Semiotics of Rape: Sexual Subjectivity and Violation in Rural India PDF
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Semiotics of Rape This page intentionally left blank Semiotics of Rape sexual subjectivity and violation in rural india Rupal Oza duke university press Durham and London 2023 © 2023 duke university press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of Amer i ca on acid-f ree paper ∞ Project editor: Bird Williams Designed by A. Mattson Gallagher Typeset in Minion Pro by Westchester Publishing Services Library of Congress Cataloging- in- Publication Data Names: Oza, Rupal, author. Title: Semiotics of rape : sexual subjectivity and violation in rural India / Rupal Oza. Description: Durham : Duke University Press, 2023. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: lccn 2022028093 (print) lccn 2022028094 (ebook) isbn 9781478019343 (paperback) isbn 9781478016717 (hardcover) isbn 9781478023982 (ebook) Subjects: lcsh: Rape culture— India. | Rape—I ndia—A ttitudes. | Rape victims— India. | Rural women— Crimes against— India. | Social structure— India. | Social prob lems— India. | India— Social life and customs. | bisac : social science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social | history / Asia / South / General Classification: lcc hv6569.I4 O93 2023 (print) lcc hv6569.I4 (ebook) ddc 362.883920954— dc23/eng/20220829 lc rec ord available at https:// lccn . loc . gov / 2022028093 lc ebook rec ord available at https:// lccn . loc . gov / 2022028094 Cover art: photograph by the author For Jayshree Oza This page intentionally left blank contents Author’s Note ix Preface xi Acknowle dgments xix Introduction 1 1. Consent 36 2. Compromise 65 3. Land 104 4. Death 130 Conclusion 161 Notes 173 References 185 Index 197 This page intentionally left blank author’s note Throughout this book, names and places have been changed, with the excep- tion of Bhagana. Stories about Bhagana are widely known, and I quote from them and from Satish Kumar, who has been the spokesperson for the continued protests. All given names that appear alone, including t hose of people I spoke with in Bhagana, are pseudonyms. Field notes and most interviews, likewise, have been anonymized.
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