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Center for South Asia Lecture Series

Devaleena Das, Assistant Professor, English and Gender Studies, University of Delhi

Event Details

Date
Thursday, April 16, 2015
Time
12 p.m.
Description
In her paper, Das will argue that the application of red vermilion in India may be interpreted as the objectification of the female body as both sexualized and de-sexualized, and that the practice of sindoor is exploited by epistemic authorities to marginalize unmarried women and widows as the “other.” Das proposes an alternative, "Sindoor Feminism," that reconfigures sindoor as a new tool that conveys a sense of undermining the sexist implication.
Cost
Free

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