Swikrita Dowerah
Biographic Data
| ID | 5723993 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Swikrita Dowerah |
| GIVEN NAMES | Swikrita |
| FAMILY NAME | Dowerah |
| SIGNATURE | DOWERAH S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Manipal University Jaipur |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2136-9934 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Visible Bodies, Silent Frames
Cinema remains a contested terrain of ideological struggle in Indian mainstream cinema. This relative discomfort in broaching the caste question is evident in the nominal number of films made on the subject. The reluctance of Indian cinema, especially Bollywood in addressing the caste divides is evident in the controversy surrounding the release of two recent Bollywood films Phule (2025) and Santosh (2024). Situating both the films within the lar…
Contextualizing independent films
Rethinking gender discriminations in modern India
Throughout the world, patriarchy has had a long and dominant presence in shaping power dynamics and gender relations. The manifestation of patriarchal ideology is complex and multifaceted and its influence can be observed in various aspects of life, within families and beyond. Patriarchal norms have become so deeply ingrained and normalized in society that both men and women conform to them almost instinctively. While feminist movements have trie…
Rethinking gender discriminations in modern India
Throughout the world, patriarchy has had a long and dominant presence in shaping power dynamics and gender relations. The manifestation of patriarchal ideology is complex and multifaceted and its influence can be observed in various aspects of life, within families and beyond. Patriarchal norms have become so deeply ingrained and normalized in society that both men and women conform to them almost instinctively. While feminist movements have trie…
Contextualizing independent films
Rethinking gender discriminations in modern India
Throughout the world, patriarchy has had a long and dominant presence in shaping power dynamics and gender relations. The manifestation of patriarchal ideology is complex and multifaceted and its influence can be observed in various aspects of life, within families and beyond. Patriarchal norms have become so deeply ingrained and normalized in society that both men and women conform to them almost instinctively. While feminist movements have trie…
Visible Bodies, Silent Frames
Cinema remains a contested terrain of ideological struggle in Indian mainstream cinema. This relative discomfort in broaching the caste question is evident in the nominal number of films made on the subject. The reluctance of Indian cinema, especially Bollywood in addressing the caste divides is evident in the controversy surrounding the release of two recent Bollywood films Phule (2025) and Santosh (2024). Situating both the films within the lar…
South Asian Cinema and Culture (3 works) · Caste (2 works) · Censorship (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Diaspora (1 work) · Ethnology (1 work) · Gender Politics and Representation (1 work) · Gender Studies (1 work) · Gender Studies (1 work) · Hegemony (1 work)