Identities assertions von rani suneetha (4 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: New. 1st Edition. This book analyses Dalit women's narrati ves through an examinati on of debates around questions of identity of Dalit women. It focuses on the constructi on of self through narratives, and maps the historical developments and contexts in which Dalit women's narrati ves were recorded and analysed. From discussions on methodology to questions of Dalit feminist ideology to political power and family, companionship and sexuality, this book attempts to recapitulate the history of the Dalit movement and literature that has already been documented. It also includes a deliberation on the Dalit movement and Dalit literature in Teluguspeaking regions. (jacket).…

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. &Uumlber den AutorK. Suneetha Rani is Professor at the centre for Women s Studies, University of Hyderabad. Her areas of interest include Gender Studies, Cultural Studies, New Literatures in English, Comparitive Studies and Translation .

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Identities and Assertions attempts to capture the construction of self in Dalit women's oral narratives. Their spontaneous revelation of their selves, their assertion of identity, their negotiations with multiple identities, and their constant struggle to achieve social and economic mobility are analysed in the context of Dalit feminism, feminist research methodologies, and non-mainstream critical theories from the West. Based on the fieldwork conducted between 2003 and 2005 in what is now the state of Telangana, it examines the various dimensions of Dalit women's narratives such as how identities are formulated, education is sought for and political representation is perceived as the source of social liberation. It also discusses how education, location, religion, work, family and sexuality emerge as crucial categories for them which are sometimes questioned, sometimes re-defined and sometimes subverted. Dalit women's writing in Telugu is also used as a critical framework to analyse the oral narratives of Dalit women, some of whom are people's representatives, performers, joginis, child labourers, social activists and teachers.…