Unveiling Desire - Fallen Women in Literature, Culture, and Films of the East (Paperback)

In Unveiling Desire, Devaleena Das and Colette Morrow show that the duality of the fallen/saved woman is as prevalent in Eastern culture as it is in the West, specifically in literature and films. Using examples from the Middle to Far East, including Iran, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Japan, and China, this anthology challenges the fascination with Eastern women as passive, abject, or sexually exotic, but also resists the temptation to then focus on the veil, geisha, sati, or Muslim women's oppression without exploring Eastern women's sexuality beyond these contexts. The chapters cover instead mind/body sexual politics, patriarchal cultural constructs, the anatomy of sex and power in relation to myth and culture, denigration of female anatomy, and gender performativity. From Persepolis to Bollywood, and from fairy tales to crime fiction, the contributors to Unveiling Desire show how the struggle for women's liberation is truly global.

General

Imprint:	Rutgers University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	2018
Editors:	Devaleena Das • Colette Morrow
Foreword by:	Nawal El-Saadawi
Contributors:	Devaleena Das • Colette Morrow • Firdous Azim • Paramita Halder • Hafiza Nilofar Khan • Amrit Gangar • Naina Dey
Dimensions:	235 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-0-8135-8784-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Literary reference works Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Violence in society > Sexual abuse Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Ethical issues & debates > Prostitution
LSN:	0-8135-8784-0
Barcode:	9780813587844

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