The inheritances of the disinherited

Asoka Handagama’s journey in Sri Lankan cinema thus far has been one where his name has become more or less welded to the reputation of a controversialist. Controversy seems almost what Handagama has inherited as a result of what he bequeathed or tried to bestow to Sri Lankan cinema. His latest work however has not suffered the fate of his previous work Aksharaya (The letter of fire), and has found acceptability with the authorities.

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Encounters

Raymond Williams through Sri Lankan eyes

There are the positive and negative aspects to this inclination. It can be plausibly argued that in his writings on novels, plays and poems he is more concerned with their value as signifying practices that capture the dynamics of a historical moment rather than focus on the intrinsic merits of these works by calling attention to aesthetic standards, formal breakthroughs, innovations in style;

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Cultural scene

What’s beyond post-modernism?

In this week’s column, we examine, briefly, the development of literary theory beyond post-modernism. What is important to observe is that although postmodernism and post- structuralism have become buzz words in the contemporary literary landscape apparently to justify substandard literary creations,

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