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IDENTITIES AND ASSERTIONS IBD

RATNA SAGAR P LTD.
09 / 2017
9789386552341
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Sinopsis

Identities and Assertions attempts to capture the construction of self in Dalitáwomen&rsquo,s oral narratives. Their spontaneous revelation of their selves, their assertion of identity, their negotiations with multiple identities, and their constant struggle to achieveásocial and economic mobility are analysed in the context of Dalit áfeminism, 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&rsquo,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&rsquo,s writing in Telugu is also used as a critical framework to analyse the oral ánarratives of Dalit women, some of áwhom are people&rsquo,s representatives, performers, joginis, child labourers, social activists and teachers.

PVP
47,50