‘Normal’ Women in Cinema – Ashlesha Joshi
The world of cinema, like any other, has found itself faced with increased scrutiny in recent times (and rightly so)…
Contesting Masculinities and Agency of Women in Kashmir by Amya Agarwal (2022): A Review by Aatina Nasir Malik
Amya Agarwal’s Contesting Masculinities and Agency of Women in Kashmir (published by Rowman and Littlefield in 2022) entails a discussion…
Transdisciplinary Ethnography in India: Women in the Field edited by Rosa Maria Perez and Lina M. Fruzzetti (2022): A Review by Sambhavi Ganesh
Fieldwork does not come with a guidebook; most of the understanding gained from it is in hindsight. Transdisciplinary Ethnography in…
The War Over Hijab and Gendered Islamophobia – Swakshadip Sarkar
Introduction The Karnataka Hijab Row has sparked a debate on the wearing of Hijab for Muslim women. Throughout patriarchal history,…
An idea called ‘Private’ – Mayuri Samant
The ‘family’, the most ‘tangible’ form of the private, is assumed to be so central to human existence that it…
The Role of Socialization in Construction of Womanhood – Beatrice Chopra
Feminists often see socialization as the overwhelming force which pushes women (and to a lesser extent men) into narrow and…
Goals of Girls Education in India – Shreya Sharma and Beatrice Chopra
Access to Education The issue of unequal and inequitable access to education for women is a globally recognised phenomenon. In…