Rosalind Parr
Biographic Data
| ID | 6055648 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rosalind Parr |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rosalind |
| FAMILY NAME | Parr |
| SIGNATURE | PARR R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Glasgow Caledonian University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8836-6637 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
I. Introduction
Despite a recent shift towards Global South-centred histories of development, women in and from Asia and Africa remain largely neglected in the historiography. In response, this Arenas issue examines the implications of situating the roles and experiences of women at the centre of historical analysis in this field. Bringing together scholars with diverse research expertise, the discussion reflects on the gendered meanings of development in twenti…
III. Scales
Despite a recent shift towards Global South-centred histories of development, women in and from Asia and Africa remain largely neglected in the historiography. In response, this Arenas issue examines the implications of situating the roles and experiences of women at the centre of historical analysis in this field. Bringing together scholars with diverse research expertise, the discussion reflects on the gendered meanings of development in twenti…
Aruna Asaf Ali’s ‘Imperative Duties’
This article explores the career of Aruna Asaf Ali, (1909-1996), a prominent figure on the Indian Left in the first two decades after independence. Tracing her path from ‘Congress socialism’ to communism, it examines the development of her thinking and how it impacted her work as a journalist and an activist in transnational networks such as the peace movement and the Women’s International Democratic Federation. Aruna saw domestic and internation…
Self-Sacrifice, Suffrage and Socialism
The civil disobedience campaign is traditionally viewed as a turning point when women participated in the anti-colonial movement for the first time in large numbers, a phenomenon conventionally attributed to Gandhi's 'call to women'. Feminist historiographical accounts have highlighted the limits of Gandhi's encouragement and emphasised the depth of women's autonomous agency. This article examines the dynamics of women's mobilisation. It explores…
Solving world problems
This article examines global processes of decolonization through an analysis of Indian women’s interactions with world governance during the interwar ‘crisis of empire’. This distinct form of activism asserted anti-colonial claims through engagements with transnational civil society networks and the social work of the League of Nations and the International Labour Office. In doing so, it undermined imperial legitimacy, shifted the terms of libera…
Solving world problems
This article examines global processes of decolonization through an analysis of Indian women’s interactions with world governance during the interwar ‘crisis of empire’. This distinct form of activism asserted anti-colonial claims through engagements with transnational civil society networks and the social work of the League of Nations and the International Labour Office. In doing so, it undermined imperial legitimacy, shifted the terms of libera…
Solving world problems
This article examines global processes of decolonization through an analysis of Indian women’s interactions with world governance during the interwar ‘crisis of empire’. This distinct form of activism asserted anti-colonial claims through engagements with transnational civil society networks and the social work of the League of Nations and the International Labour Office. In doing so, it undermined imperial legitimacy, shifted the terms of libera…
Self-Sacrifice, Suffrage and Socialism
The civil disobedience campaign is traditionally viewed as a turning point when women participated in the anti-colonial movement for the first time in large numbers, a phenomenon conventionally attributed to Gandhi's 'call to women'. Feminist historiographical accounts have highlighted the limits of Gandhi's encouragement and emphasised the depth of women's autonomous agency. This article examines the dynamics of women's mobilisation. It explores…
I. Introduction
Despite a recent shift towards Global South-centred histories of development, women in and from Asia and Africa remain largely neglected in the historiography. In response, this Arenas issue examines the implications of situating the roles and experiences of women at the centre of historical analysis in this field. Bringing together scholars with diverse research expertise, the discussion reflects on the gendered meanings of development in twenti…
III. Scales
Despite a recent shift towards Global South-centred histories of development, women in and from Asia and Africa remain largely neglected in the historiography. In response, this Arenas issue examines the implications of situating the roles and experiences of women at the centre of historical analysis in this field. Bringing together scholars with diverse research expertise, the discussion reflects on the gendered meanings of development in twenti…
Aruna Asaf Ali’s ‘Imperative Duties’
This article explores the career of Aruna Asaf Ali, (1909-1996), a prominent figure on the Indian Left in the first two decades after independence. Tracing her path from ‘Congress socialism’ to communism, it examines the development of her thinking and how it impacted her work as a journalist and an activist in transnational networks such as the peace movement and the Women’s International Democratic Federation. Aruna saw domestic and internation…
Historical Gender and Feminism Studies (4 works) · Colonial History and Postcolonial Studies (3 works) · Historiography (3 works) · Africa (2 works) · African history and culture studies (2 works) · ASIA (2 works) · Colonialism (2 works) · Gender and development (2 works) · Global South (2 works) · historical development (2 works)