Natural Landscapes and Regional Constructs of Gender

Theorizing Linkages in the Indian Context

Bibliographic Data

ID12319282
AuthorsAnindita Datta (0000-0003-3586-1233, University of Delhi, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume15
Issue3
Pages345-362
Publication date2011-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueGender Technology and Development (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0971-8524 • E-ISSN: 0973-0656
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1177/097185241101500302
OpenAlexW1993190785
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited15

This article theorizes the influence of natural landscape or terrain on the construction of feminine gender roles in India. Throughout the discussion, an attempt is made to understand the regional nuances in the construction of feminine gender roles with a reference to the role of terrain or natural landscape. Primarily, by virtue of their terrain conditions, landscapes, it is argued, lay the foundations for the emergence of a specific set of cultural conditions. These cultural layers, which include a specific kinship regime, work in tandem to create and sustain regional gender constructs. Thus, the basis of regional differences in the construction of femininity and feminine gender roles may be traced in part to specific types of natural landscapes or terrain and the demand for women’s labor that they evoke. The latter is itself contingent upon, among other factors, the productivity of agricultural land. Despite significant changes in society, the relevance of these natural landscapeinspired constructs of gender remains

Cartography · Context (archaeology · Economic geography · Epistemology · Femininity · Geography · Kinship · Natural (archaeology · Natural landscape · Natural resource · Political science · Relevance (law · Sociology · Terrain · Virtue · Anthropology · Gender Studies · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology · South Asian Studies and Conflicts

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