Tortured bodies, rape, and disposability in Mahasweta Devi’s “Giribala,” “Dhowli” and “Douloti the Bountiful”
This article offers a close reading of Mahasweta Devi’s ethnographic reportage in her short narratives “Giribala” and “Dhowli,” in Women, Outcastes, Peasants and Rebels and “Douloti the Bountiful” in Imaginary Maps to show how ecological marginalization, reproductive rape and unequal resource access...
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Taylor & Francis Group
2016-12-01
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| Series: | Cogent Social Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2016.1232343 |