Afterword

Gendering Caste: Honor, Patriarchy and Violence

Bibliographic Data

ID2634855
AuthorsH Gorringe (0000-0003-3253-9417, University of Edinburgh, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume19
Issue19
Publication date2018-10-31
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSouth Asia Multidisciplinary Academic Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1960-6060 • E-ISSN: 1960-6060
PublisherOpenEdition (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.4000/samaj.4685
OpenAlexW2899370500
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited22

Introduction The central significance of gender to the operation of caste was vividly highlighted for me during fieldwork on Dalit politics and mobilization in 2012. I visited the offices of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) in Madurai (central Tamil Nadu) to interview the local leader Vikraman. He detailed the work of the Tamil Nadu Untouchability Eradication Front, which has documented the many and varied forms of untouchability practiced in contemporary Tamil Nadu. One example c

Art · Caste · Communism · Honor · Marxist philosophy · Patriarchy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Tamil · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Law · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies