The missing dalit women in testimonies of #MeToo sexual violence

Learnings for social movements

Datos Bibliográficos

ID3865046
AutoresRupali Bansode (0000-0002-9965-6354, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, autor de correspondencia)
Año2020
Volumen54
Número1
Páginas76-82
Fecha de publicación2020-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaContributions to Indian Sociology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0069-9659 • E-ISSN: 0069-9667
EditorialSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0069966719885563
OpenAlexW3004024428
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas14
Referencias citadas1

While the #MeToo movement inspired many women to share their stories of sexual harassment on social media, the impact of the movement in India remains limited as it did not reflect the voices of subjects who have been historically marginalised. This note discusses the ways in which the erasure of dalit women's testimonies of sexual violence happens by reflecting on a few central aspects of Satyabhama's case, a victim/survivor of a caste-based incident of sexual violence in Maharashtra. It argues the relevance and importance of dalit women's testimonies of sexual violence, which have been overlooked, for strengthening both the feminist and the dalit movements

Caste · Criminology · Harassment · Political science · Relevance (law · Sexual violence · Social issues · Sociology · Gender Studies · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Psychology · Social Psychology · South Asian Cinema and Culture · South Asian Studies and Conflicts