Kathryn C Hardy
Biographic Data
| ID | 6055406 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kathryn C Hardy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kathryn C |
| FAMILY NAME | Hardy |
| SIGNATURE | HARDY K C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ashoka University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Provincialising the Cow
This paper examines the ritual and everyday practices of a family of buffalo-keeping Yadavs in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Water buffalo and indigenous Indian cattle are described as biologically and socially distinct beings: buffalo are economic animals, favoured for milk production, but ritually devalued and legally killable; cattle are sacred, protected from slaughter. Cows have historically been the animals central to public imaginations of Hind…
Mediating Bhojpuriya
Although often described as a rural dialect of Modern Standard Hindi, in the last five years Bhojpuri has emerged as the language for a new cinema industry, complete with superstars, superhits, and media speculation about the particular ‘rural values’ that have catapulted the industry into success. But despite Bhojpuri's reputation as a ‘rustic’ way of speaking, Bhojpuri cinema critically inhabits both urban and rural spaces. While Bhojpuri speak…
Mediating Bhojpuriya
Although often described as a rural dialect of Modern Standard Hindi, in the last five years Bhojpuri has emerged as the language for a new cinema industry, complete with superstars, superhits, and media speculation about the particular ‘rural values’ that have catapulted the industry into success. But despite Bhojpuri's reputation as a ‘rustic’ way of speaking, Bhojpuri cinema critically inhabits both urban and rural spaces. While Bhojpuri speak…
Mediating Bhojpuriya
Although often described as a rural dialect of Modern Standard Hindi, in the last five years Bhojpuri has emerged as the language for a new cinema industry, complete with superstars, superhits, and media speculation about the particular ‘rural values’ that have catapulted the industry into success. But despite Bhojpuri's reputation as a ‘rustic’ way of speaking, Bhojpuri cinema critically inhabits both urban and rural spaces. While Bhojpuri speak…
Provincialising the Cow
This paper examines the ritual and everyday practices of a family of buffalo-keeping Yadavs in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Water buffalo and indigenous Indian cattle are described as biologically and socially distinct beings: buffalo are economic animals, favoured for milk production, but ritually devalued and legally killable; cattle are sacred, protected from slaughter. Cows have historically been the animals central to public imaginations of Hind…
Law (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Socioeconomics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · South Asian Studies and Conflicts (2 works) · Uttar pradesh (2 works) · Ancient history (1 work) · Art (1 work) · Art history (1 work)