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Understanding sexual violence as a form of caste violence
Author:
Prachi Patil
Jawaharlal Nehru University, IN
Abstract
The paper attempts to understand narratives of sexual violence anchored within the dynamics of social location of caste and gender. Apparent caste-patriarchy and gender hierarchies which are at play in cases of sexual violence against lower-caste and dalit women speak about differential experiences of rape and sexual abuse that women have in India. The paper endeavours to establish that sexual violence is also a form of caste violence by rereading the unfortunate cases of Bhanwari Devi, Khairlanji, Lalasa Devi and Delta Meghwal
How to Cite:
Patil, P., 2016. Understanding sexual violence as a form of caste violence. Journal of Social Inclusion, 7(1), pp.59–71. DOI: http://doi.org/10.36251/josi.103
Published on
28 Jul 2016.
Peer Reviewed
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