Caste and Gender in Contemporary India: Power, Privilege and Politics

ISBN-13: 9781138062344 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 242 str.

Supurna Banerjee; Nandini Ghosh

Opis

The book looks at diverse social, political contexts through the writing of the subaltern women and the everyday lived realities of subaltern groups. It explores the intersectional aspects of caste and gender in India that contribute to the multiple marginalities and oppressions of lower castes, with particular reference to Dalits, Muslims, women.

Spis treści

Introduction: Interrogating Intersections, Understanding Identities.  1. Thinking about Caste: An Autobiographical Journey 2. Negotiating with Patriarchy and Access to Higher Education 3. Kaarigars, Karkhanas and the Art of Embroidery 4. Negotiating Gender: Caste and Disability Identities of Women in India 5. Caste Identity and Community Feast among Yadavs: An Interpretation 6. The Hindutva Politics of Uma Bharati: Challenges to Women’s Movements 7. Nationalism of Exclusion: Gaumata and her Unholy Sons 8. ‘Chandalini-r Bibriti’: Interrogating Caste and Gender in Contemporary Bengali Dalit Literature 9. Bama’s ‘Karukku’: A Beaded String of Gender, Caste, Religion 10. Caste-Gender Intersectionalities and the Curious Case of Child Nutrition: A Methodological Exposition.