Becoming young men in a new India : masculinities, gender relations and violence in the postcolony

By:

Philip, Shannon

Material type: Text

9781009158718

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Additional physical formats: Online version:: Becoming young men in a new IndiaDDC classification:

305.242 23/eng/20220329 PHI-B

LOC classification:

HQ76.3.I4 P45 2022

Contents:

1. Becoming a new Indian man 2. Making masculine bodies 3. Desexing men and hypersexing women 4. Urbanisation and the gendering of a smart city 5. Men's violence and women's safety Conclusion: Fragilities of a new Indian man

Summary: "This book tells the gendered story of a changing India through the lives of its young middle-class men. Through time spent ethnographically 'hanging out' with young men in gyms, bars, clubs, trains and gay cruising grounds in India, the author critically reveals Indian men's violence towards women in various city spaces and also shows the many classed and masculine entitlements and challenges that they experience. The book lays bare the often secretive and hidden social worlds of young Indian men and critically analyses the impact young men's actions and identities have not just on themselves but also on the many women they encounter. In this way the book puts forward a critical queer-feminist perspective of men and masculinities in postcolonial India where the politics of class, gender, sexuality, violence and urban spaces come together"--

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	IIITD General Stacks	Social Science	305.242 PHI-B (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		012801

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Becoming a new Indian man
2. Making masculine bodies
3. Desexing men and hypersexing women
4. Urbanisation and the gendering of a smart city
5. Men's violence and women's safety
Conclusion: Fragilities of a new Indian man

"This book tells the gendered story of a changing India through the lives of its young middle-class men. Through time spent ethnographically 'hanging out' with young men in gyms, bars, clubs, trains and gay cruising grounds in India, the author critically reveals Indian men's violence towards women in various city spaces and also shows the many classed and masculine entitlements and challenges that they experience. The book lays bare the often secretive and hidden social worlds of young Indian men and critically analyses the impact young men's actions and identities have not just on themselves but also on the many women they encounter. In this way the book puts forward a critical queer-feminist perspective of men and masculinities in postcolonial India where the politics of class, gender, sexuality, violence and urban spaces come together"--

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