Browsing by Subject "Feminism"

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“Equality and not about Equal Rights”: Redefining Fourth-Wave Inclusion and Intersectionality through the Digital Platform Agent of Ishq
(University of North Bengal, 2021) Hazra, Mousumi
The definition of the historically abounding F-Word, Feminism, is continuously being shifted from one notion to another, varying in accord with class, caste, and gender across generations. Starting with the website Everyday Sexism launched by Laura Bates in 2012, Fourth wave feminism has recently witnessed a paradigmatic shift from the previous waves of feminism. Currently, as we consider the fluidity of gender construction and interact with various forms of it every day, social media or representation of women on-screen has been one of the most influential factors behind constructing our ‘already gendered’ selves. As the applications of power disseminate the idea of empowerment, equality and freedom also differ alongside. Hence, today’s feminism looks up to a lot more exposure where people can put themselves out there without adhering to any kind of censorship or asceticism. This approach has been productively exercised through the online multimedia digital platform Agent of Ishq, directed and introduced by the filmmaker Paromita Vohra in 2015. This research will initially be focused on the way how some mainstream Indian movies, featured to be among the ‘top 10 feminist films’, formed the idea of feminism vis-à-vis how far the feminist implication through Agent of Ishq addresses and adheres to the current ‘wave’ of feminism in India. Keywords:
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Feminism : an issue of social justice and equality
(University of North Bengal, 2013) Saha, Laxmi; Das, Kantilal
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Subjugation and Emancipation : Women Characters in the Select Works of Girish Karnad
(University of North Bengal, 2022-12) Mahaldar, Santosh
A feminist perspective explores and analyzes among its other themes, the theme of gender inequality. It talks about the discourses of patriarchy and sexism that have kept women oppressed and marginalized economically, politically, socially and psychologically. Lois Tyson asserts: “Feminist criticism examines how literature (and other cultural productions) reinforces or undermines the economic, political, social and psychological oppression of women.” (Tyson, 2019, p. 79) Disparity against women based on gender distinction has been the core preoccupation of feminism. The role of women in our society has been confined within the boundaries of daughter, wife, and mother, which are suggestive of the restrictions that almost all women face in their homes. This paper draws on gender discourses to discuss the theme of subjugation of women in some select plays of Girish Karnad. The paper discusses four plays of Karnad to explore the issue ; Naga-Mandala, The Fire and the Rain , Hayavadana and Yajati . Discussion on women’s subjugation requires a proper theoretical and philosophical perspective. The essay refers to some deliberations and convictions of feminist critics like John Stuart Mill, Simone de Beauvoir, Kate Millet, and Michel Foucault. Girish Karnad was well aware that the sexist oppression of women is a feature of patriarchal dominance. We know the adage, “power sets the agenda for patriarchy.” The research aims to pinpoint how Karnad seeks for means of atonement in the select plays.
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Understanding the Kamptapur Movement from A Feminist Perspective : A Study of Role and Participation of Women in the Movement for Autonomy
(University of North Bengal, 2022-03) Arshed (Goswami), Niviya
The paper is an attempt to understand the Kamptapur Movement of North Bengal the region from the theoretical lenses of the feminist school. It is an effort to trace how the movement which initially started with the demand for recognition and autonomy eventually has ignored and disregarded the role and importance of women leading to a gender-biased construction of identity crisis. Baking primarily on a feminist critic the paper makes a serious effort to find the research gap that was the major factors for understanding the question of identity politics of individuals and groups. Through empirical data and an extensive filed based survey and interviews the paper will try to explain that despite evidence and reports of women participation why there in almost all existing kinds of the literature we find a very narrowly narrated contribution of the women in the movement.