Tag: womanhood
The Changing Avatar of Prescriptive Womanhood in the Age of YouTube and Social Media
The article looks at how YouTube and other social media platforms often end up presenting women in traditional patriarchally shaped roles rather than paving way for real choice and freedom.
How Padman Led To an Urgent Discourse in our Times
Recently Padman generated much debate about menstrual hygiene and the several issues that women face without adequate infrastructure to handle this condition. The film sets the right time to speak about issues related to female health, structural arrangements and the want of a changed collective conscience.
The art of Louise Bourgeois
Recently the art of Louise Bourgeois was exhibited at the museum of modern art in New York. Here, her work on the issue of patriarchy, sexuality and womanhood was in focus.