Embodied forms of politics and identity in South Asian protest movements
Pinjra Tod and Delhi
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12499376 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vanya Lochan (0000-0002-7069-1463, Ashoka University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 132-147 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Journal of Women s Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1225-9276 • E-ISSN: 2377-004X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/12259276.2019.1577032 |
| OpenAlex | W2916037134 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 14 |
In this article, I argue that embodied forms of identity, politics and protests have become critical to South Asian social movements because actors have started identifying ways in which society uses their bodies to oppress them. The fact that “embodied” form of resistance is the prevalent theme of countless contemporary movements like Girls at Dhaba in Pakistan, Women’s March against President Donald Trump in the USA, “Pinjra Tod” in India, etc., proves that it is increasingly becoming urgent to study the way the female body can resist domination and oppressive structures. Discussing the definition of “embodied” resistance, and the gendered idea of “safety” and “peril” in urban spaces, I examine the ways in which recent protest movements such as Pinjra Tod (Break the Cages) in Delhi use embodied forms of politics and identity to subvert the norms that chain and restrict the female body
Aesthetics · Embodied cognition · Epistemology · Identity (music · Political science · Politics · Resistance (ecology · Social movement · Sociology · South asia · Anthropology · Diversity and Impact of Dance · Gender Studies · Law · South Asian Cinema and Culture · South Asian Studies and Conflicts
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| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |