There is a plethora of literatures on the Indian diaspora and the various issues that color their... more There is a plethora of literatures on the Indian diaspora and the various issues that color their experiences. But there is a glaring void in the articulation of women's experiences of caste-based social interactions and identity formations in the global scenario. This is an attempt to inquire into the lived experiences of two urban, educated, Dalit women writers-Sujatha Gidla and Yashica Dutt both first generation immigrants in the United States. Their memoirs address issues such as castelessness in a global context, the role of reservations, and the intersection of gender and caste. A caste-based enquiry into their identity can be observed from their memoirs Coming Out As Dalit, and Ants Among Elephants as primary text as well as other paratexts such as interviews and panel discussions. They both point out that social mobility proves inadequate in washing away one's caste identity. One can run and hide away from your birthplace, but one can never escape from the birth-tag of caste.
Several of Henrik Ibsen's play titles signify the various architectural themes that recur through... more Several of Henrik Ibsen's play titles signify the various architectural themes that recur through his works. Doll's House, Pillar of the Society, and The Master Builder can be recalled at once. The main focus of this paper is on the spatial imagination of the dramatic design and the thematic structure of Henrik Ibsen's play The Master Builder. It is argued that the architectural metaphors blend the thematic content and plot to reveal the innermost parts of the characters and their psyche. The aim of the paper is to examine the spatial imagination of the stage space and how the psychological quest for selfhood is discovered through the elaborate stage directions that Ibsen is so celebrated for.
International Journal of English Language, Literature , 2018
M K Indra's Kannada novella Phaniyamma published in 1976 has been translated into English by Teja... more M K Indra's Kannada novella Phaniyamma published in 1976 has been translated into English by Tejaswini Niranjana in 1989. The movie adaptation of the novella has been directed by Prema Karant, the first woman movie director in Kannada. This paper is divided into three parts: I will analyse the novella as a feminist text and attempt to understand the elements of feminist narrative techniques. I will also be looking at translation as a feminist activity; and the role of a feminist translator. With reference to feminist theory, I will examine the gaze of a woman film-maker. The paper simultaneously contributes to the discipline of translation studies, as well as feminist studies.
In light of the compulsory gender education course introduced by the Telengana government, teache... more In light of the compulsory gender education course introduced by the Telengana government, teachers are required to design a module to accommodate the bilingual textbook, "Towards a World of Equals", as a prescribed reference text. This paper highlights the dynamics of Curriculum designing and Curriculum transaction of Gender Studies in the new context of teaching it as a non-core course by teachers without the experience or expertise of teaching such material. Teachers have to evolve suitable pedagogical tools including appropriate evaluation strategies/modes. The paper records the experiences of the author, teaching the course as a pilot project at St. Joseph's Degree and PG college, Hyderabad. The course currently emphasizes on a functional approach rather than a pedantic mode of learning. Retaining the jargon-free, narrative framework of the textbook, the course relies heavily on examples from popular culture. The aim here is not to teach gender as an analytical category or as a discipline but reiterate the unmistakable presence of gender in their own campus spaces/ other public spaces; or in their domestic life/ other private spaces. A pilot study has brought to light that teachers of the English department in most engineering and non-engineering colleges have been entrusted with teaching this course. Through a more elaborate survey, attempt is to probe into some of the difficult questions in this scenario. IT,
There is a plethora of literatures on the Indian diaspora and the various issues that color their... more There is a plethora of literatures on the Indian diaspora and the various issues that color their experiences. But there is a glaring void in the articulation of women's experiences of caste-based social interactions and identity formations in the global scenario. This is an attempt to inquire into the lived experiences of two urban, educated, Dalit women writers-Sujatha Gidla and Yashica Dutt both first generation immigrants in the United States. Their memoirs address issues such as castelessness in a global context, the role of reservations, and the intersection of gender and caste. A caste-based enquiry into their identity can be observed from their memoirs Coming Out As Dalit, and Ants Among Elephants as primary text as well as other paratexts such as interviews and panel discussions. They both point out that social mobility proves inadequate in washing away one's caste identity. One can run and hide away from your birthplace, but one can never escape from the birth-tag of caste.
Several of Henrik Ibsen's play titles signify the various architectural themes that recur through... more Several of Henrik Ibsen's play titles signify the various architectural themes that recur through his works. Doll's House, Pillar of the Society, and The Master Builder can be recalled at once. The main focus of this paper is on the spatial imagination of the dramatic design and the thematic structure of Henrik Ibsen's play The Master Builder. It is argued that the architectural metaphors blend the thematic content and plot to reveal the innermost parts of the characters and their psyche. The aim of the paper is to examine the spatial imagination of the stage space and how the psychological quest for selfhood is discovered through the elaborate stage directions that Ibsen is so celebrated for.
International Journal of English Language, Literature , 2018
M K Indra's Kannada novella Phaniyamma published in 1976 has been translated into English by Teja... more M K Indra's Kannada novella Phaniyamma published in 1976 has been translated into English by Tejaswini Niranjana in 1989. The movie adaptation of the novella has been directed by Prema Karant, the first woman movie director in Kannada. This paper is divided into three parts: I will analyse the novella as a feminist text and attempt to understand the elements of feminist narrative techniques. I will also be looking at translation as a feminist activity; and the role of a feminist translator. With reference to feminist theory, I will examine the gaze of a woman film-maker. The paper simultaneously contributes to the discipline of translation studies, as well as feminist studies.
In light of the compulsory gender education course introduced by the Telengana government, teache... more In light of the compulsory gender education course introduced by the Telengana government, teachers are required to design a module to accommodate the bilingual textbook, "Towards a World of Equals", as a prescribed reference text. This paper highlights the dynamics of Curriculum designing and Curriculum transaction of Gender Studies in the new context of teaching it as a non-core course by teachers without the experience or expertise of teaching such material. Teachers have to evolve suitable pedagogical tools including appropriate evaluation strategies/modes. The paper records the experiences of the author, teaching the course as a pilot project at St. Joseph's Degree and PG college, Hyderabad. The course currently emphasizes on a functional approach rather than a pedantic mode of learning. Retaining the jargon-free, narrative framework of the textbook, the course relies heavily on examples from popular culture. The aim here is not to teach gender as an analytical category or as a discipline but reiterate the unmistakable presence of gender in their own campus spaces/ other public spaces; or in their domestic life/ other private spaces. A pilot study has brought to light that teachers of the English department in most engineering and non-engineering colleges have been entrusted with teaching this course. Through a more elaborate survey, attempt is to probe into some of the difficult questions in this scenario. IT,
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