"I'm Not Like Indian Women": Reflections of Young European Women in Varanasi, India
The aim of this article is to look at the ways in which young European women staying in the city of Varanasi for long periods of time talk about India and how they negotiate their place and role as women there. There is a common travellers’ discourse that sees India as a difficult and dangerous plac...
Main Author: | Mari Korpela |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Registered Association of Hela Researchers
2006-01-01
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Series: | J@rgonia |
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Online Access: | http://research.jyu.fi/jargonia/artikkelit/jargonia9.pdf |
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