The Gendered Body in South Asia: Negotiation, Resistance, Struggle

Synopsis

This book situates the discourse on the gendered body within the rapidly transitioning South Asian socio-economic and cultural landscape. It critically analyzes gender politics from different disciplinary perspectives including psychoanalysis, post-structuralism, post-colonialism and law among others. Enriched by contributions from well-known South Asian feminist scholars, this book discusses themes such as democracy and dissent, citizenship and violence and how the female body has historically been used in these discussions as a shield and a weapon. It also focuses on technology and misogyny, the politics of veiling and unveiling, the body of the Muslim women in contemporary India as well as bodies which are marginalized or labelled transgressive or monstrous. The chapters in the volume showcase the complexities, convergences and divergences which exist in the conception and understanding of the gendered body, sexuality and gender roles in different socio-cultural spaces in South Asia and how women negotiate these boundaries. Topical and comprehensive, this book will be useful for scholars and researchers of gender studies, sociology, political sociology, social anthropology, cultural studies, post-colonial studies and South Asian studies.

Copyright:

2024

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781000905519

Related ISBNs:

9780367715311, 9781003407195, 9781032525709

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

09/13/23

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Meenakshi Malhotra, Krishna Menon and Rachana Johri

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Social Studies

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This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Meenakshi Malhotra

Edited by:

Krishna Menon

Edited by:

Rachana Johri