Is Cosmopolitanism Not For Women?
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
January 2006
Publication Title
Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies
Abstract
The article presents an essay that talks about the limitation of cosmopolitanism when applied to black women. Two South Asian books depicting the difficulties experience by women of finding a space of belonging are offered. These books include "Sita Haran," by Qurratulain Hyder and "The Shadow Lines," by Amitav Ghosh. The author said that the books illustrate the ways why nationalist and communitarian discourse exempt women from the cosmopolitan ideal. Both books show the obstacle experienced by the women as they search a safety place for their own.
Recommended Citation
Spyra, Ania. “Is Cosmopolitanism Not For Women? -- Migration in Qurratulain Hyder’s Sita Betrayed and Amitav Ghosh’s The Shadow Lines.” Frontiers: A Journal of Women Studies. 27.2. (2006).1-26.
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