Reworking masculinities : Rajkumar and the Kannada public sphere

Document Type

Journal article

Source Publication

Economic and Political Weekly

Publication Date

11-18-2000

Volume

47

Issue

47

First Page

4147

Last Page

4150

Publisher

Economic and Political Weekly

Abstract

The kidnapping of Rajkumar has produced various kinds of popular arguments for new cultural agendas in relation to the Kannada language, so salient in the portrayal of an embattled Kannada identity. Central to these anxieties is the recurrent theme of masculinity in crisis. In the texts examined by the author, the 'manhood' of the defenders of the endangered language is a subject of heated discussion.

Print ISSN

00129976

E-ISSN

23498846

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Copyright © 2000 Economic and Political Weekly

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Language

English

Recommended Citation

Niranjana, T. (2000). Reworking masculinities: Rajkumar and the Kannada public sphere. Economic and Political Weekly, 47(47), 4147-4150.

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