Sikata Banerjee
Biographic Data
| ID | 3628637 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sikata Banerjee |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sikata |
| FAMILY NAME | Banerjee |
| SIGNATURE | BANERJEE S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Victoria |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3272-0419 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 100 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Irish and Indian Women in Muscular Nationalism: (1914–1932)
This chapter studies the manner in which groups of women in India and Ireland advocated for and participated in a masculine dream of nation centered on male martial prowess and female chastity. It investigates the women involved in the Cumann na mBan in Ireland—with specific attention to two women activists, Countess Markievicz (1868–1927) and Margaret Skinnider (1893–1971)—to discuss the complex path women traversed when they entered into muscul…
Politicized Femininity and Muscular Nationalism in the Postcolonial Context: Naxal and Armagh Women
This chapter focuses on the politics of Naxalism and modern Irish republicanism to study earlier social anxieties about political women, embodied by the “terrorist” women of Bengal and the female activists of the Cumann na mBan, as discussed in the previous chapter. The two militant movements occupied an ambiguous political space in the social borders that separated normative masculinity and femininity in the nation. By drawing on female particip…
Under the British Gaze: The Weak Bengali and the Simianized Celt
This chapter presents John Brookes' book, Manliness: Hints to Young Men, which explains the link between national progress and manliness, to illustrate the cultural context of British imperial principles of muscularity, chivalry, martial prowess, rational governance, and self-discipline. These traits of hegemonic masculinity defined the British categorization of Indians and Irish, as well as their location within imperial space. In particular, th…
Muscular Nationalism: Gender, Violence, and Empire in India and Ireland, 1914-2004
A particular dark triumph of modern nationalism has been its ability to persuade citizens to sacrifice their lives for a political vision forged by emotional ties to a common identity. Both men and women can respond to nationalistic calls to fight that portray muscular warriors defending their nation against an easily recognizable enemy. This “us versus them” mentality can be seen in sectarian violence between Hindus and Muslims, Tamils and Sinha…
Mountain of the Moon: Africa and the Gendered Imagining of Modern India
In Kashmir: Gender, Militarization, and the Modern Nation Stateby Seema Kazi
Although lauded for its serene beauty and tranquil setting in various historical and contemporary texts, the state of Kashmir remains one of modern India’s most contested and militarized areas. In
Masculinity, Asceticism, Hinduism: Past and Present Imaginings of India
Chandrima Chakraborty, (Ranikhet: Permanent Black, 2011), ISBN 978-8178242989, xi + 263 pp., Rs695, hdbk. Studies of Indian nationalism, whether focussing on contemporary times or the past, have te
Women, Muscular Nationalism and Hinduism in India: Roop Kanwar and the Fire Protests
This article unpacks the manner in which women/womanhood circulates within an uniquely Hindu interpretation of a particular gendered vision of nation that I term ‘muscular nationalism’. Muscular nationalism centres the values of martial prowess, physical strength, moral fortitude and the readiness to go to battle against groups defined as enemies of the nation. Further, these values are most frequently expressed by a male body. The relationship b…
Armed masculinity, Hindu nationalism and female political participation in India: Heroic mothers, chaste wives and celibate warriors
Male and female bodies as well as societal ideas defining cultural interpretations of masculinities and femininities are potent metaphors for expressing nation. This article examines two cultural expressions of nation and manliness – the Hindu soldier and warrior monk – disseminated by Hindu nationalist organizations in India. These images, among others, emerged from India's experience of British imperialism and are defined by values of martial p…
The Quest for Manhood: Masculine Hinduism and Nation in Bengal
Research Article| December 01 2006 The Quest for Manhood: Masculine Hinduism and Nation in Bengal Subho Basu; Subho Basu Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Sikata Banerjee Sikata Banerjee Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East (2006) 26 (3): 476–490. https://doi.org/10.1215/1089201x-2006-027 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions…
Make Me a Man!: Masculinity, Hinduism, and Nationalism in India
Sikata Banerjee looks at the ideals of masculine Hinduism - and the corresponding feminine ideals - that have built the Indian nation, and explores their consequences.
Warriors in Politics: Hindu Nationalism, Violence, and the Shiv Sena in India
Review Article| August 01 2005 Warriors in Politics: Hindu Nationalism, Violence, and the Shiv Sena in India Sikata Banerjee Sikata Banerjee Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Nova Religio (2005) 9 (1): 115–116. https://doi.org/10.1525/nr.2005.9.1.115 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tool…
Gender and nationalism: The masculinization of hinduism and female political participation in india
Warriors in Politics: Religious Nationalism, Masculine Hinduism and the Shiv Sena in Bombay
Numerous episodes of violence based on nationalism articulated through religious metaphors have emerged in the post-cold war world. The conflict in Bosnia, the actions of Islamic groups in Algeria and Egypt, and the rejuvenation of Hindu nationalism in India are but a few examples of this phenomenon. There is a growing perception that ideas of masculinity delineated through militaristic metaphors facilitate some of the violence committed in the n…
Warriors in politics: Religious Nationalism, Masculine Hinduism and the Shiv Sena in Bombay
Political Secularization and the Future of Secular Democracy in India: The Case of Maharashtra
Research Article| October 01 1998 Political Secularization and the Future of Secular Democracy in India: The Case of Maharashtra Sikata Banerjee Sikata Banerjee Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Asian Survey (1998) 38 (10): 907–927. https://doi.org/10.2307/2645643 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo T…
The Feminization of Violence in Bombay: Women in the Politics of the Shiv Sena
Research Article| December 01 1996 The Feminization of Violence in Bombay: Women in the Politics of the Shiv Sena Sikata Banerjee Sikata Banerjee Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Asian Survey (1996) 36 (12): 1213–1225. https://doi.org/10.2307/2645576 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tool…
Gender and nationalism: The masculinization of hinduism and female political participation in india
Muscular Nationalism: Gender, Violence, and Empire in India and Ireland, 1914-2004
A particular dark triumph of modern nationalism has been its ability to persuade citizens to sacrifice their lives for a political vision forged by emotional ties to a common identity. Both men and women can respond to nationalistic calls to fight that portray muscular warriors defending their nation against an easily recognizable enemy. This “us versus them” mentality can be seen in sectarian violence between Hindus and Muslims, Tamils and Sinha…
Armed masculinity, Hindu nationalism and female political participation in India: Heroic mothers, chaste wives and celibate warriors
Male and female bodies as well as societal ideas defining cultural interpretations of masculinities and femininities are potent metaphors for expressing nation. This article examines two cultural expressions of nation and manliness – the Hindu soldier and warrior monk – disseminated by Hindu nationalist organizations in India. These images, among others, emerged from India's experience of British imperialism and are defined by values of martial p…
The Quest for Manhood: Masculine Hinduism and Nation in Bengal
Research Article| December 01 2006 The Quest for Manhood: Masculine Hinduism and Nation in Bengal Subho Basu; Subho Basu Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Sikata Banerjee Sikata Banerjee Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East (2006) 26 (3): 476–490. https://doi.org/10.1215/1089201x-2006-027 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions…
Warriors in Politics: Religious Nationalism, Masculine Hinduism and the Shiv Sena in Bombay
Numerous episodes of violence based on nationalism articulated through religious metaphors have emerged in the post-cold war world. The conflict in Bosnia, the actions of Islamic groups in Algeria and Egypt, and the rejuvenation of Hindu nationalism in India are but a few examples of this phenomenon. There is a growing perception that ideas of masculinity delineated through militaristic metaphors facilitate some of the violence committed in the n…
The Feminization of Violence in Bombay: Women in the Politics of the Shiv Sena
Research Article| December 01 1996 The Feminization of Violence in Bombay: Women in the Politics of the Shiv Sena Sikata Banerjee Sikata Banerjee Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Asian Survey (1996) 36 (12): 1213–1225. https://doi.org/10.2307/2645576 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tool…
The Feminization of Violence in Bombay: Women in the Politics of the Shiv Sena
Research Article| December 01 1996 The Feminization of Violence in Bombay: Women in the Politics of the Shiv Sena Sikata Banerjee Sikata Banerjee Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Asian Survey (1996) 36 (12): 1213–1225. https://doi.org/10.2307/2645576 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Tools Icon Tool…
Political Secularization and the Future of Secular Democracy in India: The Case of Maharashtra
Research Article| October 01 1998 Political Secularization and the Future of Secular Democracy in India: The Case of Maharashtra Sikata Banerjee Sikata Banerjee Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Asian Survey (1998) 38 (10): 907–927. https://doi.org/10.2307/2645643 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo T…
Warriors in Politics: Religious Nationalism, Masculine Hinduism and the Shiv Sena in Bombay
Numerous episodes of violence based on nationalism articulated through religious metaphors have emerged in the post-cold war world. The conflict in Bosnia, the actions of Islamic groups in Algeria and Egypt, and the rejuvenation of Hindu nationalism in India are but a few examples of this phenomenon. There is a growing perception that ideas of masculinity delineated through militaristic metaphors facilitate some of the violence committed in the n…
Warriors in politics: Religious Nationalism, Masculine Hinduism and the Shiv Sena in Bombay
Gender and nationalism: The masculinization of hinduism and female political participation in india
Make Me a Man!: Masculinity, Hinduism, and Nationalism in India
Sikata Banerjee looks at the ideals of masculine Hinduism - and the corresponding feminine ideals - that have built the Indian nation, and explores their consequences.
Warriors in Politics: Hindu Nationalism, Violence, and the Shiv Sena in India
Review Article| August 01 2005 Warriors in Politics: Hindu Nationalism, Violence, and the Shiv Sena in India Sikata Banerjee Sikata Banerjee Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Nova Religio (2005) 9 (1): 115–116. https://doi.org/10.1525/nr.2005.9.1.115 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tool…
Armed masculinity, Hindu nationalism and female political participation in India: Heroic mothers, chaste wives and celibate warriors
Male and female bodies as well as societal ideas defining cultural interpretations of masculinities and femininities are potent metaphors for expressing nation. This article examines two cultural expressions of nation and manliness – the Hindu soldier and warrior monk – disseminated by Hindu nationalist organizations in India. These images, among others, emerged from India's experience of British imperialism and are defined by values of martial p…
The Quest for Manhood: Masculine Hinduism and Nation in Bengal
Research Article| December 01 2006 The Quest for Manhood: Masculine Hinduism and Nation in Bengal Subho Basu; Subho Basu Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Sikata Banerjee Sikata Banerjee Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East (2006) 26 (3): 476–490. https://doi.org/10.1215/1089201x-2006-027 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions…
Women, Muscular Nationalism and Hinduism in India: Roop Kanwar and the Fire Protests
This article unpacks the manner in which women/womanhood circulates within an uniquely Hindu interpretation of a particular gendered vision of nation that I term ‘muscular nationalism’. Muscular nationalism centres the values of martial prowess, physical strength, moral fortitude and the readiness to go to battle against groups defined as enemies of the nation. Further, these values are most frequently expressed by a male body. The relationship b…
Masculinity, Asceticism, Hinduism: Past and Present Imaginings of India
Chandrima Chakraborty, (Ranikhet: Permanent Black, 2011), ISBN 978-8178242989, xi + 263 pp., Rs695, hdbk. Studies of Indian nationalism, whether focussing on contemporary times or the past, have te
In Kashmir: Gender, Militarization, and the Modern Nation Stateby Seema Kazi
Although lauded for its serene beauty and tranquil setting in various historical and contemporary texts, the state of Kashmir remains one of modern India’s most contested and militarized areas. In
Mountain of the Moon: Africa and the Gendered Imagining of Modern India
Muscular Nationalism: Gender, Violence, and Empire in India and Ireland, 1914-2004
A particular dark triumph of modern nationalism has been its ability to persuade citizens to sacrifice their lives for a political vision forged by emotional ties to a common identity. Both men and women can respond to nationalistic calls to fight that portray muscular warriors defending their nation against an easily recognizable enemy. This “us versus them” mentality can be seen in sectarian violence between Hindus and Muslims, Tamils and Sinha…
Irish and Indian Women in Muscular Nationalism: (1914–1932)
This chapter studies the manner in which groups of women in India and Ireland advocated for and participated in a masculine dream of nation centered on male martial prowess and female chastity. It investigates the women involved in the Cumann na mBan in Ireland—with specific attention to two women activists, Countess Markievicz (1868–1927) and Margaret Skinnider (1893–1971)—to discuss the complex path women traversed when they entered into muscul…
Politicized Femininity and Muscular Nationalism in the Postcolonial Context: Naxal and Armagh Women
This chapter focuses on the politics of Naxalism and modern Irish republicanism to study earlier social anxieties about political women, embodied by the “terrorist” women of Bengal and the female activists of the Cumann na mBan, as discussed in the previous chapter. The two militant movements occupied an ambiguous political space in the social borders that separated normative masculinity and femininity in the nation. By drawing on female particip…
Under the British Gaze: The Weak Bengali and the Simianized Celt
This chapter presents John Brookes' book, Manliness: Hints to Young Men, which explains the link between national progress and manliness, to illustrate the cultural context of British imperial principles of muscularity, chivalry, martial prowess, rational governance, and self-discipline. These traits of hegemonic masculinity defined the British categorization of Indians and Irish, as well as their location within imperial space. In particular, th…
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