Sunday, July 14, 2013

Writing Caste, Writing Gender

http://www.southasiabooks.com/writing-castwriting-gender-narrating-dalit-womens-testimonios-p-72276.html

The testimonials are powerful, and can be used even in eighth grade -- how poverty and caste shape households ...

For those of you who are uncomfortable with Katherine Boo's book,
http://www.amazon.com/Behind-Beautiful-Forevers-Mumbai-Undercity/dp/1400067553/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1373813762&sr=8-1&keywords=katherine+boo

Rege offers a powerful alternative.

And, tragically, she just passed away,
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sociologist-who-studied-intersection-of-gender-caste/article4912635.ece

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