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Author Oza, Rupal, author.

Title Semiotics of rape : sexual subjectivity and violation in rural India / Rupal Oza
Published Durham : Duke University Press, 2023

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Description 1 online resource (xxvii, 208 pages)
Contents Consent -- Compromise -- Land -- Death
Summary "In Semiotics of Rape, Rupal Oza follows the social life of rape in rural northwest India to reveal how rape is not only a violation of the body, but a language through which a range of issues-including caste and gender hierarchies, control over land and labor, and the shape of justice-are contested. Rather than focus on the laws governing rape, Oza closely examines rape charges to show how the victims and survivors of rape reclaim their autonomy by refusing to see themselves as defined entirely by the act of violation. Oza also shows how rape cases become arenas where bureaucrats, village council members, caste communities, and the police debate women's sexual subjectivities and how those varied understandings impact the status and reputations of individuals and groups. In this way, rape gains meaning beyond the level of the survivor and victim to create a social category. By tracing the shifting meanings of sexual violence and justice, Oza offers insights into the social significance of rape in India and beyond."-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on print version record
Subject Rape culture -- India
Rape -- India -- Attitudes
Rape victims -- India
Rural women -- Crimes against -- India
Social structure -- India
Social problems -- India
HISTORY / Asia / South / General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural
Social structure
Social problems
Rape victims
Rape culture
Rape -- Attitudes
Manners and customs
SUBJECT India -- Social life and customs. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh86007592
Subject India
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2022028094
ISBN 1478023988
9781478023982