From Orthodoxy to the Universal Logic of Human Rights: A Case Study of Film Thappad (The Slap)
This article analyses the film Thappad (The Slap) (2020) directed by Anubhav Sinha, which portrays slapping as a form of domestic abuse and a violation of women’s right to self-respect. This study investigates the incorporation of Universal Human Rights principles into the discourse of Hindi cinema....
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| description | This article analyses the film Thappad (The Slap) (2020) directed by Anubhav Sinha, which portrays slapping as a form of domestic abuse and a violation of women’s right to self-respect. This study investigates the incorporation of Universal Human Rights principles into the discourse of Hindi cinema. Through textual analysis of the film text, the paper examines how the film employs the language of rights as a counter-narrative against patriarchal ideologies, promoting gender equality and dignity within domestic settings. It argues that by countering the conservative cultural perspectives pertaining to spousal abuse through the discourse and philosophy of Human Rights, the film contributes to societal transformation. The paper identifies a shift in the film’s discourse from traditional, orthodox narratives to universal narratives centred around rights. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b183654fb04346e1ac0e6248ee1e7e402024-01-02T11:35:11ZengSciendoGender Studies2286-01342023-12-0122112614310.2478/genst-2023-0038From Orthodoxy to the Universal Logic of Human Rights: A Case Study of Film Thappad (The Slap)Sharma Navin0Tripathi Priyanka11Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Patna2Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT PatnaThis article analyses the film Thappad (The Slap) (2020) directed by Anubhav Sinha, which portrays slapping as a form of domestic abuse and a violation of women’s right to self-respect. This study investigates the incorporation of Universal Human Rights principles into the discourse of Hindi cinema. Through textual analysis of the film text, the paper examines how the film employs the language of rights as a counter-narrative against patriarchal ideologies, promoting gender equality and dignity within domestic settings. It argues that by countering the conservative cultural perspectives pertaining to spousal abuse through the discourse and philosophy of Human Rights, the film contributes to societal transformation. The paper identifies a shift in the film’s discourse from traditional, orthodox narratives to universal narratives centred around rights.https://doi.org/10.2478/genst-2023-0038cultural orthodoxydomestic violenceself-respecthuman rightsfilm |
| spellingShingle | Sharma Navin Tripathi Priyanka From Orthodoxy to the Universal Logic of Human Rights: A Case Study of Film Thappad (The Slap) Gender Studies cultural orthodoxy domestic violence self-respect human rights film |
| title | From Orthodoxy to the Universal Logic of Human Rights: A Case Study of Film Thappad (The Slap) |
| title_full | From Orthodoxy to the Universal Logic of Human Rights: A Case Study of Film Thappad (The Slap) |
| title_fullStr | From Orthodoxy to the Universal Logic of Human Rights: A Case Study of Film Thappad (The Slap) |
| title_full_unstemmed | From Orthodoxy to the Universal Logic of Human Rights: A Case Study of Film Thappad (The Slap) |
| title_short | From Orthodoxy to the Universal Logic of Human Rights: A Case Study of Film Thappad (The Slap) |
| title_sort | from orthodoxy to the universal logic of human rights a case study of film thappad the slap |
| topic | cultural orthodoxy domestic violence self-respect human rights film |
| url | https://doi.org/10.2478/genst-2023-0038 |
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