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Informationen zum Autor SHAMITA DAS DASGUPTA is an adjunct assistant professor of clinical law at New York University's School of Law and cofounder of Manavi, Inc. Klappentext In Body Evidence, more than twenty scholars and public health professionals uncover the unique challenges faced by victims of violence in intimate spaces . . . within families, communities and trusted relationships in South Asian American communities. Topics include cultural obsession with women's chastity and virginity; the continued silence surrounding intimate violence among women who identify themselves as lesbian, bisexual, or transgender; the consequences of refusing marriage proposals or failing to meet dowry demands; and, ultimately, the ways in which the United States courts often confuse and exacerbate the plights of these women. Zusammenfassung Uncovers the unique challenges faced by victims of domestic violence in South Asian American communities. This work covers topics that include cultural obsession with women's chastity and virginity; the silence surrounding intimate violence among women who identify themselves as lesbian! bisexual! or transgender; and more. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction Part One. The Body Chart: Mapping Domestic Violence in South Asian Communities Part Two. The Wounded Body: Emerging Issues in Domestic Violence Work Part Three. The Body Evidence: Law and South Asian Battered Women Part Four. The Body in Action: Activism and Transnational Anti-Domestic Violence Work References Author Biographies Index
