Rajiv Bhushan
Biographic Data
| ID | 6639575 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rajiv Bhushan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rajiv |
| FAMILY NAME | Bhushan |
| SIGNATURE | BHUSHAN R |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Institute of Technology Jamshedpur Jamshedpur India |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3646-2181 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Commodification of Body and Emancipation of Skin in Toni Morrison’s Beloved
Toni Morrison’s work of fiction Beloved is not only a story of emancipation from slavery but also a critical discourse of philosophy. This article, with the help of textual analysis, will make an attempt to demonstrate the philosophical gap that exists between using one’s body as commodity and liberating one’s skin (color/soul/self) from that body. The gap is the death, if not a physical one then death of the self, of one’s soul. “We die. That ma…
Performing Gender
The paper intends to look at the prevalent discourses in Chhau dance of Purulia to locate the issues of gender in a dance traditionally considered masculine. The dance is characterized by its drawing of thematic resources from the mythical tradition of Hindu religion and the usage of elaborate and decorative masks to represent particular characters. Purulia Chhau is traditionally performed by male-dancers and as a result, representation of female…
Mahesh Dattani’s Dance Like a Man
Mahesh Dattani is one of the leading Indian dramatists who responded to the problems of sexuality on the canvass of Indian theatre. He examined various facets of subjugation and marginalization rampant in Indian society. His plays focus on the sub-urban Hindu family and its trifle with gender and alternate sexuality. His plots revolve around the damaging implications of patriarchal constructs and his characters strive for liberty and self-satisfa…
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Mahesh Dattani’s Dance Like a Man
Mahesh Dattani is one of the leading Indian dramatists who responded to the problems of sexuality on the canvass of Indian theatre. He examined various facets of subjugation and marginalization rampant in Indian society. His plays focus on the sub-urban Hindu family and its trifle with gender and alternate sexuality. His plots revolve around the damaging implications of patriarchal constructs and his characters strive for liberty and self-satisfa…
Commodification of Body and Emancipation of Skin in Toni Morrison’s Beloved
Toni Morrison’s work of fiction Beloved is not only a story of emancipation from slavery but also a critical discourse of philosophy. This article, with the help of textual analysis, will make an attempt to demonstrate the philosophical gap that exists between using one’s body as commodity and liberating one’s skin (color/soul/self) from that body. The gap is the death, if not a physical one then death of the self, of one’s soul. “We die. That ma…
Performing Gender
The paper intends to look at the prevalent discourses in Chhau dance of Purulia to locate the issues of gender in a dance traditionally considered masculine. The dance is characterized by its drawing of thematic resources from the mythical tradition of Hindu religion and the usage of elaborate and decorative masks to represent particular characters. Purulia Chhau is traditionally performed by male-dancers and as a result, representation of female…
Dance (2 works) · Diversity and Impact of Dance (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Hinduism (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Androgyny (1 work)