South Asian Feminisms: Negotiating New Terrains - Feminist Review: Issue 91

Informationen zum Autor MANUELA CIOTTI SRILA ROY RUTH VANITA AFIYA ZIA AMINA JAMAL SEIRA TAMANG NIVEDITA MENON MALATHI DE ALWIS DINA SIDDIQI K.R. MEENA Klappentext Fascinating articles on a range of issues relating to South Asia, feminisms and women. The contributions interrogate the political, and elucidate women's participation in politics exploring the impact of religion on women's lives and the use of religion and tradition. It investigates the political intersections of feminism, ethics and violence.Fascinating articles on a range of issues relating to South Asia, feminisms and women. The contributions interrogate the political, and elucidate women's participation in politics exploring the impact of religion on women's lives and the use of religion and tradition. It investigates the political intersections of feminism, ethics and violence. Inhaltsverzeichnis Manuela Ciotti: Politics and Lower Caste Women Srila Roy: Ethical Ambivalence of Resistant Violence Ruth Vanita: Same-Sex Weddings, Hindu Traditions and Modern Weddings Afiya Zia: The Reinvention of Feminism in Pakistan Amina Jamal: Gendered Islam and Modernity in Pakistan Seira Tamang: The Politics of Conflict and Difference or the Difference of Conflict in Politics: the women's movement in Nepal Nivedita Menon: Sexuality, Caste, Governmentality: Contests over 'gender' in India. Malathi de Alwis: Interrogating the Political: peace activism in Sri Lanka Dina Siddiqi: Transformational Feminist Practice in the New Millenium Plus short stories and poems from Bangladesh, India and Nepal

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• Authors: Feminist Review Collective
• Assisted by: Feminist Review Collective (Editor), N NA (Editor), Na Na (Editor)
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.03.2009
• EAN: 9780230227897
• ISBN: 978-0-230-22789-7
• No. of pages: 144
• Series: Feminist Review; Feminist Review
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Chemistry > Organic chemistry; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; B, Gender Studies, Sociology, Feminism, ORGANIC CHEMISTRY, Social Sciences, Feminism & feminist theory, Feminist Theory, Feminism and feminist theory