Remembering Revolution

Gender, Violence, and Subjectivity in India's Naxalbari Movement
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-0-19-808172-2
Verlag: Hurst & Co.

Buch, Englisch, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 147 mm x 213 mm, Gewicht: 408 g

Women's participation in the Maoist revolution in India and the subcontinent as a whole has become more pronounced in recent years. The literature available on the gendered politics of left-wing cultures and practices of violence is, however, somewhat limited. Remembering Revolution constitutes one of the first major studies of women's role and involvement in the late 1960s' radical Left Naxalbari movement of West Bengal, the birthplace of Indian Maoism.

Using the production of cultural memory as a central tool, middle-class women (and men) narrate their stories of 'being a Naxalite', of leaving homes and attempting to politicize the Indian peasantry, and of negotiating different types of violence. The book examines sexual as well as everyday interpersonal brutality as part of political violence, and how they are embedded in revolutionary movements. At a time when the face of international terrorism is increasingly female, this book raises
pressing questions about women's participation in cultures of violence.

Based on extensive field data, and drawing from a unique body of party texts, fiction, poetry, film memoirs, activist writing, and women's personal testimonies, the book attempts to fill the gendered gap in Indian Maoist studies with its fresh focus on women's political identities and subjectivities.

A compelling read for students and scholars of sociology, social anthropology, gender studies, cultural studies, history, and politics.

Zielgruppe

Scholars and students of sociology, social anthropology, and gender studies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Roy, Srila

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Kultur- und Sozialethnologie: Allgemeines
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gewalt und Diskriminierung: Soziale Aspekte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements
Remembering Revolution: An Introduction
1: Mapping the Movement, Situating the Study
2: Gendering the Revolution: Official and Popular Imaginary
3: Everyday Life in the Underground
4: Bhalobasha, Biye, Biplab: On the Politics of Sexual Stories
5: Sexual Violence and the Politics of Naming
6: Political Violence, Trauma, and Healing
Conclusion: Mourning Revolution
Notes
Glossary
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Srila Roy is Lecturer in Sociology, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Nottingham, UK.