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The Texture of Being: Phenomenological Inquiries into Gender, Culture and Power

The Texture of Being: Phenomenological Inquiries into Gender, Culture and Power

Paperback

General Education

ISBN13: 9798898790806
Publisher: Notion Press
Published: Jul 28 2025
Pages: 372
Weight: 1.09
Height: 0.83 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

'The Texture of Being: Phenomenological Inquiries into Gender, Culture, and Power' offers a powerful exploration of the lived experiences of women and marginalised communities negotiating the forces of patriarchy, technology, and public space in contemporary India. Drawing on rich qualitative fieldwork, this edited volume brings together chapters that probe the entanglements of gender with mobile technology, digital media, everyday movement, and cultural identity. From rural homemakers transforming mobile phones into tools of subversion, to Tamil women YouTubers crafting digital selves in the face of patriarchal backlash, to the radical politics of loitering as feminist praxis, the contributions illuminate how agency is negotiated in constrained settings. Grounded in feminist theory, phenomenology, and digital sociology, this book offers timely insights into the dynamic interplay of structure and resistance. An essential read for scholars of gender studies, development, and South Asian cultural politics.

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