New South Asian Feminisms: Paradoxes and Possibilities
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| 505 | 8 | |a Migration and HIV/AIDSThe growth of a sex workers' movement; Autonomous feminism; Conclusion; Notes; References; 2 AASHA's approach to instituting sexual harassment legislation in Pakistan; Work on women's issues in Pakistan: an overview of the strategies; AASHA -- an alliance against sexual harassment; The formulation, passage and implementation of the sexual harassment legislation; Interrogating the dichotomies of feminist work; Notes; References; 3 Family law organizations and the mediation of resources and violence in Kolkata; Women's organizations, social movements and the state | |
| 505 | 8 | |a 'Family assistance': of and in the stateApproaching NGOs: political connections; Choosing violence: an 'autonomous' women's group; Conclusion; Notes; References; 4 Contemporary feminist politics in Bangladesh: taking the bull by the horns; Introduction; The women's movement, the NGO sector and the state in Bangladesh; NGO-ization and women's organizations; Generational divide; Conclusions; Notes; References; 5 Offline issues, online lives? The emerging cyberlife of feminist politics in urban India | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Contextualizing the emergence of the cyberlife of feminist politics in post-liberalized urban IndiaReturning the gaze; Afterword; Notes; References; 6 Illusive justice: the gendered labour politics of subnationalism in Darjeeling tea plantations; The rise of Nepali ethnic pride and gendered reinterpretation of plantation work; Desire for workplace justice versus desire for ethnic recognition; Conclusion; Notes; References; 7 'Speak to the women as the men have all gone': women's support networks in eastern Sri Lanka; A time of uncertainty; Women and violence in Sri Lanka | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Anuloja and the Valkai groupFeminist activism as 'active living'; Ties through loss; Notes; References; 8 Feminism in the shadow of multi-faithism: implications for South Asian women in the UK; Introduction; Whither feminism: secular and co-opted or pious and fractured?; British public policy and religious claims; Local consequences for women and women's organizations; Undermining feminist projects; The SBS study; Conclusion; Notes; References; About the contributors; Index | |
| 505 | 8 | |a This timely volume provides an original and unprecedented exploration of the current state of South Asian feminist politics. It maps the new sites and expressions of feminism in the region today, addressing issues such as disability, Internet technologies, queer subjectivities and violence as everyday life. Written by young scholars from the region, this book effectively introduces a new 'wave' of South Asian feminists that resonates with feminist debates everywhere around the globe | |
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| contents | About the editor; Title page; Copyright; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword by Shirin M. Rai; Reference; Introduction: paradoxes and possibilities; Feminist loss and hope; South Asian feminisms; Feminism institutionalized; Witnessing and resisting violence; A new generation of feminists: spaces and practices of 'young' feminists; Conclusion; Notes; References; 1 Sex workers' rights and women's movements in India: a very brief genealogy; Feminism and sex work; 'The woman question'; Trafficking and prostitution; History and feminism; Force, choice and race (and caste) Migration and HIV/AIDSThe growth of a sex workers' movement; Autonomous feminism; Conclusion; Notes; References; 2 AASHA's approach to instituting sexual harassment legislation in Pakistan; Work on women's issues in Pakistan: an overview of the strategies; AASHA -- an alliance against sexual harassment; The formulation, passage and implementation of the sexual harassment legislation; Interrogating the dichotomies of feminist work; Notes; References; 3 Family law organizations and the mediation of resources and violence in Kolkata; Women's organizations, social movements and the state 'Family assistance': of and in the stateApproaching NGOs: political connections; Choosing violence: an 'autonomous' women's group; Conclusion; Notes; References; 4 Contemporary feminist politics in Bangladesh: taking the bull by the horns; Introduction; The women's movement, the NGO sector and the state in Bangladesh; NGO-ization and women's organizations; Generational divide; Conclusions; Notes; References; 5 Offline issues, online lives? The emerging cyberlife of feminist politics in urban India Contextualizing the emergence of the cyberlife of feminist politics in post-liberalized urban IndiaReturning the gaze; Afterword; Notes; References; 6 Illusive justice: the gendered labour politics of subnationalism in Darjeeling tea plantations; The rise of Nepali ethnic pride and gendered reinterpretation of plantation work; Desire for workplace justice versus desire for ethnic recognition; Conclusion; Notes; References; 7 'Speak to the women as the men have all gone': women's support networks in eastern Sri Lanka; A time of uncertainty; Women and violence in Sri Lanka Anuloja and the Valkai groupFeminist activism as 'active living'; Ties through loss; Notes; References; 8 Feminism in the shadow of multi-faithism: implications for South Asian women in the UK; Introduction; Whither feminism: secular and co-opted or pious and fractured?; British public policy and religious claims; Local consequences for women and women's organizations; Undermining feminist projects; The SBS study; Conclusion; Notes; References; About the contributors; Index This timely volume provides an original and unprecedented exploration of the current state of South Asian feminist politics. It maps the new sites and expressions of feminism in the region today, addressing issues such as disability, Internet technologies, queer subjectivities and violence as everyday life. Written by young scholars from the region, this book effectively introduces a new 'wave' of South Asian feminists that resonates with feminist debates everywhere around the globe |
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| spelling | Roy, Srila Verfasser aut New South Asian Feminisms Paradoxes and Possibilities London Zed Books 2012 1 online resource (210 pages) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Print version record About the editor; Title page; Copyright; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword by Shirin M. Rai; Reference; Introduction: paradoxes and possibilities; Feminist loss and hope; South Asian feminisms; Feminism institutionalized; Witnessing and resisting violence; A new generation of feminists: spaces and practices of 'young' feminists; Conclusion; Notes; References; 1 Sex workers' rights and women's movements in India: a very brief genealogy; Feminism and sex work; 'The woman question'; Trafficking and prostitution; History and feminism; Force, choice and race (and caste) Migration and HIV/AIDSThe growth of a sex workers' movement; Autonomous feminism; Conclusion; Notes; References; 2 AASHA's approach to instituting sexual harassment legislation in Pakistan; Work on women's issues in Pakistan: an overview of the strategies; AASHA -- an alliance against sexual harassment; The formulation, passage and implementation of the sexual harassment legislation; Interrogating the dichotomies of feminist work; Notes; References; 3 Family law organizations and the mediation of resources and violence in Kolkata; Women's organizations, social movements and the state 'Family assistance': of and in the stateApproaching NGOs: political connections; Choosing violence: an 'autonomous' women's group; Conclusion; Notes; References; 4 Contemporary feminist politics in Bangladesh: taking the bull by the horns; Introduction; The women's movement, the NGO sector and the state in Bangladesh; NGO-ization and women's organizations; Generational divide; Conclusions; Notes; References; 5 Offline issues, online lives? The emerging cyberlife of feminist politics in urban India Contextualizing the emergence of the cyberlife of feminist politics in post-liberalized urban IndiaReturning the gaze; Afterword; Notes; References; 6 Illusive justice: the gendered labour politics of subnationalism in Darjeeling tea plantations; The rise of Nepali ethnic pride and gendered reinterpretation of plantation work; Desire for workplace justice versus desire for ethnic recognition; Conclusion; Notes; References; 7 'Speak to the women as the men have all gone': women's support networks in eastern Sri Lanka; A time of uncertainty; Women and violence in Sri Lanka Anuloja and the Valkai groupFeminist activism as 'active living'; Ties through loss; Notes; References; 8 Feminism in the shadow of multi-faithism: implications for South Asian women in the UK; Introduction; Whither feminism: secular and co-opted or pious and fractured?; British public policy and religious claims; Local consequences for women and women's organizations; Undermining feminist projects; The SBS study; Conclusion; Notes; References; About the contributors; Index This timely volume provides an original and unprecedented exploration of the current state of South Asian feminist politics. It maps the new sites and expressions of feminism in the region today, addressing issues such as disability, Internet technologies, queer subjectivities and violence as everyday life. Written by young scholars from the region, this book effectively introduces a new 'wave' of South Asian feminists that resonates with feminist debates everywhere around the globe Feminism / South Asia Women / South Asia / Social conditions Women in development SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory bisacsh Feminism fast Women / Social conditions fast Frau Feminism South Asia Women South Asia Social conditions Frauenpolitik (DE-588)4113623-8 gnd rswk-swf Frau (DE-588)4018202-2 gnd rswk-swf Südasien Südasien (DE-588)4058406-9 gnd rswk-swf 1\p (DE-588)4143413-4 Aufsatzsammlung gnd-content Südasien (DE-588)4058406-9 g Frau (DE-588)4018202-2 s Frauenpolitik (DE-588)4113623-8 s 2\p DE-604 Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Roy, Srila New South Asian Feminisms : Paradoxes and Possibilities http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=522608 Aggregator Volltext 1\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 2\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk |
| spellingShingle | Roy, Srila New South Asian Feminisms Paradoxes and Possibilities About the editor; Title page; Copyright; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword by Shirin M. Rai; Reference; Introduction: paradoxes and possibilities; Feminist loss and hope; South Asian feminisms; Feminism institutionalized; Witnessing and resisting violence; A new generation of feminists: spaces and practices of 'young' feminists; Conclusion; Notes; References; 1 Sex workers' rights and women's movements in India: a very brief genealogy; Feminism and sex work; 'The woman question'; Trafficking and prostitution; History and feminism; Force, choice and race (and caste) Migration and HIV/AIDSThe growth of a sex workers' movement; Autonomous feminism; Conclusion; Notes; References; 2 AASHA's approach to instituting sexual harassment legislation in Pakistan; Work on women's issues in Pakistan: an overview of the strategies; AASHA -- an alliance against sexual harassment; The formulation, passage and implementation of the sexual harassment legislation; Interrogating the dichotomies of feminist work; Notes; References; 3 Family law organizations and the mediation of resources and violence in Kolkata; Women's organizations, social movements and the state 'Family assistance': of and in the stateApproaching NGOs: political connections; Choosing violence: an 'autonomous' women's group; Conclusion; Notes; References; 4 Contemporary feminist politics in Bangladesh: taking the bull by the horns; Introduction; The women's movement, the NGO sector and the state in Bangladesh; NGO-ization and women's organizations; Generational divide; Conclusions; Notes; References; 5 Offline issues, online lives? The emerging cyberlife of feminist politics in urban India Contextualizing the emergence of the cyberlife of feminist politics in post-liberalized urban IndiaReturning the gaze; Afterword; Notes; References; 6 Illusive justice: the gendered labour politics of subnationalism in Darjeeling tea plantations; The rise of Nepali ethnic pride and gendered reinterpretation of plantation work; Desire for workplace justice versus desire for ethnic recognition; Conclusion; Notes; References; 7 'Speak to the women as the men have all gone': women's support networks in eastern Sri Lanka; A time of uncertainty; Women and violence in Sri Lanka Anuloja and the Valkai groupFeminist activism as 'active living'; Ties through loss; Notes; References; 8 Feminism in the shadow of multi-faithism: implications for South Asian women in the UK; Introduction; Whither feminism: secular and co-opted or pious and fractured?; British public policy and religious claims; Local consequences for women and women's organizations; Undermining feminist projects; The SBS study; Conclusion; Notes; References; About the contributors; Index This timely volume provides an original and unprecedented exploration of the current state of South Asian feminist politics. It maps the new sites and expressions of feminism in the region today, addressing issues such as disability, Internet technologies, queer subjectivities and violence as everyday life. Written by young scholars from the region, this book effectively introduces a new 'wave' of South Asian feminists that resonates with feminist debates everywhere around the globe Feminism / South Asia Women / South Asia / Social conditions Women in development SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory bisacsh Feminism fast Women / Social conditions fast Frau Feminism South Asia Women South Asia Social conditions Frauenpolitik (DE-588)4113623-8 gnd Frau (DE-588)4018202-2 gnd |
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