A Kerala Studies Blog
Kerala’s fishing communities are beseiged by long-standing social marginalisation, ongoing climate change, and the recent pandemic. The women of these communities, who are predominantly engaged in fish vending, voice the multiple challenges they face.
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Ever since Aleena’s collection of poems, ‘Silk Route’, was published by Goosebery Publications in July 2021, her works have been discussed widely on social media, for her use of the Malayalam language in innovative ways while discussing complex politics. Aleena talks to Ala about her poems and their politics, and about using horror as a genre for poetry.
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Sreejith delves into three of M. R. Renukumar’s illustrated stories for children, exploring how these rich portrayals of the turbulent lifeworlds of boys convey the complexities of gender, caste, and social marginalization for young readers.
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Accompanied by her original illustrations portraying their work and workspaces, Reema K. presents stories of women from Kerala’s Moosari community of sculptors.
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How and why do certain films make the viewer feel that they are being followed? Shonima N. analyses two recent Malayalam films to examine how they play with the male gaze to unsettle the spectator.
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Renu Susan explores how smartphones have transformed women’s TV-viewing practices in contemporary times, and carry implications for identity formation, independence, and a sense of oneself.
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Drawing on narratives of female caregivers in Thiruvananthapuram, Therese Abraham sheds light on the gendered dimensions of caregivers for disabled persons covered by the government’s Ashwasakiranam scheme.
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Sensationalized reports in Kerala of women involved in family murders and extramarital affairs serve to obscure more than they reveal.[…]
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ഈ വർഷത്തെ ‘ദി ഗ്രേറ്റ് ഇന്ത്യൻ കിച്ചണി’നായി പാളുവാ ഭാഷയിൽ മനോഹരമായ ഗാനങ്ങൾ രചിക്കുകയും, കഴിഞ്ഞ ആറ് വർഷമായി ദലിത്-അംബേദ്കറൈറ്റ് ഫെമിനിസ്റ്റ്, എഴുത്തുകാരി, ആക്ടിവിസ്റ്റ്, ചിന്തക എന്നീ[…]
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ഈ പോഡ്‌കാസ്റ്റിൽ അലയോടൊപ്പം സംവദിക്കുന്നത് ബാംഗ്ലൂരിലെ മലയാളി LGBTQIA ആക്ടിവിസ്റ്റായ സുനിൽ മോഹൻ ആണ്. രണ്ടു ദശാബ്ദങ്ങളോളമുള്ള തൻ്റെ പൊതുപ്രവർത്തനത്തിലെ അനുഭവങ്ങൾ, കേരളത്തിലെ LGBTQIA രാഷ്ട്രീയത്തിന്റെ സങ്കീർണ്ണതകൾ എന്നീ വിഷയങ്ങളെക്കുറിച്ചു സുനിൽ സംസാരിക്കുന്നു.
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