Essays about: "Indian feminism"

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  1. 1. CAPABILITIES INSIDE FOUR WALLS : A qualitative field study on the capabilities and freedoms for women in a developing context challenging the approach of Amartya Sen

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Author : Olivia Jakobsson; Talvin Kaur Logani; [2019]
    Keywords : Amartya Sen; Martha Nussbaum; Feminism; Power; Capabilities; India; Women;

    Abstract : The ‘’capability approach’’, developed by the Indian economist Amartya Sen, has been widely used in the field of development and has contributed a perception of development that is different from the traditional understanding of it. Despite this, the theory has received a great amount of feminist critique and it has been concluded that the field lacks empirical data on how women in developing countries can be fully understood from the approach of Sen. READ MORE

  3. 2. Education Meets Gender : Tracing the Beginning of Learning Gender, the Search for Identity and Representation in Indian Textbooks

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Manushi Desai; [2019]
    Keywords : gender; gender equality; intersectionality; representation; education; Indian textbooks; Indian feminism;

    Abstract : Gender equality is something that most countries around the globe are trying to achieve. Education is one of the major factors that can bring about significant change as it can shape young minds to nurture a more equal future. READ MORE

  4. 3. Female agency in Burnt Shadows and Postcolonial Feminism in the EFL Classroom

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Vanja Floryd; [2019]
    Keywords : Burnt Shadows; Kamila Shamsie; postcolonialism; feminism; literature; women; agency; EFL; upper secondary school;

    Abstract : This essay analyses Burnt Shadows (2009) by Kamila Shamsie from a postcolonial feminist perspective, with a focus on agency of women, representation and re-presentation, and cultural stereotypes. The degree of agency in the main characters Hiroko, Elizabeth and Kim is discussed, followed by an analysis of the re-presentation of Indian, Pakistani and Arab Muslim women characters in the text, with a focus on homogenisation and voice. READ MORE

  5. 4. Feminist citizen media in India : A study of media strategies and feminist approaches in India of today

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/JMK

    Author : Helena Boman Brodie; [2016]
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    Abstract : This thesis is a qualitative analysis of conceptions of identity, media strategies and the work practices of six Indian feminist citizen media organizations. The main actors of these organizations have been interviewed to add knowledge regarding the complex character and phenomena of the feminist citizen media outlets working to raise awareness of gender equality in India. READ MORE

  6. 5. 'Suddenly you are told that you are leaders.' The framing of leadership among members of feminist NGOs in New Delhi.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Inga Marie List; [2015]
    Keywords : Buzzword; Feminism; Feminist leadership; Feminist NGOs; Framing; India; Leadership; New Delhi; NGOisation; WPR; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Leadership is often proposed as a key solution for social change, although the actual meaning remains unclear. By studying leadership in the context of Indian feminist NGOs’ hybridity, situated in-between Western structures and the values of the Indian Women’s Movement, I intended to deepen our understanding of the lived meaning of leadership and followership, beyond its buzzword character. READ MORE