Abhijit Maity
Biographic Data
| ID | 6664628 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Abhijit Maity |
| GIVEN NAMES | Abhijit |
| FAMILY NAME | Maity |
| SIGNATURE | MAITY A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Vidyasagar University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1265-0281 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
From stereotype to subject Representation of Dalit female protagonists in over-the-top (OTT) Hindi films Dahaad and Kathal
Scholars of critical caste studies generally agree that mainstream literary and screen narratives often misrepresent Dalit subjectivity, thereby obscuring the deeply entrenched forms of inequality and oppression specific to Dalit experiences. As a conceptual framework, critical caste studies also delve into the nuances of Dalit experiences that differentiate one individual from another based on class, race, gender, religion, ethnicity and sexuali…
Strong Woman Is Always Considered a Threat”
This article examines structures of gender injustice and epistemic exclusion in professional spaces by referring to Jigna Vora's arbitrary detention and its representation in the Hindi‐language drama series Scoop (2023). Vora, once a reputed female journalist, was framed in a nexus of media, police, and politics. The analysis reveals how the subversive presence of a “strong woman” in scooping and crime reporting generates a disciplinary response …
Mediating ecogenocide
The global climate crisis involves ecologically induced genocide. Anthropogenic destruction of ecosystem is the direct result of capitalist modes of production (Crook & Short, 2022). Ecogenocide is
Disinformation and media ethics
Television as one of the traditional form of mass media plays a significant role in news dissemination regarding local and international incidents, education, games, entertainment, and so on. At pr
Media capitalism and depression
Due to the increasing popularity of internet usage, the psychological well-being of a large number of people is severely affected. Millions of people using social media platforms every second are i
Trial by media and the freedom of expression
In September 2023, the Supreme Court of India (SCI) passed an order asking the Union government to frame and release guidelines regarding the police briefings of media reporting. This step is taken
Female journalist as victim
In 2023, the Committee to Protect Journalists published a report which reveals data on journalists and media workers murdered and imprisoned from 1992 to 2022. The report states that an average of
Streaming media portrayal of transgender in post-2018 Indian cinema
At present digital media plays a major role in the process of knowledge production and the construction of socio-cultural identities. In the post-globalized era, new media technologies usher a disp
Media noise levels and health in rural India
Imagine you are suddenly awakened by the sensation of high-volume bass-boosted DJ beats and loudspeakers coming from somewhere there 1–2 km away from your bedroom, and shocked to see how steel kitc
Modernist transitions
Media representations of the 2012 Delhi gang rape
Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.Additional informationNotes on contributorsAbhijit MaityAbhijit Maity teaches English Literature at Mahishadal Girls’ College, Vidyasagar University, India. His research interests include gender and sexuality studies, as well as identity politics in South Asian Literature.Correction StatementThis article has been republished with minor changes. These changes do not i…
Papa, I am gay, please, love me’
The article explores the problematic issues that arise between Bollywood films projecting homosexual relationships and the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) filtering their contents. Queer popular cultural representations in India face challenges to get release certification because of their inherently debatable contents including ‘non-normative’ sexual relationships which are largely identified as a potential threat to the existing hete…
The Murderer, the Monarch and the Fakir
The Murderer, the Monarch and the Fakir: A New Investigation of Mahatma Gandhi’s Assassination,." South Asian History and Culture, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print), pp. 1–2
Lady doctors
Performing Identities, Sexualities and Pleasures
On 20 February 2022, Leo Bersani, who has been one of the leading philosophers, literary critics and intellectuals in gender and sexuality studies, passed away at the age of 90. In this essay, I shall draw attention to Leo Bersani’s theoretical oeuvre and attempt to offer a critical assessment of his major contributions to the field of LGBTIQ+ studies. The essay reveals that Bersani’s ideas concerning sexual identities, gender relations and somat…
Legacy of Patriarchal God and the Politics of Myth-Making
This essay discusses how the imagination of women in India is framed up by the gender-biased mythical representations. By looking at the mythical representations that are circulated through centuries in many popular mages, paintings and calendar-portraits, a discursive pattern can be found that has positioned women in a secondary level, belonging to men. The family itself becomes a political site in the process of normalizing women’s submissivene…
Papa, I am gay, please, love me’
The article explores the problematic issues that arise between Bollywood films projecting homosexual relationships and the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) filtering their contents. Queer popular cultural representations in India face challenges to get release certification because of their inherently debatable contents including ‘non-normative’ sexual relationships which are largely identified as a potential threat to the existing hete…
The Murderer, the Monarch and the Fakir
The Murderer, the Monarch and the Fakir: A New Investigation of Mahatma Gandhi’s Assassination,." South Asian History and Culture, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print), pp. 1–2
Performing Identities, Sexualities and Pleasures
On 20 February 2022, Leo Bersani, who has been one of the leading philosophers, literary critics and intellectuals in gender and sexuality studies, passed away at the age of 90. In this essay, I shall draw attention to Leo Bersani’s theoretical oeuvre and attempt to offer a critical assessment of his major contributions to the field of LGBTIQ+ studies. The essay reveals that Bersani’s ideas concerning sexual identities, gender relations and somat…
Legacy of Patriarchal God and the Politics of Myth-Making
This essay discusses how the imagination of women in India is framed up by the gender-biased mythical representations. By looking at the mythical representations that are circulated through centuries in many popular mages, paintings and calendar-portraits, a discursive pattern can be found that has positioned women in a secondary level, belonging to men. The family itself becomes a political site in the process of normalizing women’s submissivene…
Media representations of the 2012 Delhi gang rape
Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author.Additional informationNotes on contributorsAbhijit MaityAbhijit Maity teaches English Literature at Mahishadal Girls’ College, Vidyasagar University, India. His research interests include gender and sexuality studies, as well as identity politics in South Asian Literature.Correction StatementThis article has been republished with minor changes. These changes do not i…
Papa, I am gay, please, love me’
The article explores the problematic issues that arise between Bollywood films projecting homosexual relationships and the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) filtering their contents. Queer popular cultural representations in India face challenges to get release certification because of their inherently debatable contents including ‘non-normative’ sexual relationships which are largely identified as a potential threat to the existing hete…
The Murderer, the Monarch and the Fakir
The Murderer, the Monarch and the Fakir: A New Investigation of Mahatma Gandhi’s Assassination,." South Asian History and Culture, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print), pp. 1–2
Lady doctors
Streaming media portrayal of transgender in post-2018 Indian cinema
At present digital media plays a major role in the process of knowledge production and the construction of socio-cultural identities. In the post-globalized era, new media technologies usher a disp
Media noise levels and health in rural India
Imagine you are suddenly awakened by the sensation of high-volume bass-boosted DJ beats and loudspeakers coming from somewhere there 1–2 km away from your bedroom, and shocked to see how steel kitc
Modernist transitions
Mediating ecogenocide
The global climate crisis involves ecologically induced genocide. Anthropogenic destruction of ecosystem is the direct result of capitalist modes of production (Crook & Short, 2022). Ecogenocide is
Disinformation and media ethics
Television as one of the traditional form of mass media plays a significant role in news dissemination regarding local and international incidents, education, games, entertainment, and so on. At pr
Media capitalism and depression
Due to the increasing popularity of internet usage, the psychological well-being of a large number of people is severely affected. Millions of people using social media platforms every second are i
Trial by media and the freedom of expression
In September 2023, the Supreme Court of India (SCI) passed an order asking the Union government to frame and release guidelines regarding the police briefings of media reporting. This step is taken
Female journalist as victim
In 2023, the Committee to Protect Journalists published a report which reveals data on journalists and media workers murdered and imprisoned from 1992 to 2022. The report states that an average of
From stereotype to subject Representation of Dalit female protagonists in over-the-top (OTT) Hindi films Dahaad and Kathal
Scholars of critical caste studies generally agree that mainstream literary and screen narratives often misrepresent Dalit subjectivity, thereby obscuring the deeply entrenched forms of inequality and oppression specific to Dalit experiences. As a conceptual framework, critical caste studies also delve into the nuances of Dalit experiences that differentiate one individual from another based on class, race, gender, religion, ethnicity and sexuali…
Strong Woman Is Always Considered a Threat”
This article examines structures of gender injustice and epistemic exclusion in professional spaces by referring to Jigna Vora's arbitrary detention and its representation in the Hindi‐language drama series Scoop (2023). Vora, once a reputed female journalist, was framed in a nexus of media, police, and politics. The analysis reveals how the subversive presence of a “strong woman” in scooping and crime reporting generates a disciplinary response …
Political science (11 works) · Law (10 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Politics (8 works) · Art (7 works) · Gender Studies (7 works) · South Asian Cinema and Culture (7 works) · History (6 works) · Human sexuality (6 works) · Media studies (5 works)