This book sifts through and theorizes the many British and Indian renditions of the Rani of Jhansi, a heroic figure, whose seeming mutability offers a nuanced evaluation of the fluid literary, cinematic, and cultural representations in colonial and postcolonial discourses of sexuality, race, gender, caste, and religion.
This book sifts through and theorizes the many British and Indian renditions of the Rani of Jhansi, a heroic figure, whose seeming mutability offers a nuanced evaluation of the fluid literary, cinematic, and cultural representations in colonial and postcolonial discourses of sexuality, race, gender, caste, and religion.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Harleen Singh is Associate Professor of Literature, South Asian Studies, and Women's Studies at Brandeis University. Her interests lie in women's literature and history, the postcolonial novel, Indian film and music, narratives of the South Asian Diaspora, and characterizations of postcolonial urban space. An active participant in political dialogue regarding women's issues in India, she frequently writes reviews and articles for BIBLIO, the South Asian Review, South Asian Diaspora, Sikh Formations, and ARIEL.
Inhaltsangabe
List of figures Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Enslaving masculinity: rape scripts and the erotics of power 3. India's Aryan queen: colonial ambivalence and race in the mutiny 4. Coherent pasts in Hindi literature and film 5. Unmaking the nationalist archive: gender and dalit historiography Afterword Bibliography Index.
List of figures Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Enslaving masculinity: rape scripts and the erotics of power 3. India's Aryan queen: colonial ambivalence and race in the mutiny 4. Coherent pasts in Hindi literature and film 5. Unmaking the nationalist archive: gender and dalit historiography Afterword Bibliography Index.
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