The Refugee Woman: Partition of Bengal, Gender, and the Political
The Refugee Woman: Partition of Bengal, Gender, and the Political
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Book Summary
About the Book: The Refugee Woman: Partition of Bengal, Gender, and the Political The Refugee Woman examines the Partition of 1947 by engaging with the cultural imagination of the 'refugee woman in West Bengal, particularly in three significant texts of the Partition of Bengal?Ritwik Ghataks film Meghe Dhaka Tara; and two novels, Jyotirmoyee Devis Epar Ganga, Opar Ganga and Sabitri Roys Swaralipi. It shows that the figure of the refugee woman, animated by the history of the political left and refugee movements, and shaped by powerful cultural narratives, can contest and reconstitute the very political imagination of 'woman that emerged through the long history of dominant cultural nationalisms. The
ISBN-13
9780199475032
Language
English
Binding
Hard Bound
Publisher
OUP India
Publishing Date
2019-01-29
Total Pages
314

The Refugee Woman: Partition of Bengal, Gender, and the Political

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Book Summary
About the Book: The Refugee Woman: Partition of Bengal, Gender, and the Political The Refugee Woman examines the Partition of 1947 by engaging with the cultural imagination of the 'refugee woman in West Bengal, particularly in three significant texts of the Partition of Bengal?Ritwik Ghataks film Meghe Dhaka Tara; and two novels, Jyotirmoyee Devis Epar Ganga, Opar Ganga and Sabitri Roys Swaralipi. It shows that the figure of the refugee woman, animated by the history of the political left and refugee movements, and shaped by powerful cultural narratives, can contest and reconstitute the very political imagination of 'woman that emerged through the long history of dominant cultural nationalisms. The
Book Specifications
ISBN-13
9780199475032
Language
English
Binding
Hard Bound
Publisher
OUP India
Publishing Date
2019-01-29
Total Pages
314