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<p>This paper examines the theme of precarity in Indian Young Adult (YA) fiction by analysing Paro Anand’s <i>No Guns at My Son’s Funeral</i> to understand how literature for children reflects the lived experiences of children and adolescents caught in socio-political turmoil. Using Butler’s notion of precarization (Verso, 2004, Frames of war: When is life grieveable? Verso, 2009), and Tajfel and Turner (in: Austin and Worchel (eds) The social psychology of intergroup relations, Brooks/Cole, Monterey, 1979) Social Identity Theory, it explores how identity, temporality, and security are disrupted in the lives of young protagonists in conflict-ridden geographies. The paper points out precarity as a dominant reality in the lives of children today and the importance of literature in documenting and contesting these lived experiences.</p>

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Childhood, Militancy, and Resistance: Reading the Young Adult Fiction No Guns at My Son’s Funeral

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    2025年11月8日

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  • V. K. Karthika

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This paper examines the theme of precarity in Indian Young Adult (YA) fiction by analysing Paro Anand’s No Guns at My Son’s Funeral to understand how literature for children reflects the lived experiences of children and adolescents caught in socio-political turmoil. Using Butler’s notion of precarization (Verso, 2004, Frames of war: When is life grieveable? Verso, 2009), and Tajfel and Turner (in: Austin and Worchel (eds) The social psychology of intergroup relations, Brooks/Cole, Monterey, 1979) Social Identity Theory, it explores how identity, temporality, and security are disrupted in the lives of young protagonists in conflict-ridden geographies. The paper points out precarity as a dominant reality in the lives of children today and the importance of literature in documenting and contesting these lived experiences.