Feminism, imperialism and orientalism
The challenge of the 'Indian woman
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4348783 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joanna Liddle (0000-0001-5568-3273, University of Warwick), Shirin Rai (University of Warwick) |
| Year | 1998 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 495-520 |
| Publication date | 1998-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Women s History Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0961-2025 • E-ISSN: 1747-583X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09612029800200379 |
| OpenAlex | W4236389745 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 14 |
This article examines the content and process of imperialist discourse on the ‘Indian woman’ in the writings of two North American women, one writing at the time of ‘first wave’ feminism, the other a key exponent of the ‘second wave’ of the movement. By analysing these writings, it demonstrates how the content of the discourse was reproduced over time ith different but parallel effects in the changed political circumstances, in the first case producing the Western imperial powers as superior on the scale of civilisation, and in the second case producing Western women as the leaders of global feminism. It also identifies how the process of creating written images occurred within the context of each author's social relations with the subject, the reader and the other authors, showing how an orientalist discourse can be produced through the author's representation of the human subjects of whom she writes; how this discourse can be reproduced through the author's uncritical use of earlier writers; and how the discourse can be activated in the audience through the author's failure to challenge established cognitive structures in the reader
Art · Civilization · Context (archaeology) · Feminism · Literature · Orientalism · Political science · Politics · Representation (politics) · Sociology · Western culture · Caribbean history, culture, and politics · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · History · Law · Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies · Race, History, and American Society
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,8 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2025 (25) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |