Reju George Mathew
Biographic Data
| ID | 1173902 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Reju George Mathew |
| GIVEN NAMES | Reju George |
| FAMILY NAME | Mathew |
| SIGNATURE | MATHEW R G |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Institute of Technology Calicut |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9459-7383 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Intersectional Food Spaces
Emerging in the early twentieth century, tea shops and toddy shops functioned as democratic spaces in Kerala, signifying a break from caste-based proscriptions surrounding interdining. However, these spaces remained largely male-dominated, and their meagre female presence was limited to lower caste female workers, as public, caste-inclusive environments were deemed inappropriate for upper caste women. Moving further from rendering these spaces as…
“Guys Don’t Get Periods”
Certain bodily functions are generally associated with distinct sexes and genders. When it comes to intersex individuals, the gendering of certain bodily functions as male or female plays a key role in determining their sexed corporeality and self-determination of gender. The article elucidates how the protagonist Ash in Just Ash (2021) by Sol Santana is oppressed under notions of menstrunormativity due to his menstruating body. It explains how t…
Rhetoric of Violence’ and Representation of the Self
The degraded social status of Malayali Dalit women, signified by the intersectionality of caste and gender disparities is not well recognized in Kerala so far. Dalit women writers in Kerala gained momentum with a prospectus to challenge misrepresentations and stereotyping by mainstream and Dalit men writers. Their writings criticize the caste order that demonstrates its power through symbolic forms of violence against Dalits in Kerala. This artic…
Limits of Intelligibility
Intersex infants and individuals are subjected to inhuman violations, such as intrusive medical procedures and discriminating practices, all over the world. In India, it is a direct violation of the fundamental rights bestowed upon citizens. The article looks critically at the introduction of a third category, ‘intersex’/‘cannot be identified’, in birth and death registrations in Kerala. By locating the discourse within larger global discourses o…
A Kashmiri Woman Stuck in Crossfire
Political conflict has plagued Kashmir, a Muslim-majority region of Hindu-majority India, ever since the partition. The crisis worsened by the end of the 1980s and has continued to disrupt peace in the valley to date. The conflict arguably entered a new phase as the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was elected to power in 2014, which also joined the ruling coalition of the Jammu and Kashmir state in 2015 for the first time. Over thi…
Real, Reel and the Anthropocene
The paper attempts to read the Endosulfan disaster in Kerala as an instance of the Anthropocene wherein the unscientific use of a pesticide resulted in the persistent misery of a population and the ecology in which they struggle to survive. The suffering is further presented to a larger audience through the film Valiya Chirakulla Pakshikal (2015, Dir. Dr Biju) by assimilating the reel and the real to bear testimony to their struggles amidst the t…
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Real, Reel and the Anthropocene
The paper attempts to read the Endosulfan disaster in Kerala as an instance of the Anthropocene wherein the unscientific use of a pesticide resulted in the persistent misery of a population and the ecology in which they struggle to survive. The suffering is further presented to a larger audience through the film Valiya Chirakulla Pakshikal (2015, Dir. Dr Biju) by assimilating the reel and the real to bear testimony to their struggles amidst the t…
Rhetoric of Violence’ and Representation of the Self
The degraded social status of Malayali Dalit women, signified by the intersectionality of caste and gender disparities is not well recognized in Kerala so far. Dalit women writers in Kerala gained momentum with a prospectus to challenge misrepresentations and stereotyping by mainstream and Dalit men writers. Their writings criticize the caste order that demonstrates its power through symbolic forms of violence against Dalits in Kerala. This artic…
Limits of Intelligibility
Intersex infants and individuals are subjected to inhuman violations, such as intrusive medical procedures and discriminating practices, all over the world. In India, it is a direct violation of the fundamental rights bestowed upon citizens. The article looks critically at the introduction of a third category, ‘intersex’/‘cannot be identified’, in birth and death registrations in Kerala. By locating the discourse within larger global discourses o…
A Kashmiri Woman Stuck in Crossfire
Political conflict has plagued Kashmir, a Muslim-majority region of Hindu-majority India, ever since the partition. The crisis worsened by the end of the 1980s and has continued to disrupt peace in the valley to date. The conflict arguably entered a new phase as the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was elected to power in 2014, which also joined the ruling coalition of the Jammu and Kashmir state in 2015 for the first time. Over thi…
“Guys Don’t Get Periods”
Certain bodily functions are generally associated with distinct sexes and genders. When it comes to intersex individuals, the gendering of certain bodily functions as male or female plays a key role in determining their sexed corporeality and self-determination of gender. The article elucidates how the protagonist Ash in Just Ash (2021) by Sol Santana is oppressed under notions of menstrunormativity due to his menstruating body. It explains how t…
Intersectional Food Spaces
Emerging in the early twentieth century, tea shops and toddy shops functioned as democratic spaces in Kerala, signifying a break from caste-based proscriptions surrounding interdining. However, these spaces remained largely male-dominated, and their meagre female presence was limited to lower caste female workers, as public, caste-inclusive environments were deemed inappropriate for upper caste women. Moving further from rendering these spaces as…
Sociology (4 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Caste (2 works) · History (2 works) · Malayalam (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Social and Economic Development in India (2 works) · South Asian Cinema and Culture (2 works) · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues (1 work)