Men and Feminism in India [Hardcover]

The relationship between men and feminism is frequently assumed to be antagonistic. This volume confronts this assumption by bringing critical attention to mens engagement in feminist research, pedagogy, and activism in India. The chapters in this collection respond to two broad thematic concerns: theoretical implications of men producing feminist knowledge and the history of mens participation in feminist endeavours. The volume also explores the undocumented contributions of men to three domains of feminist activity: institutionalization of feminism in the academy, social movements aimed at gender justice, and male writings on gender and sexuality.

Delving into an important yet overlooked aspect of the social sciences, this volume will be of great interest to scholars and researchers of gender studies, masculinity studies, modern Indian history, sociology, and social anthropology.

Acknowledgement

Introduction

Romit Chowdhury and Zaid Al Baset

1. Disrupting Coherence: Self Reflections of a Male Ethnographer

Pushpesh Kumar

2. Masculinity Studies and Feminism: Othering the Self, Engaging Theory

Sanjay Srivastava

3. Men in Womens Studies: A Case Study

Zaid Al Baset and Romit Chowdhury

4. Doing and Undoing Feminism: A Jurisdictional Journey

Oishik Sircar

Part II: Movements

5. Reformer-Man and Feminist Man: The End of an Era in Kerala

J Devika

6. A Feminist Journey: Populc!