Intersection of Sexual Violence against Women and Sectarian Agendas in India

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ID13000232
AuthorsAfroza Anwary (Minnesota State University, Mankato, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume7
Issue3
Pages1736-1736
Publication date2018-10-25
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMultidisciplinary Journal of Gender Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2014-3613 • E-ISSN: 2014-3613
PublisherHipatia Press (PUBLISHER • ES)
DOI10.17583/generos.2018.3368
OpenAlexW2898608980
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited14

Using on-line newspaper reports, this paper examines how the narratives and counter narratives of the highly publicised gang rape of Pandey in 2012 reproduce rape myths. Using thematic analysis techniques, this research examines how gang rape is used in sectarian agendas in India. It demonstrates that the responses of government, the main opposition political party, and prominent leaders of Hindu nationalist forces to rape cannot be separated from the intersection of gender, misogynist culture and politics. Findings indicated that violated women’s bodies became a space for political debates between a conservative, opposition political party’s claims about Indian traditions and the government of India. These findings have important implications if we want to challenge rape myths that obscure the need for social and political transformation to stop rape. The highly publicised rape of Pandey marked a turning point for the anti-rape movement in India

Hindu nationalism · Hinduism · Mythology · Narrative · Nationalism · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Gender Studies · Gender, Security, and Conflict · History · Law · Religious studies · Sex work and related issues · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Religious Studies

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