JOURNEY OF WOMEN’S STUDIES IN INDIA (1974-2023)
JOURNEY OF WOMEN’S STUDIES IN INDIA (1974-2023)
Author(s): Vibhuti PatelSubject(s): Gender Studies, Social history, Gender history, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Present Times (2010 - today)
Published by: EDITURA ASE
Keywords: Women’s Studies; gender challenges; feminist agenda; gender mainstreaming;
Summary/Abstract: It is essential to critically reflect on cross cultural studies from feminist perspectives and understand the dimensions of universal standards of gender equality in different cultural contexts and interpretations. In the Indian context, women’s rights movement, women’s studies and gender studies have provided such space for reflections on cross-cultural perspectives. Women’s Studies as a discipline aims to theorise for the oppressed and direct its knowledge construction efforts for a gender transformative agenda. This article aims to provide a survey of the history of this discipline in India, and to critically present its main challenges, while underlining its most evident achievements.
Journal: Synergy
- Issue Year: 19/2023
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 22-38
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English