Making the 'Woman' - 9781032640549

Making the 'Woman'Discourses of Gender in 18th-19th century India\nAuthor(s): Sutapa Dutta, Shivangini Tandon\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge India\nISBN-13: 9781032640549, 978-1032640549\nSynopsis\nThe book examines the representation of women, their agency and subjectivity and gender relations in 18th- and 19th-century India. The chapters in the volume interrogate notions and discourses of women and gender during the period, historically shaped by multiple and even competing actors, practices and institutions. They highlight the making of the woman across a wide spectrum of subject areas, regions and roles and attempt to understand the contradictions and differences in social experiences and identity formations of women. The volume also deals with prevalent notions of masculinity and femininity, normative and non-conformist expressions of gender and sexual identity and epistemological concerns of gender, especially in its .