Understanding women's experiences of displacement : literature, culture and society in South Asia / edited by Nabanita Sengupta and Suranjana Choudhury.
Contributor(s): Sengupta, Nabanita [editor.] | Choudhury, Suranjana [editor.].
Publisher: New York : Routledge, © 2022Description: xvii, 220p.ISBN: 9780367493196.Subject(s): Forced migration -- Social aspects -- South Asia | Women internal migrants -- South Asia -- Social conditionsDDC classification: 362.8398140954 Summary: "The South Asian region has been especially prone to mass displacement and relocations owing to its varied geographical settings as well as socio-political factors. This book examines the women's perspective in issues related to displacement, loss, conflict and rehabilitation. It maps diverse engagements with women's experiences of displacement in the South Asian region through a nuanced examination of unexplored literary narratives, life writing and memoirs, cultural discourses and social practices. The book explores themes like sexuality and the female body, women and the national identity, violence against women in Indian partition narratives, stories of exile in real life and fairy tales. It also offers an understanding of the ruptures created by dislocation and exile in memory, identity and culture by analyzing the spaces occupied by displaced women and their lived experiences. The volume looks at the multiplicity of reasons behind women's displacement and offers a wider perspective on the intersections between gender, migration and marginalization. This book will be useful for scholars and researchers of cultural studies, literature, gender studies, conflict studies, development studies, South Asian studies, refugee studies, diaspora studies and sociology"--| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Books
|
NASSDOC Library | 362.8398140954 UND- (Browse shelf) | Available | 53283 |
Browsing NASSDOC Library Shelves Close shelf browser
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
| 362.830954 RUR- Rural women and development in India: issues and challenges | 362.8309669 OSH-R Rural women and the financing of health care in Nigeria | 362.8384 JAI-; Women's quest for power | 362.8398140954 UND- Understanding women's experiences of displacement : | 362.8398140954 UND- Understanding Women's Experiences of Displacement: | 362.85 COX-S Servant problem: domestic employment in a global economy | 362.87 BIL-R Regulating refugee protection through social welfare : |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"The South Asian region has been especially prone to mass displacement and relocations owing to its varied geographical settings as well as socio-political factors. This book examines the women's perspective in issues related to displacement, loss, conflict and rehabilitation. It maps diverse engagements with women's experiences of displacement in the South Asian region through a nuanced examination of unexplored literary narratives, life writing and memoirs, cultural discourses and social practices. The book explores themes like sexuality and the female body, women and the national identity, violence against women in Indian partition narratives, stories of exile in real life and fairy tales. It also offers an understanding of the ruptures created by dislocation and exile in memory, identity and culture by analyzing the spaces occupied by displaced women and their lived experiences. The volume looks at the multiplicity of reasons behind women's displacement and offers a wider perspective on the intersections between gender, migration and marginalization. This book will be useful for scholars and researchers of cultural studies, literature, gender studies, conflict studies, development studies, South Asian studies, refugee studies, diaspora studies and sociology"--
English.
There are no comments for this item.