American Literature is seen as an outline of the narrations of multiple authors from different time periods establishing their stories based on historical changes and literary movements in America (“What is American Literature?”). Through such changes, American Literature acts as a means for depicting and creating new viewpoints for the American audience. Throughout the course of the semester, we have taken into account multiple books of American Literature from the Colonial and Romantic Period.
The role of women in literature is often quite wide in spectrum. With a decline in their status from the ancient to medieval times, to the promotion of equal rights by many reformers, the history of women in India has been eventful. People belonging to literature have always been an important part of the society and Indian women are not an exception. Women have been writing in India since 1000 B.C. Women during the early Vedic period enjoyed equal status with men in all aspects of life. In approximately
clearly indicate that it has a strong history. But traditionally the scenario is that Criminology is masculine branch of social science because it attributes the study largely of male crimes and male victimization, with very little attention paid to role of gender and especially about women. The theories that this branch of social science deals are
regarding the interplay of a wide range of ideas, attitudes and values constituting the ideological framework of society. The complex connotations associated with gendered existence have always informed the production and consumption of popular works of literature and offered newer ways of perceiving and understanding the functioning of power relations within society. The present paper tries to analyse the extent to which popular fiction in India attempts to reflect the complex associations related to gender
In literature, feminism exists as an ideology as well as a critical tool. But it assumes different shades, in accordance with social, class and cultural variations. Feminism and its crusade against an oppressive system is of special importance in the Indian context and has left a deep impression on Indian – English writings. The long period from the Vedic era to the twentieth century saw the gradual deterioration
Dr.B.R.Ambedker –the champion of the rights of Marginalised sections. Ravula.Rohini Devi. “Ambedker combined in himself the role of social reformer, apolitical leader and a spiritual guide of the untouchables. He, therefore played unique role in shaping the mind and the political outlook of this community.....Ambedker did achieve the object of including the consciousness of civil rights in his community” -Prof.Moin Shakir Dr.B.R.Ambedker’s full name was Bhimrao Ramji Ambedker .His family came from
people of India who are outside the pale of the hierarchal caste system, and, therefore deemed outcastes and a Dalit Woman’s life is the most unprotected and insecure in Indian Society. They suffer on three counts – caste, gender and patriarchy. But, after centuries of suppression, Dalits are now finding their voice, in literature as well as through political activism. Dalit autobiographies, where the routinized violence of everyday existence are described, may be treated as testimonies, as they are
The author was inspired by the last major investigation of the subject b which was done by Hanna Pitkin over four decades ago and in his ambitious volume, he fills a major gap in the literature by examining the future of representative forms of democracy taking into cognizance the present-day trends and past theories of representative democracy. Being aware of the need for clarifying key concepts and institutional trends, the author
In the post-war era, many identities were shifting dramatically. One that perhaps changed the most was the conception of women’s identity. Women all over America left their homes to work during the war. Afterwards, they found they didn’t want to give up their newfound freedom and economical success. The women in these novels faced specific challenges to their identities due to the cultural context and time that they were placed in. These challenges also reflect pieces of a larger change in society’s
family restrictions they could not participate in it. But this does not mean that they do not take part in voting. Though 90 percent are identified with political party directly or indirectly. The above analysis reveals that the instances of Meo women’s political participation are very high. The proportion of those who did not participate in politics is low. POLITICAL AWARENESS: Political equality between men and women has been acclaimed theoretically but true excersise of the political rights dependents