NAVIGATING THE PLURALITY OF GENDER IN CHITRANGAD: A Identity, Alterity and Beyond
The hierarchical binary of the masculine ‘self’ and the feminine ‘other’ establishes polarised discrete categories defining a rigid sex-gender system. This paper explores how Rabindranath Tagore’s adaptation of The Mahabharata’s Chitrangada in his dance drama1 transformed the character into a warrio...
| Authors: | ; |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2018
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| In: |
Journal of Dharma
Year: 2018, Volume: 43, Issue: 1, Pages: 47-66 |
| Further subjects: | B
Masculinity
B gender-identity B Chitrangada B Femininity B Plurality B Adaptation |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (kostenfrei) |
| Summary: | The hierarchical binary of the masculine ‘self’ and the feminine ‘other’ establishes polarised discrete categories defining a rigid sex-gender system. This paper explores how Rabindranath Tagore’s adaptation of The Mahabharata’s Chitrangada in his dance drama1 transformed the character into a warrior princess who dismantles the hierarchical binary of the masculine self and the feminine other by questioning and redefining dominant gender norms. The paper examines how Rituparno Ghosh’s adaptation Chitrangada - the Crowning Wish2 reconceptualizing Chitrangada as an androgynous gender nonconforming dancer who undergoes sex reassignment surgery dismantles the binary sex-gender system suggesting a plurality of sex and gender. The paper interrogates how acceptance and celebration of plurality leads to a more progressive society enabling individuals to achieve their potential. |
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| ISSN: | 0253-7222 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Dharma
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