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Srila Roy
New South Asian Feminisms - Paradoxes and Possibilities
English · Paperback / Softback
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Zusatztext A timely examination of feminist practice in an era of neo-liberalism. These divergent and nuanced histories and analyses from across South Asia are certain to spark debate and re-vitalize women's activism. As such, they are a much needed challenge to discourses proclaiming the demise of feminism and the end of history. Informationen zum Autor Srila Roy is a lecturer in sociology at the University of Nottingham. She is the author of Remembering Revolution: Gender, Violence and Subjectivity in India's Naxalbari Movement (2012). She serves on the executive committee of the Feminist and Women's Studies Association, UK. Klappentext South Asian feminism is in crisis. Under constant attack from right-wing nationalism and religious fundamentalism and co-opted by 'NGO-ization' and neoliberal state agendas, once autonomous and radical forms of feminist mobilization have been ideologically fragmented and replaced. It is time to rethink the feminist political agenda for the predicaments of the present. This timely volume provides an original and unprecedented exploration of the current state of South Asian feminist politics. It will map the new sites and expressions of feminism in the region today, addressing issues like disability, Internet technologies, queer subjectivities and violence as everyday life across national boundaries, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Written by young scholars from the region, this book addresses the generational divide of feminism in the region, effectively introducing a new 'wave' of South Asian feminists that resonates with feminist debates everywhere around the globe. Vorwort Written by young scholars from the region, this timely volume addresses the generational divide of feminism in South Asia, effectively introducing a new 'wave' of South Asian Feminists that resonates with feminist debates everywhere around the globe. Zusammenfassung South Asian feminism is in crisis. Under constant attack from right-wing nationalism and religious fundamentalism and co-opted by 'NGO-ization' and neoliberal state agendas, once autonomous and radical forms of feminist mobilization have been ideologically fragmented and replaced. It is time to rethink the feminist political agenda for the predicaments of the present. This timely volume provides an original and unprecedented exploration of the current state of South Asian feminist politics. It will map the new sites and expressions of feminism in the region today, addressing issues like disability, Internet technologies, queer subjectivities and violence as everyday life across national boundaries, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Written by young scholars from the region, this book addresses the generational divide of feminism in the region, effectively introducing a new 'wave' of South Asian feminists that resonates with feminist debates everywhere around the globe. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Shirin M. Rai Introduction: paradoxes and possibilities - Srila Roy 1. Sex workers' rights and women's movements in India: a very brief genealogy - Svati P. Shah 2. AASHA's approach to instituting sexual harassment legislation in Pakistan - Sadaf Ahmad 3. Family law organizations and the mediation of resources and violence in Kolkata - Srimati Basu 4. Contemporary feminist politics in Bangladesh: taking the bull by the horns - Sohela Nazneen and Maheen Sultan 5. Offline issues, online lives? The emerging cyberlife of feminist politics in urban India - Trishima Mitra-Kahn 6. Illusive justice: the gendered labour politics of subnationalism in Darjeeling tea plantations - Debarati Sen 7. 'Speak to the women as the men have all gone': women's support networks in eastern Sri Lanka - Rebecca Walker 8. Feminism in the shadow of multi-faithism: implications for South Asian women in the UK - Sukhwant ...
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