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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.
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.
The present book discusses vividly issues related to women
explotation and emancipation. It will be a valuable reference tool
fro policy makers and welfare agencies alike.
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