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Book Summary
A refreshing read in terms of its take on the issue of hate speech, hurt, and
politics of it. The furore over Wendy Doniger's alternative reading of Hinduism,
the burning of Perumal Murugan's novel, the debates in Parliament over an
Ambedkar cartoon, the removal of Ramanujan's essay on the Ramayana from
university textbooks, and the murder of Charlie Hebdo editors in Paris over
satirical cartoons of Prophet Mohammad are all rooted in purported "public"
claims to being offended or hurt. Such incidents have necessitated a deeper
understanding of the nature of hurt or offence in society. This book
interrogates the "politics of hurt" and its articulations as
- ISBN-13
- 9789351503040
- Language
- English
- Binding
- Hard Bound
- Publisher
- SAGE India
- Publishing Date
- 2015-12-14
- Total Pages
- 324
Sentiment, Politics, Censorship: The State of Hurt
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Book Summary
A refreshing read in terms of its take on the issue of hate speech, hurt, and
politics of it. The furore over Wendy Doniger's alternative reading of Hinduism,
the burning of Perumal Murugan's novel, the debates in Parliament over an
Ambedkar cartoon, the removal of Ramanujan's essay on the Ramayana from
university textbooks, and the murder of Charlie Hebdo editors in Paris over
satirical cartoons of Prophet Mohammad are all rooted in purported "public"
claims to being offended or hurt. Such incidents have necessitated a deeper
understanding of the nature of hurt or offence in society. This book
interrogates the "politics of hurt" and its articulations as
Book Specifications
- ISBN-13
- 9789351503040
- Language
- English
- Binding
- Hard Bound
- Publisher
- SAGE India
- Publishing Date
- 2015-12-14
- Total Pages
- 324