Sushree Routray
Biographic Data
| ID | 4412905 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sushree Routray |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sushree |
| FAMILY NAME | Routray |
| SIGNATURE | ROUTRAY S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9131-2063 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Between Lipstick and Widow’s White: Female desire and gendered ageism in contemporary Bollywood
Aging women in Bollywood have long been confined within a narrow repertoire of archetypes, among them the suffering widow, the stern matriarch, and the self-effacing grandmother, figures defined not by individuality or desire but by moral authority, self-sacrifice, and patriarchal function. Shaped by what Susan Sontag termed the ‘double standard of aging’ and intensified by the social economy of Brahminical patriarchy, these representational conv…
A postcolonial feminist representation of motherhood in recent Bollywood sports movies
Maternal Ambivalence in Avni Doshi’s Burnt Sugar and Zehra Naqvi’s The Reluctant Mother
This article examines the concept of maternal ambivalence in the Indian cultural milieu through a critical analysis of Avni Doshi's Burnt Sugar and Zehra Naqvi's The Reluctant Mother. These novels illustrate how societal glorification of maternal archetypes imposes significant emotional burdens on mothers who defy established norms, leading to inner conflicts laden with guilt, uncertainty, and the struggle to balance personal aspirations with soc…
Maternal Ambivalence in Avni Doshi’s Burnt Sugar and Zehra Naqvi’s The Reluctant Mother
This article examines the concept of maternal ambivalence in the Indian cultural milieu through a critical analysis of Avni Doshi's Burnt Sugar and Zehra Naqvi's The Reluctant Mother. These novels illustrate how societal glorification of maternal archetypes imposes significant emotional burdens on mothers who defy established norms, leading to inner conflicts laden with guilt, uncertainty, and the struggle to balance personal aspirations with soc…
A postcolonial feminist representation of motherhood in recent Bollywood sports movies
Maternal Ambivalence in Avni Doshi’s Burnt Sugar and Zehra Naqvi’s The Reluctant Mother
This article examines the concept of maternal ambivalence in the Indian cultural milieu through a critical analysis of Avni Doshi's Burnt Sugar and Zehra Naqvi's The Reluctant Mother. These novels illustrate how societal glorification of maternal archetypes imposes significant emotional burdens on mothers who defy established norms, leading to inner conflicts laden with guilt, uncertainty, and the struggle to balance personal aspirations with soc…
A postcolonial feminist representation of motherhood in recent Bollywood sports movies
Between Lipstick and Widow’s White: Female desire and gendered ageism in contemporary Bollywood
Aging women in Bollywood have long been confined within a narrow repertoire of archetypes, among them the suffering widow, the stern matriarch, and the self-effacing grandmother, figures defined not by individuality or desire but by moral authority, self-sacrifice, and patriarchal function. Shaped by what Susan Sontag termed the ‘double standard of aging’ and intensified by the social economy of Brahminical patriarchy, these representational conv…
Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · South Asian Cinema and Culture (2 works) · Aging and Gerontology Research (1 works) · Ambivalence (1 works) · Cinema and Media Studies (1 works) · Femininity (1 works) · History (1 works)