Read Of Silk Saris and Mini-Skirts : South-Asian girls walk the tight-rope of culture

Of Silk Saris and Mini-Skirts : South-Asian girls walk the tight-rope of culture

Handa, Amita

4.9/5 (33652 ratings)

Description:Dr Handa explores issues surrounding the way identity is imagined and constructed by South Asian girls, women, and South Asian community workers in Toronto. The author also examines ways in which young South Asian women are constructed and represented through discourses of race, nation, culture, and community. Handa suggests that young South Asian women find themselves caught between these fragmented aspects of the self. Using feedback from her interviews, the author discusses South Asian women's struggle with the threat of the erosion of their "authentic" cultural practices. Handa's critical theoretical perspective illuminates how South Asian women struggle to live within the boundaries of cultural preservation at the same time that they embrace aspects of the communities in which they live. She explores whether they both desire and are excluded from Canadian cultural hegemony. She also examines the theoretical implications of exclusion and, conversely, the problematic of "cultural preservation".We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Of Silk Saris and Mini-Skirts : South-Asian girls walk the tight-rope of culture. To get started finding Of Silk Saris and Mini-Skirts : South-Asian girls walk the tight-rope of culture, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: 211

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Toronto : Women's Press

Release: 2003

ISBN

Description: Dr Handa explores issues surrounding the way identity is imagined and constructed by South Asian girls, women, and South Asian community workers in Toronto. The author also examines ways in which young South Asian women are constructed and represented through discourses of race, nation, culture, and community. Handa suggests that young South Asian women find themselves caught between these fragmented aspects of the self. Using feedback from her interviews, the author discusses South Asian women's struggle with the threat of the erosion of their "authentic" cultural practices. Handa's critical theoretical perspective illuminates how South Asian women struggle to live within the boundaries of cultural preservation at the same time that they embrace aspects of the communities in which they live. She explores whether they both desire and are excluded from Canadian cultural hegemony. She also examines the theoretical implications of exclusion and, conversely, the problematic of "cultural preservation".We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Of Silk Saris and Mini-Skirts : South-Asian girls walk the tight-rope of culture. To get started finding Of Silk Saris and Mini-Skirts : South-Asian girls walk the tight-rope of culture, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Of Silk Saris and Mini-Skirts : South-Asian girls walk the tight-rope of culture

Of Silk Saris and Mini-Skirts : South-Asian girls walk the tight-rope of culture

More Books

Of Silk Saris & Mini-Skirts South Asian

Of Silk Saris & Mini-Skirts South Asian

Caught Between Omissions: Exploring "Culture Conflict" among Second Generation South Asian Women in Canada

Caught Between Omissions: Exploring "Culture Conflict" among Second Generation South Asian Women in Canada

Of Silk Saris and Mini-Skirts: South Asian Girls Walk the Tightrope of Culture by Amita Dr. Handa (2003-01-01)

Of Silk Saris and Mini-Skirts: South Asian Girls Walk the Tightrope of Culture by Amita Dr. Handa (2003-01-01)

Together With CBSE Practice Material/Sample Papers for Class 12 Physical Education for 2018 Exam

Together With CBSE Practice Material/Sample Papers for Class 12 Physical Education for 2018 Exam