scholarly journals Political and Gender issues in Arundhati Roy’s "The Ministry of Utmost Happiness"

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danish Suleman ◽  
Abdul Halim Mohamed ◽  
Md. Firoj Ahmmed
Keyword(s):  
Land Reform ◽  
Gender Issues ◽  
Indian Society ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Social Reformer ◽  
Arundhati Roy ◽  
Political Events ◽  
Lgbt Community ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Right

Arundhati Rao is an acute observer of the very fabric of Indian society. He is an activist and social reformer for the marginal, downtrodden and a revolutionary spark for the 21st century litterateurs. The Ministry of Utmost Happiness is the second novel of Booker Prize-winning author Arundhati Roy which is published in 2017 after twenty years of the publication of his debut novel The God of Small Things. The novel recounts some of the egregious events of Contemporary Indian history such as land reform, 2002 Godhra train burning and Kashmir insurgency as well. It illustrates the sufferings, pain and the right of the LGBT community in contemporary India. The novel also incorporates many social and political events occurred in India and other parts of the world against the backdrop of its story. The paper argues upon the political and gender issues with the reference of The Ministry of Utmost Happiness by Arundhati Rao.

Grammars of contestation and pluralism: Paulo Freire’s action in Brazil’s periphery and the rise of right-wing discourse on YouTube

2020 ◽  
Vol 82 (5) ◽  
pp. 474-489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helton Levy
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Gender Issues ◽  
Right Wing ◽  
Multimodal Discourse Analysis ◽  
Multimodal Discourse ◽  
Critical Action ◽  
Youtube Videos ◽  
And Gender ◽  
One Year ◽  
The Right

This article examines YouTube videos that feature right-wing discourses from Brazil’s periphery based on perspectives extracted from Paulo Freire’s ideas of action for liberation. The findings from a survey conducted from one year before the 2018 elections until one year later combined with a multimodal discourse analysis have pointed to the formation of a new grammar of contestation that discusses socioeconomic, racial, and gender issues in a discourse identified with the right. The Freirean notion of action helps to enlighten aspects that indicate the rise in critical action and pluralism from the periphery, despite the politics of the right that a few media producers have entertained.

scholarly journals Religion and Gender Policy Implementation in Zimbabwe

2020 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina Landman ◽  
Shumba Sibiziwe
Keyword(s):  
Land Reform ◽  
Agricultural Land ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Land Ownership ◽  
Quota System ◽  
Gender Policy ◽  
Traditional Religions ◽  
And Gender ◽  
The Right ◽  
African Traditional Religions

African women’s histories show that economic marginalisation of women is rampant. This article evaluates how the implementation of African Traditional Religions, Christianity and the new National Gender Policy (2013–2017) impact on women’s access to land ownership in the Gwanda district of Zimbabwe. The land reform programme, initiated by the Zimbabwean government, endeavoured to alleviate the limited access to land by women through a quota system. The new National Gender Policy (2013–2017) asserts that women should constitute 20% of all recipients of A2 farming land. Women now have the right to apply for A1 and A2 agricultural land, and it gives women authority to control land as a means of production. This marks a departure from the traditional custom where women would acquire land only through their husbands, fathers or any male relative. In this study, a mixed-method approach and case study design were applied to explore if this could eradicate gender inequality caused by religions on women’s access to land ownership? The instruments were questionnaires, interviews, focus group discussions and document analysis. Purposive sampling was used to select a sample of 80 participants. The findings are that the patriarchal system and cultural practices of African Traditional Religions and Christianity hinder women from accessing land. Some women have a fear of the unknown. The study recommends that women should be conscientised against the marginalising effects of religious, cultural and patriarchal practices, and informed on the contents of the current National Gender Policy (2013–2017). There should also be more female representation on the Land Allocation Committee.

scholarly journals Social, Historical and Psychological Realism in Arundhati Roy’s The God of Small Things

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 70
Author(s):  
Dr. Ram Janam
Keyword(s):  
Indian Society ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Arundhati Roy ◽  
Psychological Realism ◽  
Realistic Picture ◽  
Inferiority Complex ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Small Things

The God of Small Things depicts realistic picture of the current issues of the typical Indian society. Arundhati Roy has tried her best to cover almost all the details of social and historical setting so that the readers may be able to acquaint with the pattern of living, daily routine, rites, customs, rituals and habits. The book explores how the small things affect people's behaviour and their lives. During that time in India, class was a major issue and still is in many parts of India. Inferiority complex is clearly visible in the interactions between Untouchables and Touchables in Ayemenem. The novel also shows that The Untouchables were considered polluted beings. Betrayal is also a constant theme in this story. Love, ideals, and confidence are all forsaken, consciously and unconsciously, innocently and maliciously, and these deceptions affect all of the characters deeply.

scholarly journals Gendered Spaces Captured in Cultural Representations: Conceptualising the Indian Experience in Arundhati Roy’s The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

Humanities ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 2
Author(s):  
Swapna Gopinath
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Representations ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Kashmir Valley ◽  
Straightforward Manner ◽  
Gendered Spaces ◽  
Arundhati Roy ◽  
Transgender Identity ◽  
Dynamic Relationship ◽  
Indian Experience ◽  
And Gender

Spatiality has emerged as a significant component in analyzing gendered experiences, and cultural expressions reveal this complex yet dynamic relationship in several ways. While some forms of art approach it in a direct, straightforward manner, literature does it, perhaps, in aesthetically diverse ways. Arundhati Roy has foregrounded the space and gender relationship in several ways, with language emerging as the most intricate tool to depict this relationship. Her second and latest novel, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness (2017) is a novel that has space as a prominent character and the gender identities, depicted in this novel, are challenging and interesting, especially in the context of modern India. From the transgender identity of the protagonist who resides in the heterotopic space of a cemetery to the female characters who sustain themselves in the conflict-ridden Kashmir valley, the novel experiments with possibilities using linguistic styles as the most appropriate and significant tool. Roy’s experiments with form, with regards to gendered spatial experiences, will be explored in this paper. I will work within the framework of thirdspace and heterotopia as postulated by Soja and Foucault. This paper will analyse the depiction of gender within social spaces using the tools of Cultural Studies.

scholarly journals Power and Gender Issues in Sidhwa’s The Pakistani Bride: A Critical Discourse Analysis

sjesr ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 240-246
Author(s):  
Shah Faisal Ullah ◽  
Dr. Ihsan Ullah Khan ◽  
Dr. Abdul Karim Khan
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Social System ◽  
Gender Issues ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Abuse Of Power ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
And Gender

This critical discourse study explores power and gender issues discursively constructed in Bapsi Sidhwa’s The Pakistani Bride. The study aims to examine gender issues in the tribal patriarchal social system in Pakistan. The novel understudy critically explored the abuse of power in a patriarchal society. Lazar’s concept of Feminist critical discourse analysis and Fairclough’s approach to critical discourse analysis has been chosen to examine the main issues faced by women in remote areas of Pakistan. Fairclough’s (1989) model has been adopted as a method for the analysis of the selected excerpts taken from the text of the novel. The analysis of the text has been made on the ground to explore women's marginalization, patriarchal hegemony, and power exercise in Pakistan’s remote areas.

scholarly journals Woman’s Bravery against Gender Inequality in Danielle Steel’s Novel The Right Time

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-72
Author(s):  
Octavia Putri ◽  
Safitri Hariani
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Main Character ◽  
The People ◽  
Research Problems ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Story Writer ◽  
The Right

This research is to  analyze  the bravery of a woman in facing gender inequality in Danielle Steel's Novel The Right Time. Alexandra Winslow is a young woman who has a dream to be a crime thriller story writer. During the journey of realizing her dream as a writer, she should be brave to face discrimination from male crime thriller writers and gender inequality from society. This research is completed by the use of descriptive qualitative method. The data are obtained by quoting related quotations from the story of the novel. Then, the data analysis is conducted by classifying the data related to the research problems of this study. The results show that there are three types of bravery done by the main character: bravery to fight against marginalization, abolish stereotype and thwart violence. Winslow's ability to write is not in doubt. Those who know Winslow closely and have read her writings find Winslow's writing to be extraordinary. Thanking to the support of the people around him, Winslow dares to continue her dream of becoming a famous writer even though she has to hide behind the identity of a man.

scholarly journals (Mis)representation of Nepali Culture in The Guru of Love

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Bhanu Bhakta Sharma Kandel
Keyword(s):  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Gender Issues ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Sexual Relation ◽  
Birth Place ◽  
The People ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Mind Set ◽  
Western Perspective

Samrat Upadhyay’s The Guru of Love has (mis)represented Nepali culture, society and thoughts from Western perspective. The writer has applied Western standards of life to represent Orient culture and society where he seems to have misguided somewhere. He has mentioned in the novel that Easterners have suffered from inferior thoughts and practices, the society has slavish mind-set regarding gender issues and sexual psychology, the society is poverty-stricken and it is full of the people with corrupt mind. The novel explains that females have been victimized from males’ domination practicing sexual violence, harassment and gender discrimination and dominance. Upadhayay has discussed about his birth place, cultures, society, language, religion, relatives, illicit sexual relation and political chaos which has helped to create a ‘discourse’ about Nepali society. The article argues how the novelist has (mis) represented the Nepai culture by discussing socio-cultural practices and it analyzes how it has tried to serve the palate of the Western readership.

scholarly journals Políticas Públicas voltadas para a população LGBT

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 363-375
Author(s):  
Lauro Ricardo de Lima Santos ◽  
Marcelle Aparecida Junqueira Barros ◽  
Maria Cristina de Moura Ferreira ◽  
Carla Denari Giuliani
Keyword(s):  
Workplace Violence ◽  
Value Judgments ◽  
Unified Health System ◽  
Federal Constitution ◽  
Lgbt Community ◽  
Politica Publica ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Continuous Work ◽  
The Right ◽  
Hiv Aids

Introdução: Apesar da conquista ao acesso de saúde em nosso país através da Constituição Federal de 1988, onde ressalta que saúde é direito de todos e dever do estado, os homossexuais, na maioria das vezes, ainda são tratados de forma indevida nas instituições de públicas, também nos serviços de saúde. Materiais e Métodos: O presente estudo traz uma parte da dissertação de mestrado “Comportamentos vulneráveis para ist e hiv/aids, uso de drogas e violência no trabalho entre travestis profissionais do sexo”, este trabalho abordará as construções de políticas publicas voltadas a comunidade LGBT e suas fragilidades de implementação. Resultados e Discussões: No que tange saúde, a comunidade LGBT hoje em dia têm diversas medidas protetoras relacionadas aos direitos humanos, às discriminações e ao estigma que esta comunidade têm por si só. Porém, mesmo assim podemos ressaltar que diversos são os influenciadores para a negligencia na prática desta proteção e inserção no que tange aos atendimentos à saúde desta minoria Conclusões: O fato de haver lacunas entre o Sistema Único de Saúde e a população LGBT, as quais poderiam ser minimizadas com o trabalho continuo em educação em saúde e com a inserção desta temática na formação dos futuros profissionais. Esse distanciamento necessita ser superado, com o intuito de eliminar entraves, quanto aos preconceitos e juízos de valores em relação ao segmento e reconhecer que assim como todo e qualquer cidadão brasileiro, a população LGBT têm necessidades de saúde variadas e devem receber cuidados humanizados e pautados na integralidade em todos os níveis da atenção. PALAVRAS-CHAVE: Minorias Sexuais e de Gênero. Sexualidade. Comportamento. Política Pública.     ABSTRACT   Introduction: : In spite of the conquest of access to health in our country through the Federal Constitution of 1988, which emphasizes that health is the right of everyone and the duty of the state, homosexuals are, in most cases, still treated improperly in public institutions , also in health services. Materials and Methods: The present study features a part of the master dissertation "Vulnerable Behaviors for Ist and HIV / AIDS, Drug Use and Workplace Violence among Sex Transgendered Professionals," this paper will address the constructions of public policies aimed at the LGBT community and their weaknesses in implementation.  Results and Discussion: With regard to health, the LGBT community today has several protective measures related to human rights, discrimination and the stigma that this community has on its own. However, we can still point out that several are the influencers for the negligence in the practice of this protection and insertion in the health care of this minority Conclusions:  The fact that there are gaps between the Unified Health System and the LGBT population, which could be minimized with the continuous work in health education and with the insertion of this theme in the training of future professionals. This distancing needs to be overcome in order to eliminate barriers to prejudices and value judgments in relation to the segment and to recognize that, like all Brazilian citizens, the LGBT population has different health needs and should receive humanized and standardized care in all levels of attention. KEYWORDS: Sexual and Gender Minorities. Sexuality. Behavior. Public Policy

scholarly journals Theme of Love and Suffering of Women in Rabindranath Tagore’s Novel ‘A Grain of Sand’ (Chokher Bali, 1903)

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 78-87
Author(s):  
Ritu Tandon
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Indian Society ◽  
Child Marriage ◽  
Female Education ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Social Reformer ◽  
Human Relationships ◽  
Rabindranath Tagore ◽  
The Social ◽  
Psychological Point

The novel, ‘A Grain of Sand’ (Chokher Bali,1903), is about the social problems of early marriages, widowhood, and extra-marital affair of a married man with a young widow. In this novel, Rabindranath Tagore has portrayed the problems of women in Indian society like widow-remarriage, child-marriage, dowry and illicit extra-marital relationship along with the predicaments of widows in Bengal at the end of the nineteenth century. The difficulties and complications of human relationships and the significance of love in the human relationships are portrayed in this novel.  He has encouraged the need of female education and the abolition of social evils like child-marriage, dowry, widowhood and illiteracy of women, domestic hostility and submissiveness of women are presented in his wonderful novels and stories. In the centre of these social obstacles, female education is revealed as a greater need in the Tagore’s novels. He has portrayed the solitude, sufferings, disappointments and unfulfilled suppressed desires of sexuality of a Bengali widow Binodini in this novel ‘A Grain of Sand’. Rabindranath Tagore had seen social realities from a psychological point of view and performed the role of a social reformer or a moralist. He has presented the problems of women by examining what is happening in the society. In this novel Tagore has shown an amazing notice of the predicaments of women of the Hindu society.  In this study an investigation has been made to show how Rabindranath Tagore has depicted the theme of love and suffering of women in this novel ‘A Grain of Sand’.  

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