Contents: The Panorama of the Pandemic and the Female Subalternity (Issue 67)
Contents: The Panorama of the Pandemic and the Female Subalternity (Issue 67)
Posts tagged ‘Pandemic’
May 8
Issue Editorial: The Panorama of the Pandemic and the Female Subalternity
By Silpi Maitra
One of the grim and gory contexts or subjects of study has been marital rape. Rape, which is the violation of one’s identity, essence, sexuality and the soul as a whole is presented in multidimensional forms of narration. This issue of Café Dissensus chooses marital rape to be the focal point of research and discussion.
A Panoramic Overview of the Pandemic in Rearview
By Ankita Das
Could this be an indication that even though they finally begin to mark their presence in the Brahmanic patriarchal system, they feel somehow obligated to abide by the rules?
The Confined Contours of Femininity in the Narratives of Shashi Despande
By Silpi Maitra
Being confined or locked down (both figuratively and literally) amidst the scarcity of economic resources that are needed for sustenance, the ravaging spree of masculinity has transformed the female bodies as the sites of violence.
From ‘The Dark Room’ to ‘Bhumika’: The Perennial Saga of Female Subalternity
By Sambhu Nath Banerjee
Both Urvashi and Savitri are like weary and thirsty travellers, trudging through the dreary desert sand, occasionally coming across a mirage, which finally eludes them and leaves them longing for a sweet, peaceful home.
Borders of the Pandemic: Requestioning the Dialogue between Female Subjugation and Red-light Areas
By Oishika Ghosh
I deduce how COVID-19 spread incremented the cycle of stigma, silence, and violence among sex workers, which not only created silence but also preserved stereotypes and misunderstandings within its very context. And this creates violence.
Locating sexual subalterns and transphobia during the pandemic
By Surabhi Jha
It is crucial to comprehend how transphobia and conventional societal norms might have affected transgender people’s access to healthcare in India during the pandemic.
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