Women Sexuality and Modern India
Book • 2022
Amrita Narayanan's "Women's Sexuality and Modern India: In a Rapture of Distress" explores the complexities of female sexuality within the Indian cultural context.
The book uses a psychoanalytic lens to examine the social and psychological factors that shape women's sexual experiences.
Narayanan draws on interviews with women born between 1947 and 1992, highlighting the impact of patriarchal norms and societal expectations.
The work delves into themes of trauma, mourning, and the struggle for sexual agency.
Ultimately, the book offers a nuanced understanding of the challenges and triumphs of women navigating sexuality in a culturally complex environment.
The book uses a psychoanalytic lens to examine the social and psychological factors that shape women's sexual experiences.
Narayanan draws on interviews with women born between 1947 and 1992, highlighting the impact of patriarchal norms and societal expectations.
The work delves into themes of trauma, mourning, and the struggle for sexual agency.
Ultimately, the book offers a nuanced understanding of the challenges and triumphs of women navigating sexuality in a culturally complex environment.
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Amrita Narayanan, "Women's Sexuality and Modern India: In a Rapture of Distress" (Oxford UP, 2022)
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Amrita Narayanan, "Women's Sexuality and Modern India: In a Rapture of Distress" (Oxford UP, 2022)
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Ashis Roy
Amrita Narayanan, "Women's Sexuality and Modern India: In a Rapture of Distress" (Oxford UP, 2022)
