Semiotics of rape : sexual subjectivity and violation in rural India /

Semiotics of rape : sexual subjectivity and violation in rural India /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Oza, Rupal, author.
Imprint:	Durham : Duke University Press, 2023. ©2023
Description:	xxvii, 208 pages ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Rape culture -- India. Rape -- India -- Attitudes. Rape victims -- India. Rural women -- Crimes against -- India. Social structure -- India. Social problems -- India. Manners and customs. Rape -- Attitudes. Rape culture. Rape victims. Social problems. Social structure. India -- Social life and customs. India.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13118856

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ISBN:	9781478019343 1478019344 9781478016717 147801671X 9781478023982
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"In Semiotics of Rape, Rupal Oza follows the social life of rape in rural northwest India to reveal how rape is not only a violation of the body, but a language through which a range of issues-including caste and gender hierarchies, control over land and labor, and the shape of justice-are contested. Rather than focus on the laws governing rape, Oza closely examines rape charges to show how the victims and survivors of rape reclaim their autonomy by refusing to see themselves as defined entirely by the act of violation. Oza also shows how rape cases become arenas where bureaucrats, village council members, caste communities, and the police debate women's sexual subjectivities and how those varied understandings impact the status and reputations of individuals and groups. In this way, rape gains meaning beyond the level of the survivor and victim to create a social category. By tracing the shifting meanings of sexual violence and justice, Oza offers insights into the social significance of rape in India and beyond"--
Other form:	Online version: Oza, Rupal Semiotics of rape Durham : Duke University Press, 2023 9781478023982

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