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    Indigenous women as agents of environmental change: a study of selected Indian ecodocumentaries
    (Taylor & Francis, 2024-01) Shekhawat, Sushila
    Mainstream feminism has always revolved around the experiences of white women and has failed to acknowledge the plight of indigenous women who were subjugated to both patriarchy and colonialism. A gendered notion of indigeneity is necessary to bring the marginalization of Indigenous women to the forefront to ensure tribal sovereignty. Indigenous women’s activism has always been distinctly connected to the environment in order to protect the community from external agencies such as companies and government bodies. Several grassroot environmental movements have emerged from the indigenous communities where women have played a pivotal role in the success of these movements. Thus, this study focuses on the environmentalism of indigenous women by analyzing selected documentaries from India i.e. Missing: Forgotten Women in India’s Climate Action Plans (2015), The Seed Guardians (2016), Agar Wo Desh Banati (2018) and Thengapalli (2020). The paper aims to recognize the struggles of these women to achieve basic environmental rights and how they promote sustainable living with the help of their traditional knowledge. Indigenous feminism will not simply be taken as a matter of identity politics, rather it will be used as a framework to understand indigenous women’s struggles as a part of a global liberation movement.
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    Desertscapes in the global south and beyond anthropocene naturecultures
    (Taylor & Francis, 2024) Shekhawat, Sushila
    Embracing a rich diversity of voices, this volume seeks to explore the different facets of Anthropocene naturecultures in the desert biomes of the Global South and beyond. Essays in this collection will articulate issues of desertification, indigeneity and re-inhabitation in narratives that thread together Tibet, China, Australia, India, South Mexico, South Africa and Brazil in all their richness and complexity. Re-imaging the desert figure’s rich biodiversity, this book presents new ways to envision the human relationships to natural ecology and mindful accountability, tracing complex narrative connections and challenging hegemonic norms of its role in the co-construction of identity, affect, and gender. Essays also aim to engage in an intertextual conversation with colonial genres that influence the popular conception of these spaces, moving beyond the usual tropes to forge a topographically informed desert identity and posit a ‘natureculture’ ecosystem based on the interpenetration of landscape, culture, and history. This volume includes literary exploration of environmental injustices, analyzing motifs of deforestation, land degradation, falling crop production, toxic man-made chemicals, and extractivist practices linked to various social and economic stressors and gradients in economic and political power. This diverse volume will provide a significant contribution to desert humanities from the Global South, responding to the pressing problems of the Anthropocene and employing place-based ecocritical frameworks that help us imagine a sustainable way of life.
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    Travails of an Immigrant: A Study of Jhumpa Lahiri’s ‘The Namesake’
    (Atlantic Publishers and Distributors Pvt. Ltd., 2006-01) Shekhawat, Sushila
    Since its inception in 19th century, Indian writing in English has coruscated worldwide and the English works of Indian authors have been highly appreciated even by the people of English-speaking nations. Not remaining confined to the restricted gamut of themes and style of olden days, Indian writing in English has made its Dent in myriad human concerns at the hands of great number of Indian writers. In the present anthology, a sincere attempt has been made to provide an in-depth study of the works of reputed Indian authors like bhabani Bhattacharya, Amitabh Ghosh, Shashi Tharoor, Raj Kamal Jha, Arundhati Roy, Jhumpa Lahiri, br> Shobha de, Manju Kapur, Anita Nair to name but a few. Aiming at encouraging variegated opinions without conforming to fixed and rigorous critical canons, the anthology not only focuses on novels but also on the other forms of literature that are brilliant evocation of historical, philosophical and social Issues of great importance. It also traverses through psychological and subliminal issues. Contributors to the present anthology have explored the varied aspects of literary works of the noted and award-winning writers, besides analysing critically and impartial the question of equal rights for women raised by the eminent Indian writers in their works. It is hoped that Indian writings in English would prove indispensable for the students of English literature and would even appeal to those interested in the English works of Indian writers. It will undoubtedly enkindle in readers an avid interest towards their works and also help them sharpen their critical understanding with its ample food for thought.
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    Inner Progression of a Repressed Psyche in Anita Desai’s Fasting Feasting
    (Atlantic Publishers and Distributors Pvt. Ltd., 2009) Shekhawat, Sushila
    As the academic literature is growing, the vibrant field of global analysis is increasing. Shining a light on the pertinent aspects of postcolonial writing, new urges in postcolonial literature, which is an anthology of scholarly articles, brings together emerging critical voices to engage in the major debates within existing postcolonial studies, addressing issues such as hybridization, subaltern voices, decolonization, multicultural and border cultures. The authors critically examine the relevance of postcolonial theoretical perspectives and discuss the issues of empowerment and empowerment; tensions between modernity and tradition; and ideas of development as connected to understandings of race, gender, caste and subalternity. The book engages with the issues raised by contemporary practitioners, and offers a variety of illuminating insights on the fascinating subject of postcolonial studies which will enlighten the students, researchers and teachers of English literature.
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    Shifting Images of Woman in Anita Desai’s Cry the Peacock
    (Atlantic Publishers and Distributors Pvt. Ltd., 2004) Shekhawat, Sushila
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    Techniques for Enhancing Vocabulary
    (Jain Brothers, 2013) Shekhawat, Sushila
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    A Comparative Study of Identity Formation and Selection of Choice in Recent Women Writings
    (Adhyayan Publishers and Distributors, 2015) Shekhawat, Sushila
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    Cultural Value and Questions of Morality: The Bollywood Biopic in Philip Drummond
    (The London Symposium, 2018-01) Shekhawat, Sushila
    QUESTIONS OF CULTURAL VALUE brings together 30 compact and highly readable essays from around the world based on research presented at FILM & MEDIA 2016: The Fifth Annual London Film & Media Conference. Established and emerging scholars from 16 countries offer fascinating analytic and critical perspectives on a wide range of international films, TV, and digital media. Part 1: National Identities; Part 2: The American Dream; Part 3: Film & Television in India; Part 4: Media Moralities; Part 5: Masculinities; Part 6: Femininities; Part 7: The Audiovisual Fairy Tale; Part 8: Generic Paradigms; Part 9: Media Ontologies; Part 10: Engaging Audiences. The London Symposium 2017 / ISBN 978-0-9573631-7-5 / Kindle e-book (Print Replica) / 373 pages / fully bookmarked and searchable. Contributors: Tamara Barreiro Neira, Gauri Durga Chakraborty, Ana Dosen, Phillip Drummond, Pablo Echart, Chioma Deborah Ekhaeyemhe, Marina Gabelica, Emily Oghale God'spresence, Kristina Graour, Ruchika Gurung, Indre Jakucione, Sigrun Lehnert, Saravanan Mani, Gillian McIver, Mariana Medeiros Seixas & Frederic Gimello-Mesplomb, Nandabalan Panneerselvam, Raffaele Pavoni, Carlos & Javier Rabasso, Stuart Richards, Andrea Rinke, Wajiha Raza Rizvi, Antonio Sanchez-Escalonilla, Frank Scheide, Mona Sinha, Lela Tsiphuria, Angela Tumini & Malin Isaksson, Pauliina Tuomi, Neerja Vyas & Sushila Shekhawat, Alison Wilde & Stephen Millett, Jani Wilson.
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    Infinite Memory Loop: Trapped in The Cabinet of Dr Caligari
    (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2019) Shekhawat, Sushila
    The role of education in research is not just to provide skills that will allow doing research, but also to provide the critical appreciation of how research is to be done. The ideology of this book is constructed on the experienced phenomenon in the contemporary world. Thus, this book is an attempt for critical engagements leading to pragmatic solutions. The perspective of the book is to help readers develop a comprehensive perspective on interdisciplinarity on knowledge, education, and research and not to take an ideological stance. The papers involve cultural variations including varied methodological perspectives having intrinsic originality of multiple disciplines. We hope to present the book to assist the researchers in order to utilize new perspectives offering immense insight to pursue research in the quantitative and qualitative analogy.