Sailaja Krishnamurti
Biographic Data
| ID | 572272 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sailaja Krishnamurti |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sailaja |
| FAMILY NAME | Krishnamurti |
| SIGNATURE | KRISHNAMURTI S |
| AFFILIATIONS | York University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3671-6935 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Gendered impunity
In this short essay I read Jaspreet Singh's Helium through Julietta Singh's concept of the body as archive. It is a book about impunity and failed responsibility, but this is deeply gendered. It is the women in the novel who carry trauma in their bodies
Peering Inside the White Container
Peering Inside The White ContainerFeminism and Antiracism in the Work of JFSR Sailaja Krishnamurti (bio) As a new board member, I welcome this opportunity to respond to Judith Plaskow’s essay, “Race, Racism, and the JFSR,” part of a series of actions that Feminist Studies in Religion (FSR) has undertaken as a response to growing concern about anti-Black racism and carceral violence in the United States. When I was invited to join the board in 202…
Bring about the change we want to see”
In this paper we offer a critical analysis of the media discourse around an anti-sexual violence comic book, Priya’s Shakti (2013), which tells the story of a victim of gang rape who becomes an unlikely “superhero” in a crusade to end sexual violence. The comic was created by an Indian American filmmaker, Ram Devineni, in response to the horrific gang rape and murder of a young woman in New Delhi in 2012 (the Nirbhaya case). Positioning a rape vi…
Race, representation, and Hindu–Christian encounters in contemporary North America
Hindu–Christian encounters in North America have been shaped by complex and conflicting national narratives about race, ethnicity, and cultural pluralism, as well as by intersecting Hindu social relations of caste, gender, and class. This chapter explores how these dynamics have shaped the development of temples and organizations as spaces for Hindu self-representation and advocacy in the wider community. It then provides a brief survey of some r…
Weaving the story, pulling at the strings
This paper examines two graphic novels by women based on Hindu mythology: Samhita Arni’s Sita’s Ramayana and Amruta Patil’s Adi Parva: The Churning of the Ocean. These texts use a range of storytelling techniques and visual elements to disrupt conventional understandings of male-centred mythological narratives. Sita’s Ramayana (Tara Books 2011) is illustrated by Moyna Chitrakar and written by Samhita Arni. The book situates Sita as an empathetic …
Reflections on Indian Manhood
Mardistan (Macholand): Reflections on Indian Manhood. Harjant Singh Gill, director. Produced by PSBT (The Public Service Broadcasting Trust, India), 2014; color, 28 mins.; in Hindi and Punjabi with
Uncles of the nation
Nationalist imagery is often expressed through the metaphor of the family: the nation is mother or father; the nation’s people are its children. But ‘uncle’ figures are also often part of the familial metaphor of the nation. The uncle represents a trope of masculinity that is defined differently than the ‘father’. Uncles are ‘avuncular’ figures – they are warm, friendly and playful. In nationalist discourse, avuncular uncle figures soften or mask…
Queue-jumpers, terrorists, breeders
The 2010 arrival of the MV Sun Sea on the BC coast sparked a wave of heated anti-migrant sentiment in Canadian popular media which cast the 492 Sri Lankan Tamils on board as 'illegitimate' refugee claimants. While Canada has historically seen itself as the safe haven and protector of human rights for those with 'legitimate' claims, the Sun Sea response reflects a shift in attitudes about refugees and immigration in popular discourse and Canadian …
Uncles of the nation
Nationalist imagery is often expressed through the metaphor of the family: the nation is mother or father; the nation’s people are its children. But ‘uncle’ figures are also often part of the familial metaphor of the nation. The uncle represents a trope of masculinity that is defined differently than the ‘father’. Uncles are ‘avuncular’ figures – they are warm, friendly and playful. In nationalist discourse, avuncular uncle figures soften or mask…
Weaving the story, pulling at the strings
This paper examines two graphic novels by women based on Hindu mythology: Samhita Arni’s Sita’s Ramayana and Amruta Patil’s Adi Parva: The Churning of the Ocean. These texts use a range of storytelling techniques and visual elements to disrupt conventional understandings of male-centred mythological narratives. Sita’s Ramayana (Tara Books 2011) is illustrated by Moyna Chitrakar and written by Samhita Arni. The book situates Sita as an empathetic …
Queue-jumpers, terrorists, breeders
The 2010 arrival of the MV Sun Sea on the BC coast sparked a wave of heated anti-migrant sentiment in Canadian popular media which cast the 492 Sri Lankan Tamils on board as 'illegitimate' refugee claimants. While Canada has historically seen itself as the safe haven and protector of human rights for those with 'legitimate' claims, the Sun Sea response reflects a shift in attitudes about refugees and immigration in popular discourse and Canadian …
Uncles of the nation
Nationalist imagery is often expressed through the metaphor of the family: the nation is mother or father; the nation’s people are its children. But ‘uncle’ figures are also often part of the familial metaphor of the nation. The uncle represents a trope of masculinity that is defined differently than the ‘father’. Uncles are ‘avuncular’ figures – they are warm, friendly and playful. In nationalist discourse, avuncular uncle figures soften or mask…
Reflections on Indian Manhood
Mardistan (Macholand): Reflections on Indian Manhood. Harjant Singh Gill, director. Produced by PSBT (The Public Service Broadcasting Trust, India), 2014; color, 28 mins.; in Hindi and Punjabi with
Weaving the story, pulling at the strings
This paper examines two graphic novels by women based on Hindu mythology: Samhita Arni’s Sita’s Ramayana and Amruta Patil’s Adi Parva: The Churning of the Ocean. These texts use a range of storytelling techniques and visual elements to disrupt conventional understandings of male-centred mythological narratives. Sita’s Ramayana (Tara Books 2011) is illustrated by Moyna Chitrakar and written by Samhita Arni. The book situates Sita as an empathetic …
Race, representation, and Hindu–Christian encounters in contemporary North America
Hindu–Christian encounters in North America have been shaped by complex and conflicting national narratives about race, ethnicity, and cultural pluralism, as well as by intersecting Hindu social relations of caste, gender, and class. This chapter explores how these dynamics have shaped the development of temples and organizations as spaces for Hindu self-representation and advocacy in the wider community. It then provides a brief survey of some r…
Gendered impunity
In this short essay I read Jaspreet Singh's Helium through Julietta Singh's concept of the body as archive. It is a book about impunity and failed responsibility, but this is deeply gendered. It is the women in the novel who carry trauma in their bodies
Peering Inside the White Container
Peering Inside The White ContainerFeminism and Antiracism in the Work of JFSR Sailaja Krishnamurti (bio) As a new board member, I welcome this opportunity to respond to Judith Plaskow’s essay, “Race, Racism, and the JFSR,” part of a series of actions that Feminist Studies in Religion (FSR) has undertaken as a response to growing concern about anti-Black racism and carceral violence in the United States. When I was invited to join the board in 202…
Bring about the change we want to see”
In this paper we offer a critical analysis of the media discourse around an anti-sexual violence comic book, Priya’s Shakti (2013), which tells the story of a victim of gang rape who becomes an unlikely “superhero” in a crusade to end sexual violence. The comic was created by an Indian American filmmaker, Ram Devineni, in response to the horrific gang rape and murder of a young woman in New Delhi in 2012 (the Nirbhaya case). Positioning a rape vi…
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