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Dutta, Debolina
and Sircar, Oishik
(2013)
India’s winter of discontent: some feminist dilemmas in the wake of a rape.
Feminist Studies, 39 (1).
pp. 293-306.
ISSN 0046-3663
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Abstract
The article discusses the social ramifications in India following the gang rape and murder of Jyoti Singh Pandey Delhi, India in December 2012. An overview of the protests of Pandey's rape and murder, including the participation of urban, upper-caste, middle class women, is provided. An overview of feminists' reactions to violence against women in India from 1978 through the early 2010s, including in regard to rape laws and the debate over whether to censor the Indian rapper Honey Singh, is provided.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Feminism | Rape | India |
| Subjects: | Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Gender Studies Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Political Science |
| JGU School/Centre: | Jindal Global Law School |
| Depositing User: | Arjun Dinesh |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Apr 2022 11:13 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Apr 2022 11:13 |
| Official URL: | http://doi.org/10.1353/fem.2013.0023 |
| URI: | https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/2372 |
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