Feminism in India and the West
Recasting a Relationship
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3878076 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Mary E John (Centre for Women's Development Studies, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 197-209 |
| Publication date | 1998-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cultural Dynamics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0921-3740 • E-ISSN: 1461-7048 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/092137409801000207 |
| OpenAlex | W1967787570 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 11 |
This paper discusses the established forms in which the westernness of feminism has been a problem in the Indian context, and suggests some alternate routes for addressing it. The colonial legacy and the identification of women with national culture have made for a selective identification of feminism with an inauthentic westernization. The paper goes on to discuss some of the divergences in the conceptual legacies of western and Indian feminism, and the problems of using analogous arguments from western contexts in India. It focuses especially on the misleading role that critiques of essentialism are currently playing in Indian feminist debates, and concludes by calling for a more careful appraisal of the effects of growing disparities on patriarchal structures
Colonialism · Essentialism · Feminism · Modernization theory · Political science · Sociology · Westernization · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · History · Indian History and Philosophy · Law · Ecology
Feminism and Cultural Studies in Asia
Dreaming the Welfare-State
Human Rights
Decentring hegemonic gender theory
“We have achieved great feats…but our struggle is far from over”
East/West encounters
Teaching gender studies as cultural studies
Why culture matters
Remapping the connections between feminism and secularism
De l’importance de la culture pour repenser le langage féministe
Gendered modernities, neoliberal subjects
Identity, Feminist Theory and Language in Women’s Studies Degree Programmes
Shifting narratives
| Unique citing works | 13 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,68 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |