New Dalit women autobiographies are opening up private, intimate spaces, rewriting history

Kalyani, K (2021) New Dalit women autobiographies are opening up private, intimate spaces, rewriting history. The Print.

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Abstract

Life writing by Dalit women has been an important entry point to understand how the individual subject is placed within a collective identity. The ‘re-memorisation’ of caste experience by Dalit and low-caste women is significant because it rewrites a history that has conveniently decentered their narratives.

Item Type:	Newspaper Article
Authors:	Kalyani, K
Document Language:	Language English
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Autobiography, Dalit Bahukjan, Dalit History Month 2021, Dalit Literature
Subjects:	Social sciences > Social problems & services > Other social problems and services
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > School of Arts and Sciences
Full Text Status:	Public
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URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/5499
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