Abstract
Widowhood and the politics of desires in the context of communal violence in India is a relatively under researched area of study. This ethnographic paper based on longitudinal fieldwork among the Muslim widows of violence of 2002 in Gujarat aims at understanding the dynamics of interpersonal relationships, embodied practices of widowhood and the politics of desire. Building on the work of Feminist scholars on local agency and lived Islam and the work on widowhood in South Africa and South Asia, this piece shows how subaltern agency is generated sometimes unconsciously, sometimes pragmatically, through individual action and strategic use of religion and the limited privilege that violent victimhood brings
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Feminist Review |
| Publication status | Submitted - 30 Aug 2019 |
Keywords
- widowhood, communal violence, Gujarat, sexuality, desires, women’s agency.
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute