Beyond partition: gender, violence, and representation in postcolonial India

Anatomy of a riot: vulnerable male bodies in Manto and other fictions -- The violence of memory: women's re-narrations of the partition -- Atrocious encounters: caste violence and state violence -- "Are you a man?": performing naked in India -- "This is not a performance!":...

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Main Author: Misri, Deepti 1977- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
Published: Urbana, Ill. [u.a.] Univ. of Illinois Press 2014
In:Year: 2014
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Keywords:
Violence > India > History
Women > Violence against > India > History
Violence in literature
Violence in art
Violence
Women
India
Violence against
History
India > Social conditions > 1947-
India > History > 1947-
Indien > Gewalt > Frau > Kultur > Indien > Motiv > Geschichte 1947-
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Summary:Anatomy of a riot: vulnerable male bodies in Manto and other fictions -- The violence of memory: women's re-narrations of the partition -- Atrocious encounters: caste violence and state violence -- "Are you a man?": performing naked in India -- "This is not a performance!": public mourning and visual spectacle in Kashmir -- Epilogue: the violence of the oppressed
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XI, 201 S. Ill.
ISBN:9780252038853
9780252080395