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Author:

Singh, Roja, author.

Title:

Spotted goddesses : Dalit women's agency-narratives on caste and gender violence / Roja Singh.

Publisher:

Lit Verlag GmbH & Co. KG Wien,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

263 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Dalit women--India, South--Social conditions.
Dalit women--India, South--Personal narratives.
Dalits--India, South--Social conditions.
Women--Violence against--India, South.
Caste--India, South.
Dalit women--Social conditions.
Caste.
Dalit women.
Dalits--Social conditions.
Women--Violence against.
South India.
Personal narratives.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-253) and index.

Contents:

Prologue: Dalit and woman -- Introduction: Sprouting in transnational feminism : earthy humanness in Dalit women -- Claiming places : herstory of Dalit women's narratives in India -- Criminalizing Dalit, "dirty" and "different" : ideological, historical, and political casting -- Spotted goddesses subvert "difference" : traditional narratives and punishment ordinances -- Human dignity and social justice : locating agency in Dalit women in Pudukkottai District of Tamil Nadu, India -- Breaking cultural norms : transformative transgressions in Dalit women leaders -- "The rabbit I caught has three legs" : rebellion and Dalit women's activism -- Singing bodies, dancing minds : diverse spaces in songs by Dalit women -- Bama's critical-constructive narratives : visible bodies and audacious voices as TEXTure for Dalit women's freedom -- Coda: My story : embracing Dalit identity.

Series:

Contributions to transnational feminism ; Volume 6

ISBN:

3643909152
9783643909152

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1076363801

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)