Embodiment of Untouchability: Cinematic Representations of the “Low” Caste Women in India
Ironically, feudal relations and embedded caste based gender exploitation remained intact in a free and democratic India in the post-1947 period. I argue that subaltern is not a static category in India. This article takes up three different kinds of genre/representations of “low” caste women in Ind...
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Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2018-12-01
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Series: | Open Cultural Studies |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/culture-2018-0066 |