RE-PLACING MEMORY: INTERTEXTUAL COLLAGE AND MNEMONIC HISTORIOGRAPHY IN LAKSMISREE BANERJEE’S PEAHEN PASSIONS

Soumyajyoti  Banerjee

doi:10.29121/shodhkosh.v7.i9s.2026.8015

Authors

Soumyajyoti Banerjee Assistant Professor, IMI Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29121/shodhkosh.v7.i9s.2026.8015

Keywords:

Memory, Intertextuality, Collage, Historiography

Abstract [English]

ndian English poetry is frequently characterised by its ability to navigate the tensions between tradition and modernity. Within this poetic landscape, Laksmisree Banerjee’s Peahen Passions (2013), emerges as a fertile site for the exploration of memory as a dynamic, reconstructive force. Banerjee, a distinguished scholar, Fulbright Fellow, and classical vocalist, brings a multidisciplinary sensibility to her craft. She weaves together eco-feminism, postcoloniality, and universal humanism. This investigation expands upon the premise of her poetic practice by applying a rigorous theoretical framework centered on intertextuality and the philosophy of history. By synthesizing the theoretical paradigms of Julia Kristeva, Michael Riffaterre, and Hayden White, the analysis explores how Banerjee re-places memory through an intertextual collage that transcends mere personal recollection to become a metanarrative of internationalism.

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