Dislocating cultures ebook

Dec 21, Arda rated it really liked it. Some notes for critical perspectives on gender class: The pursuit of knowledge, Narayan points out, is not by chance: It is socially constituted. Post-colonial literature provides the space to re-consider the patronizing tendency of the West to consider itself superior to other cultures, and Narayan theorizes that there may indeed be discrepancy in the ways of feminism when considered from different contexts.

The mainstream is more traditional in the nonwestern context and might numb down and disregard the voices of women that may be taking on western ideals. Narayan questions the double-take that women from nonwestern countries face: having to deal with male oppression, but also with appreciating the traditions within those cultures, religious values and historical setting that had been colonized and seen another, seemingly broader, type of oppression.

Nayaran points out the lack of understanding of the situation and complexity of the oppressed. This creates much confusion in those of who who are rightfully not able to simultaneously inhabit different worlds, and who are exploring the space that would enable them to develop their own sense of self without having to pick one or pretend to be one while essentially being another Narayan, Rather than picking one or pretending to be one while essentially being another, it may be worth considering how to critically take on the different ways of understanding, for one is an outsider to both.

Valid points that are helpful for the thesis. LJ user rhapsodeeinblue : Intersectionality ahoy! Fundamental read to understand our privilege as First World feminists. Narayan explicates that those in First World countries often fail to see the problems of Third World countries outside of a First World lens, which is problematic since information is thus decontextualized.

She writes that a "shared and collaborative political understanding [ Oct 10, Elatsoe Stan marked it as to-read Shelves: wishlist.

It's a straightforward look at feminism as it relates to the specific issue of domestic violence in India and America. Already it's clear that she embodies Mohanty's call to feminists to engage in feminism without borders, to provide sensitive, ethical and contextualized analyses of issues as they relate to women in all parts of the globe. Would love to read the rest of this book at some point Sep 27, M Mills is currently reading it Recommends it for: Ayana.

I love this book. Narayan discusses how re-colonizing practices such as eating are. A must read View 1 comment. May 12, Mimi Rowntree added it. Narayan does a good job of helping the reader strip stereotypical perceptions of Third-World feminists. The language can be difficult to muddle through sometimes but on the whole it is a well-thought and well-argued text.

Nov 03, arrachecoeur rated it it was amazing Shelves: academia. Oct 30, Anastasia Greek rated it it was ok. A little repetitive at times, but deliciously personal and insightful at other times as well!

Really interesting insights on how Westerners think about, approach and present Indian women. Format ebook. Series Thinking Gender. Author Uma Narayan. Publisher Taylor and Francis. Release 15 April Questioning the problematic roles assigned to Third World subjects within multiculturalism, Narayan examines ways in which the flow of information across national contexts affects our understanding of issues. Dislocating Cultures contributes a philosophical perspective on areas of ongoing interest such as nationalism, post-colonial studies, and the cultural politics of debates over tradition and "westernization" in Third World contexts.

Culturally Incorrect. Rod Parsley. Cultures of Desistance. Adam Calverley. Rehabilitation, Reintegration and Ethnic Minorities. The heart's longing for true religion is incessant. We started our FSSP parish 26 years ago for this very reason. I couldn't agree more with every word of this. My experiences have been virtually the same. Why is the Pope bent on burying the past? Continuity with the Church across the ages and back to the Apostles is part of what makes us Catholic.

This describes where I've been to a "t". Only one point of disagreement: the war on tradition[alism] is not undeclared. It's declared and open. There is some twisted mind boggling lack of logic in Francis' attacks against tradition-oriented Catholics and his public kumbaya with the Lutherans whatever is still left of them , Muslims, pro-abort Democrats, and pagan Pachamama idols.

This commentary on Trad. I too, as a revert to the Catholic faith some 15 years ago, was perfectly fine going to the Novus Ordo mass, but the words and actions taken by this pope and his subordinates over the last 9 years alienated me so much that I began going almost exclusively to the TLM some 6 months ago. In that short time, my spiritual life has been so transformed that I'll never go back to the NO.

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