALIZATION ?
• “ Globalization is a process of interaction and integration among the people, companies, and governments of different nations, a process driven by international trade and investment and aided by information technology”
EFFECT ON LITERATURE…
• In the twenty first century, one cannot think of any branch of knowledge without making a reference to Globalization, which has influenced language, literature, social sciences, service sectors and what not. Literature is a product of the thoughts and interactions of different social, political, economic and religious institutions. As the society changes, literature also changes in the way of expressing its themes, techniques, and the modes of awareness. (Nikam and Nikam)
• Indian English literature is influenced by the global changes.
• Indian English literature in a way is a global product, if we think about the language of expression is English language. And English is known as Global language.
• Many Indian writer stared writing in English. Write about globalization.
• In the book of some writer like Arvind Adiga and Chetan Bhagat, there is reflection of globalization in their works.
Impact on Indian literature
The World is Flat “Globalization is the integration of capital ,technology and information across national borders, in a way that is creating a single global market, and to some degree, a global market”
Chetan Bhagat is such a potential novelist who considers it his responsibility to appeal the young generation in India by writing a novel based on the call center, which is a gift of globalization. Although call center is considered as a boon for India which is facing the problem of unemployment.
Highlights the influence of call center, which is a child of globalization, on the personal, social, moral, intellectual and cultural relations of the call center employees.
The Title it self is deep symbol of Globalization
PEOPLE HAVE TO CREATE THEIR FAKE IDENTITY
• Workers forced to change their names to Western one
• They have speak in Americanized form of English in Call Centers
• Shyam Mehra - Sam Mercy Varun Malhotra - Victor Radhika Jha - Regina Jones Esha singh - Elina
GLOBALIZATION IN “ONE NIGHT @ THE CALL CENTRE”
Cultural Homogenization of workers in Call Center
Exploitation of employees
English language issues
Growing awareness to the technology
Men and Women are equal
Consumerism
Rising anxieties, fears and stress
One of the bright sides of globalization is that Indian youth are getting good job opportunities in western countries. It is a thing of pride that the companies like Microsoft cannot think about their business without taking into consideration the Indian software engineers. Today women are not limited in to the four walls but they have emancipated to show their potentiality. They have various paths open for their career.
Effect of globalization
Think about the number individuals who sacrifice their creativity and skills and join call center
Chetan Bhagat is not against the call centers. He realizes that these call centers are heaven for under-performers or for those who need money for their education.
Working during day and night.
Use and through culture.
CONCLUSION…… • Globalization spread everywhere .
• We never escape from impact of Globalization.
• Even in literature there is effect of globalization, specially in modern and new literature.
• Works Cited
• Nikam, Dr. Madhavi and Dr.Sudhir Nikam. "CHETAN BHAGAT’S ONE NIGHT @ THE CALL CENTER:." An International Literary Journa 1.1 (2011): 1.