Women/migrants/victims in the male empire: The redeployment of racist and patriarchal notions in...

Analyzes the redeployment of racist and patriarchal notions in British Raj movies during Great Britain's colonization of India. Portrayal of migrant white women as victims of violence; Reactivation of patriarchal ideologies in response to the widespread rethinking on gender and sexuality.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Critical Arts: A South-North Journal of Cultural & Media Studies Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 91 - 105
Main Author: Muraleedharan, T.
Format: Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd 1996
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Summary:Analyzes the redeployment of racist and patriarchal notions in British Raj movies during Great Britain's colonization of India. Portrayal of migrant white women as victims of violence; Reactivation of patriarchal ideologies in response to the widespread rethinking on gender and sexuality.