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Cyberbullying And Punishments (Concentrating On Kerala Women), Aksa Roy
Cyberbullying And Punishments (Concentrating On Kerala Women), Aksa Roy
Augustana Center for the Study of Ethics Essay Contest
The paper primarily analyzes the ethics behind the punishments given to cyberbullies in Kerala. Cyberbullying is increasing on daily basis around the world. Surprisingly or unsurprisingly most cyberbullying is done against women. What might be the reason behind this interesting trend? Can we say that culture plays a role in it? This paper attempts to answer these questions by analyzing real-life situations.
Woman-As-Symbol: Intersections Of Indian Nationalism, Gender, And Identity, Shakuntala Rao
Woman-As-Symbol: Intersections Of Indian Nationalism, Gender, And Identity, Shakuntala Rao
Shakuntala Rao
The purpose of this article is to explore the connection between Indian nationalism and gender identity. I provide a critique of Radhakrishnan and Chatterjee's notion of the outer/inner dichotomy of Indian nationalism by stating that religion, in postcolonial India, has emerged as a discursive totality that has subsumed the politics of indigenous or inner identity more so than other rhetoric of caste, tribal, gender, and class. I provide a groundwork for this debate via the writings of Nehru and Gandhi. I conclude, through an analysis of the practices of amniocentesis and Sati, that women and their bodies have been used …