Violence and Resistance in Sikh Gendered Identity (Paperback)

This book examines the constructions and representations of male and female Sikhs in Indian and diasporic literature and culture through the consideration of the role of violence as constitutive of Sikh identity. How do Sikh men and women construct empowering identities within the Indian nation-state and in the diaspora? The book explores Indian literature and culture to understand the role of violence and the feminization of baptized and turbaned Sikh men, as well as identity formation of Sikh women who are either virtually erased from narratives, bodily eliminated through honor killings, or constructed and represented as invisible. It looks at the role of violence during critical junctures in Sikh history, including the Mughal rule, the British colonial period, the Partition of India, the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in India, and the terror of 9/11 in the United States. The author analyzes how violence reconstitutes gender roles and sexuality within various cultural and national spaces in India and the diaspora. She also highlights questions related to women's agency and their negotiation of traumatic memories for empowering identities. The book will interest scholars, researchers, and students of postcolonial English literature, contemporary Indian literature, Sikh studies, diaspora studies, global studies, gender and sexuality studies, religious studies, history, sociology, media and films studies, cultural studies, popular culture, and South Asian studies.

General

Imprint:	Routledge India
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2022
First published:	2020
Authors:	Jaspal Kaur Singh
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	194
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-49463-6
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > From 1900 Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Sikhism Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > Feminism Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Religions of Indic & Oriental origin > Sikhism Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > General Promotions
LSN:	0-367-49463-9
Barcode:	9780367494636

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