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Charu Arya and Nabanita Deka’s edited book, Dalit Feminist Discourse: Voices in Dalit Writings documents Dalit voices from different regions and languages of India. Divided into three sections, the aim of this book is to foster a Dalit feminist discourse by reading Dalit writings. The contributors of the anthology in their respective chapters pick up different Dalit texts written by both Dalit men and women to analyse how Dalit women subjectivities have emerged over the years. The subject matter in this book covers the theories and history of Dalit feminism, poetry and writings by Dalit women, and also explores the politics of gender, society, and caste from the perspective of this section. Print edition not for sale in South Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan or Bhutan)

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Author:   Charu Arya ,  Nabanita Deka
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.580kg
ISBN:  

9781041015802

ISBN 10:   1041015801
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   01 May 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword by Raj Kumar Acknowledgement Introduction by Charu Arya and Nabanita Deka Part I: Mapping Dalit Theory and Feminism 1. Reconsidering Gendered Subalternity: Politics and Aesthetics of Dalit Feminist Narratives 2. Listen to my Body! 3. Dalit Feminist Narratives: Mapping the Aesthetics of Minor Literature 4. Documenting Dalit Female Voices 5. We ‘Also’ Made History: Dalit Feminist Movement and Identity Politics 6. Dalits, Women and National Identity Part II: Defining Women in Dalit Poetry and Its Praxis 7. Bengali Dalit Poetry by Kalyani Thakur Charal: Re-Visiting Dalit Feminism 8. Dalit Among Dalits: An Exploration of Women’s Identity in A Dalit Woman in the Land of Goddesses 9. Dalit Women’s Poetry: Manifesto of Resistance 10. Of Sisters and Mothers: Tracing Dalit Women in S. Joseph’s Poetry Part III: Defining Dalit Women’s Aesthetics in Dalit Writings 11. The Representation of Women in the Fiction of Jatin Bala 12. Twice Cursed Lives: Revisiting Dalit Women’s Lives of Oppression and Subjugation Through the Narratives of ‘She-Dalits’ 13. Negotiating Intersectionality and Transnational Cultural Space in Yashica Dutt’s Coming Out as Dalit: A Memoir 14. Caste, Conversion and Conflict in Bama’s Fiction 15. The Multiple Sufferings of Women in Bama’sKarukku Conclusion: Hatching Lanes in Dalit Feminist Discourse Notes on Contributors

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Charu Arya is Associate Professor in the Department of English, Maharaja Agrasen College, University of Delhi, India. Nabanita Deka is Assistant Professor in the Department of English, Shyam Lal College (M), University of Delhi, India.

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