Volume 9, No. 2 – 2009

Articles

• Indian Modernity: The Aesthetic Dimension by P.P. RAVEENDRAN Posted in: Literature & Literary Studies, Culture, Articles Abstract : Modernity is a difficult concept to define. More so are modernity’s local and national versions, as the term ‘modernity’ is understood primarily as a universal and universalising mindset. That is why we see an internal schism develop within… Continue Reading
• Changing Perspective of Nationalism in British Official Documents by P. J. KOCHUTRESIAMA Posted in: Power, History, Culture, Articles Abstract : The paper examines the official documents of the Raj to investigate the structure of feelings of the British colonisers at any given point in time during their occupation of India. A limited scrutiny of British official communication in… Continue Reading
• Gendered Violence, Nationalism and the Hegemonic Projects of Modern Nation States: A Reading of Kamlaben Patel’s Partition Memoir torn from the Roots by GIREESH J. Posted in: Literature & Literary Studies, Life writing, Culture, Articles Abstract : Any attempt to describe the 1947 partition of British India into the two nation states of India and Pakistan inevitably brings to the fore the problematic configurations of modernity and tradition. The events that led to this moment… Continue Reading
• Between the Colonial and the National Modern: Gender Dynamics in Early Cinema in Keralam by MEENA T. PILLAI Posted in: Performance, Culture, Articles Abstract : Keralam, with its erstwhile tradition of matrilineal forms of kinship pattern, has evolved into one of the most advanced states of India in terms of social development indicators. Yet in 1933, its unique form of matrilineal kinship became… Continue Reading
• Urban/Rural Divide: Gender Politics in Middle Cinema in Hindi by ARYA AIYAPPAN Posted in: Performance, Culture, Articles Abstract : Cinema, a narrative of life, finds expression within the cultural matrix of the community. It weaves stories rooted in the social milieu and enriched by social experiences. A major milestone in the Indian culture, cinema is an endearing… Continue Reading
• Transgendering Celebrations: The Politics of Sexuality in Koovagam and Kottankulangara Chamayavilakku. by SONYA J. NAIR Posted in: Sexualities, Culture, Articles Abstract : With genderspeak gaining volume and lexical complexity over the ages, it becomes imperative that the factors that have come together to consolidate our perceptions of gender and sexuality be examined. The sociological, religious and colonial drives that have… Continue Reading
• Mookkuthi, Kalla and Mala: Women’s Adornments and the Politics of Social Aspiration by BINI B.S. Posted in: Culture, Society, Articles Abstract:The paper analyses the Mookkuthi Samaram and the discarding of kalla and mala as movements that gave bold expressions to the social aspirations of ‘subordinate castes’. While looking at these confrontations through the lens of caste and gender, one can… Continue Reading
• The Subaltern and Public Spaces by Hariharan, B Posted in: Culture, Articles Abstract : Academic discussions that have largely created space for a discourse of the subaltern have primarily focussed on questions and problems relating to a socio-cultural and political history of oppression. It has tried to locate the voice of the… Continue Reading
• Invitational Rhetoric: Alternative Rhetorical Strategy as Ecofeminist Practice for Transformation of Perception and use of Energy in the Residential Built Environment from the Keweenaw to Kerala by MERLE KINDRED Posted in: Culture, Society, Articles Abstract : This paper explores the viability of invitational rhetoric as a mode of advocacy for sustainable energy use in the residential built environment. The theoretical foundations for this study join ecofeminist concepts and commitments with the conditions and resources… Continue Reading
• Walled city? The Closing Gateways of Mumbai by ANUPAMA VARMA Posted in: History, Culture, Articles Abstract : A city is often formed on the basis of a collective memory. This collective memory could be an ideal based on accounts of a city that once existed or a vision of man’s perception of perfection that draws… Continue Reading