‘Sons of Bengal’ and the Absent Daughters: Gender, Performativity and Nationalism in Bengali Juvenile Literature

<p>This article looks at the asymmetrical bifurcation of gender roles and performativity that is reflected palpably within Bengali juvenile literature of the twentieth century. These writings strove to venerate a cult of hypermasculinity through the portrayal of brave, assertive Bengali heroes...

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Manylion Llyfryddiaeth
Prif Awdur: Stella Chitralekha Biswas
Fformat: Erthygl
Iaith:English
Cyhoeddwyd: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona 2021-04-01
Cyfres:Indialogs: Spanish Journal of India Studies
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Mynediad Ar-lein:https://revistes.uab.cat/indialogs/article/view/168