Sep 2026
Feeling like a feminist: star text and mediation of gendered aspirations in neoliberal India
ABSTRACT Over the last three decades, there has been a proliferation of ‘women-centric’ narratives in Indian film and media where tropes like empowerment, freedom and choice are foregrounded. This paper critically analyses how these tropes are entangled with market-led ideals of self-making by exploring the role that t...
Chandni Rauniyar, P. Afzal
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