Three stories about women's bodies, labour and state violence.
Short storiesFictionIndiaBengali
From ₹375 (sample price)
In courses: Gender studies. Taught in postcolonial and gender studies courses.
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Books taught in gender studies, Dalit literature, feminist studies and movements courses. Lists are curated by members and admins. Usage notes are indicative, not official syllabi.
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Three stories about women's bodies, labour and state violence.
Short storiesFictionIndiaBengali
From ₹375 (sample price)
In courses: Gender studies. Taught in postcolonial and gender studies courses.
Argues that misogyny is the system that polices and punishes women who challenge male dominance.
Feminist theoryPhilosophyUSAEnglish
From ₹550 (sample price)
In courses: Gender studies.
Argues that gender is performed rather than innate.
Queer theoryFeminist theoryUSAEnglish
From ₹700 (sample price)
In courses: Gender studies. Core reading in gender and queer theory.
Beauvoir's landmark 1949 inquiry into how woman is made the Other, from biology and history to myth and lived experience.
Feminist theoryPhilosophyFranceFrench
From ₹599 (sample price)
In courses: Gender studies. Core reading in gender studies and feminist philosophy.
A two-volume anthology of women's writing in India across languages and centuries.
AnthologyWomen's literatureIndiaEnglish
From ₹899 (sample price)
In courses: Gender studies, Dalit literature. A standard reference for women's writing in India.
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